Leaving London and downshifting to become a full-time parent and rural homemaker
I had a busy week last week as took all three littles to stay with very special friends in London who made us very welcome despite the inevitable noise and chaos we bring with us wherever we go.
My good friend Deborah has a very busy time as has a high powered job as a civil [...]
I love vegetables, Bealers isn’t so keen, he loves pasta & bread but I can’t eat gluten, I could eat rice every day and never get sick of it, he can’t abide the stuff, I rate fish and shellfish highly but Bealers doesn’t!
On top of all these likes/dislikes we’re trying to be healthier and more [...]
I’ve just realised that I’ve stumbled upon a new improved way of feeding my children which has been mighty successful.
Instead of cooking a classic dinner such as spaghetti bolgnaise, fish fingers and mash etc with vegetables and then battling with them to eat up and finally, defeated hoovering most of the left overs up myself. [...]
I’ve got two more meals left this week before my in-laws come to visit and babysit for us (yay!) while we go to see Leyton Orient play football in Cheltenham and spend an evening having a meal out together somewhere but have bought some pork chops to make mustard/cider pork chops and some stewing beef [...]
I’m putting this list together as a reference tool as I often forget the things the whole family likes to eat. The girls in this house will eat anything put in front of them (especially salads and things made from chick peas) but the Beale boys are a little more discerning…
At some point I’ll type [...]
We had a lovely full house this weekend as our friends (two couples and their five children) came from Wanstead, East London to visit us here in the sticks.
We all had a really happy, relaxed time of it partly because the late November sun shone so we all got lots of hearty country air and [...]
Contrary to my expectations I find it really tedious having to plan the family’s meals for the coming weeks. My repetoire of dishes we all like eating seems really small (husband and son not keen on vegetables, I can’t eat much wheat without being in agony afterwards, son doesn’t like anything with a ‘bitty’ texture, [...]
This list is expected to grow as I discover very quick things to whip together when everyone is whinging due to being to far gone with the hunger pangs (husband included) - criteria is cheap & nutritious but not too many ‘bits’ as my son has an aversion to bitty things.
Tortilla with grated cheese, finely [...]