RobynAug 21, 20192 minBATCH BAKE AND PANCAKES FOR BABY I try and make up some thing for the family to have for snacks once a week or so. I don't always manage it, but in the efforts to avoid...
RobynApr 17, 20192 minEASTER BISCUITINGSeriously, how long are these holidays? These are some of the things that happened when I decided to make biscuits with the small people....
RobynMar 23, 20194 minBAKING MADNESSNo, the other way around. Baking to keep me sane. I fall in and out of being a regular baker. I've been rather better at it over the...
RobynFeb 16, 20193 minTO MY HUSBANDSometimes I forget to tell my husband how excellent he is. Well, actually, I tell him quite a lot, but to draw a comparison from the last...
RobynDec 19, 20186 minTURNING TWOAnd a day of two halves And he was such a happy birthday boy. He loves his new scooter - he pinches his sister's whenever he gets a...
RobynDec 9, 20184 minBIRTHDAYS AND CHRISTMAS AND BAKINGI got a new toy... I'm a woman with brand loyalties (my love of Apple Mac's is something my husband finds endlessly infuriating), and...
RobynDec 1, 20184 minBATTLES WITH PLASTIC? THEY'RE A DODDLEAfter last week's post, I looked around my kitchen and figured it was time to make some more changes. I've made a sort of pre-New Year's...
RobynNov 24, 20184 minMY LITTLE BATTLES WITH PLASTICIt seems to be somewhat of a topic at the moment - so here are some of the things we do to reduce how much of it we get through. I don't...
RobynAug 14, 20183 minBAKING YOUR WAY OUT OF A FUNKTuesday seems to have become baking morning around here. Summer holidays are an odd beast. I very much love them, but you can also get a...
RobynJul 28, 20182 minSECRET INGREDIENT CAKE(It was courgettes. Husband does not like courgettes, hence the secret.) One of my best buddies has an allotment. Every year she grows...
RobynJul 26, 20183 minMAKING MUSELIQuick and so tasty. I've been struggling to write recently. It's not that there's nothing to write about - rather the opposite, there's...
RobynJun 20, 20185 minSUPER BUSY WEEKENDLots of being sociable and community spirited. Saturday was the street party - we've had one each summer for the last four years. It was...
RobynJun 14, 20183 minPEASFinally there are some things to eat from the garden! Sally was a very good helper with the podding of peas (I think her grandma has been...
RobynJun 9, 20183 minTEA AGAINThis is the second of the promised tea posts. It is about my recently developed infatuation for Pukka teas. Look at all the pretty boxes...
RobynMay 21, 20183 minA NORMAL WEEKEND. BAKING.This weekend, without a play to worry about, I got to spend time with my children - and the washing machine. Sally is generally a pretty...
RobynMay 6, 20183 minTEASpecifically the leaves. There are actually two posts I need to write about tea. This one is about leaves, the other one is about how I...
RobynApr 30, 20183 minA SMALL RANT ABOUT MY CUPBOARDIt actually wasn't that bad. Side note, migraine brain still seems to be in effect, I tried to spell cupboard cubpoard four times before...
RobynMar 3, 20182 minHPA VEGETABLE TART(WITH ADDED BACON) I haven't made this in a little while. It used to be a staple, cooked every week or so, but it fell off the radar -...
RobynMar 2, 20182 minSNOW THURSDAY (2)Something miraculous happened. I discovered that Sally was actully helping me prepare dinner! Pip used to hate the noise the blender...
RobynFeb 14, 20182 minHAPPY VALENTINES DAYThere were great plans to do all sort of wonderful crafts.... But then I was tired and we ran out of time and instead we just about...