Family and Lifestyle Blog
Reviews of food products, meals out at restaurants and recipes
Hamper.com got in touch with me to see if we would like to review* one of their Father’s Day hampers. I hadn’t heard of Hamper.com before so went for a browse on their site in the Father’s Day section. They have a huge selection of hampers to choose from including food hampers, drink hampers, […] Read more…
A couple of weeks ago we stayed at Low Wood Bay in Windermere. We stayed on a dinner, bed and breakfast board and had two choices for the dinner. We could eat in The Windermere that serves a selection of classic European dishes and Blue Smoke on the Bay that serves a wide range of […] Read more…
For the last few weeks I’ve really been trying to budget our food shopping to help us cut down on food waste. Going in each week with a budget, meal plan and snack ideas is really helping to control that but it has been taking some preparation. It’s good to get into a routine […] Read more…
If you are indulging in an Easter egg or two over the weekend, have you thought about what wine will go best with it? I love prosecco and personally would have it with anything but GiftsOnline4U have looked into it a little bit more and have come up with some suggestions of which wine […] Read more…
View this post on Instagram I can’t believe this was 3 years ago! Lucas ran into nursery this morning telling them all it was his birthday waving his cupcakes around to share after dinner 😍 A post shared by Jenni (@chillingwithlucas) on Feb 15, 2018 at 4:10am PST Last Thursday Lucas turned 3 and […] Read more…
So, lollies and sweets are known for being pretty much a ball of sugar, preservatives and additives bursting with what seems to make children want more and more of them. When Zollipops approached me to see if Lucas would like to try a healthy sweet and lolly, I was intrigued. Zollipops have been created […] Read more…
A couple of weeks ago my Grandma, Lucas and I went to Birkacre garden centre and had dinner in the cafe there. I ordered the cheese quiche but unfortunately it wasn’t going to be ready until after 1 and we were there at 12. We were also told that there were no jacket […] Read more…
Last week I took my Grandma to The White Lion in Wrightington for her birthday lunch. We met my cousin and her little boy there who we hadn’t seen for months so it was a nice little catch up. View this post on Instagram We took my Grandma out for dinner today, how cute […] Read more…
Chocolate makes us happy? Yes it jolly well does! A couple of weeks ago, D and I went to Hamburg for a couple of days as part of the Come to Hamburg project. Hamburg is the second largest cocoa import harbour in Europe so we decided to book onto one of the Chocoversum Chocolate […] Read more…
Betty’s Christmas chocolate box, £19.95. A festive array of irresistible pralines, creams, truffles and more, all made with our finest Swiss Grand Cru chocolate and hand-finished in exquisite detail. Presented in a box with a new design strap label featuring charming illustrations by Yorkshire artist Emily Sutton, this selection is perfect as a beautiful […] Read more…