The May 5

Summer whites, summer dishes, easy watching and some tips for getting ourselves out there again (whether that might be in the playground or back to the office) – my favourites from around the www this month…   SHOP This blouse – organic cotton, cutwork detailing and ruffles for £39 – I am in.  I wound up on the Monsoon site…
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Madeleine Shaw’s banana oat pancakes

They might not be the most beautiful pancakes to look at but, let me tell you, they taste AMAZING.  Sweet and fluffy and full of oat goodness. I recently attended an online cook-along with Madeleine Shaw (hosted by Aveeno) and she created these incredible pancakes for us to try.  The caramelised banana is a winner for me but you can…
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Harissa Salmon with Healthy Cous Cous

Salmon is the kids’ favourite meal.  The husband loves it.  I did not.  That was until I started making it myself and, groundbreaking I know, NOT overcooking it.  Turns out that fishy taste and dry texture I was not so fond of was simply a consequence of it being cooked far too long – it should be almost translucent pink…
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5 Simple Steps To Kickstart Wellness & They Are Not What You Might Expect

Paid partnership with Aveeno Wellness…  meh, even saying the word out loud used to make my eyes roll.  Say mindfulness and my eyes were so far back they were looking at last week.  But here is the thing about wellness and mindfulness – they are not what you think.  Do not judge this book by its cover. This is not…
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How to cook the perfect Tomahawk steak

I kinda feel like a tomahawk steak is our ‘thing’ now…  it started some time ago now in a bid to recreate the most epic steak (the Porterhouse from Porter & Rye in Glasgow) and my butcher recommended the tomahawk.  We tried it.  We loved it.  We never looked back. I have spent some time refining my cooking times for the…
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