The internet is a wealth of information. I'm sure if you search hard enough you could find the cure for cancer or the solution to third world hunger within its trillions upon trillions of pages of facts, figures and general whinging. In the six months I have spent trawling the internet in my quest for blogging glory I have learnt one thing, how … [Read more...]
Diary of the $120 Food Challenge
Well we've got through the week trying to live on the one grocery shop, how did we do? Probably not a raging success. I was attempting the $120 Food Challenge. Saturday Pantry clean out. Inventory of supplies. Plan the menu. Do the shop. Go over budget by $50 by adding in way too much expensive fruit and other breakfast/lunch treats. Not a … [Read more...]
$120 Food Challenge
An expedition into my pantry this weekend turned into a Hitchcock thriller. Attack of the Moths. We seem to be harbouring a colony of flying creatures. I know that is bad. I know it makes a statement about my housekeeping skills - but hey I've never put my hand up for Homemaker of the Year. So we proceeded to remove every item and do a clean out. … [Read more...]
Eating Out With Kids or My Failure as a Food Blogger
Eating out with small children is not an enjoyable experience. There was a long period when fine dining became a distant memory for us. MacDonalds became our restaurant of choice because THEY HAD A PLAYGROUND. Anyone who has tried to keep toddlers or preschoolers confined to a seat for any longer than three minutes knows the importance of that … [Read more...]
What’s for Dinner?
It's the plaintive cry that echoes across homes world-wide. Three little words that are enough to drive mothers everywhere to drink. What's for dinner? Before having children I wasn't even the cook in the family, Mr Shambles always got home before me so he did dinner, and he can actually COOK which is nice. However, it seems upon giving birth I … [Read more...]
