Mama & Mini – Courgette, quinoa, mozza fritters with avocado salsa

I am not honestly too sure how this recipe came about…  I suspect it was something of a ‘throw it all together’ lunch that happened to work out.  Initial attempts were prone to disintegrating but the addition of a few breadcrumbs helps them stick better and, more importantly, the whole family including the toddler and the eight month old are…
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Home Tour – Breakfast Bar Makeover

One of the things that struck me first when we unpacked in our new home (almost three years ago) was how much the kitchen resembled the one in our old place.  I mean, it was almost identical to the one we just redid – here we were back at the start again…  But upon closer inspection the units were solid wood…
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Lockdown Diaries – Week 5 – My Daily Routine

I talked a little bit last time about finding my lockdown groove and I thought it might be interesting to share my daily routine, the weekdays that is, the weekend is another story.  Perhaps without kids there is not much distinction between the Sundays and the Mondays but for us, the husband is not working on the weekends and those…
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How to upgrade your concrete patio on a budget – step by step …

If you’ve been with me for a while you probably remember the absolute FIASCO that was last year’s painted patio?  Well…  to the husband’s horror I decided to tackle it again.  I went down a completely different route this time, opting for a stencil in black and white, and I am in so in love with the result. No sooner…
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Lockdown Diaries – Week 3 & 4

Is it apt that week three and four should be rolled together?  Aren’t all the weeks just rolled together right now? But honestly, at the risk of sounding like that person who embraces a slower life and starts to appreciate the little things, I really feel I am finding my lockdown groove now after, what is it for me now,…
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