One-pan Chicken & Broccoli Rice
I love mid-week meals that don't require much washing up, and it doesn't get much better than a one-pan recipe. This one has a couple of steps, as there's a fair bit of peeling and chopping involved BUT if you
Edinburgh Book Festival 2024 Children’s Programme
Last night, I attended the launch of the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024 programme. This year, the Book Festival will take place at its new permanent home in the Edinburgh Futures Institute. I was if course particularly interested in the
Speedy Summer Gazpacho
We often have soup for dinner on Mondays, when everyone is off to sports at different times, but it's been too hot these past few days for anyone to want to eat soup. So today I made some gazpacho, which
Planning for June
June is here, and it's full speed ahead in to Summer. I'm updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised too, I’ll be sharing our monthly list of things
Book Tour: The Rainbow Flamingo
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. We are delighted to be joining the book tour for the newly released The Rainbow Flamingo, written by Catherine Emmett and beautifully illustrated by Claire Powell. It's a heartwarming story with
Say Hello! Bookbug Week 2024
We have a fabulous early years programme here in Scotland called Bookbug, run by the Scottish Book Trust, which supports families to read, sing, and play with their little ones - with book bags gifted to children between birth and
{Edinburgh} Family Play at Collective on Calton Hill
I love discovering new places in Edinburgh, even after living here for all this time. Today, my 9 yr old and I visited Collective on Calton Hill for the first time. Collective is a free contemporary art centre, located in the
Dandelion Cordial or ‘Honey’
One of the very first foraging recipes I ever made, many years ago, was dandelion cordial. I was visiting my sister in semi-rural Eastern Germany with my eldest son, who was about 2 at the time. They have a very
{Edinburgh} The Anatomical Museum with Kids
This past weekend, we visited Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum. We've visited before, but that was almost ten years ago when youngest child was only a baby so he couldn't remember any of it. He's quite interested now in anatomy and how
When Love Takes Its Time
It's Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week this week (29 April - 5 May). It's been thirteen and a half years since I first became a mother, and seven years since I first shared my story of how I struggled to
Planning for May
May day, May day! Can you believe we're already a third through the year? I'm updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised too, I’ll be sharing our monthly
Wild Garlic Butter
Wild garlic season is coming to an end. Sob. But there's one easy way to preserve some of that green goodness for the rest of the year - wild garlic butter! It freezes surprisingly easy, and if you freeze it