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Chilli & Garlic Lamb Kofte

This week I’ve tried to recreate one of our favourite meals from our local Turkish restaurant – not quite as delicious but not a bad effort and the mister was very complimentary. What You Need…

Posted in Recipe Round-up, recipes 27 Comments September 12, 2016September 18, 2016 by Laura

Healthy Tuna Pasta Bake

Welcome back to Recipe Roundup and thanks for all your lovely feedback despite my half-decent cooking and decidedly mediocre food photography! Sticking with the Slimming World friendly theme (to try to keep myself a little…

Posted in Recipe Round-up 8 Comments August 29, 2016September 3, 2016 by Laura

The Importance of Treating Yourself – A Wonderful Giveaway from Blossoming Gifts

Regular readers know that I’m a big fan of self-care. As a parent, we spend a huge amount of time taking care of others and often forget that we deserve treats too – perhaps now…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Motherhood, Reviews 31 Comments August 23, 2016September 3, 2016 by Laura

Guest Post: Keeping Your Children Safe Around Electrical Appliances

Disclosure: Today’s guest post is written & sponsored by MPB Electrical. Electricity is one of the most fear-inducing parts of any home when it comes to kids. Especially when they’re inquisitive children, who love nothing more…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Guest Blogger 8 Comments August 22, 2016August 19, 2016 by Laura

Quick & Healthy Baking Projects From Sweetpea Pantry PLUS giveaway

Baking is a really popular activity for most toddlers & young children and Caterpillar certainly loves it.  We usually bake from scratch but if I’m just doing it as an activity to keep him entertained,…

Posted in Giveaways, Reviews 70 Comments August 18, 2016August 24, 2016 by Laura

Eleven Best Baby Buys For The First Year

One of the first things I did when I found out I was pregnant with Caterpillar was start looking online at the endless clothes, toys & equipment for babies. Our first big baby shop after…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood, Reviews 33 Comments August 17, 2016August 23, 2017 by Laura

Sausage, Bacon & Bean Stew

Welcome back to Recipe Roundup. We often think of stews as heavy, winter comfort food but this sausage & bean version can be eaten all year around and is packed out with veg and fresh flavour.…

Posted in Recipe Round-up, recipes 6 Comments August 15, 2016October 5, 2016 by Laura

Keep Your Family Organised with Droppa

For better or worse, we all spend vast amounts of time on our phones in the modern world – whether that be working, playing, editing photos of our little ones or catching up on Facebook…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Reviews 22 Comments August 10, 2016August 16, 2016 by Laura

Butternut Squash & Chilli Soup

Welcome to the first Recipe Round-Up.  I love food so much (as demonstrated by my dress size) and I’m a little obsessed with taking photos of what I’m cooking and eating and sending to my…

Posted in Recipe Round-up 22 Comments August 1, 2016September 10, 2016 by Laura

A Thank You Note To Hands-On Dads

The indignant, modern woman in me is frowning at the title of this post because in our modern times shouldn’t ALL men automatically be sharing the childcare responsibilities equally? Why does the phrase ‘hands-on dad’…

Posted in Relationships 25 Comments June 16, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura

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