Heinz salad cream is 100 years old! It was originally created by Charles Hellen, a brilliant manager who had been hand-selected by the Heinz family to lead the Heinz business in the UK, and who worked tirelessly for eight years to perfect the taste of Heinz Salad Cream for British palates. In 1914 the product was launched exclusively at Fortnum & Mason before becoming an instant hit with all ages across the nation. Even during times of war, Heinz Salad Cream was the Heinz sauce everyone relied […]

Every Mum has a few magic tricks up her sleeve to make life a little bit easier! A gadget here and there, a recipe that’s quicker than saying abracadabra or a tip for saving mess… I’m no exception! Here are some of mine! My Nutella Tiffin Cake recipe is excellent because there’s no cooking required! A bit of melting and hey presto, after a few minutes there’s a yummy cake in the fridge! It works brilliantly when you’ve forgotten to […]

If you’re like us then you’ll be waiting impatiently for the big bash for little people! Lollibop isn’t on until August 15th, 16th and 17th though so we’ve still a bit of a wait to go! However… There is a little build up party that you might just want to know about, especially if you have a little princess or pirate fan! On Sunday 6th July (my birthday weekend as it goes), Lollibop will be presenting – Pirate and Princesses on […]

I’m trying to eat more healthily at the moment and get a bit trimmer for summer so I am eating lighter and using more fresh ingredients with my summer recipe ideas. Britmums and Morrisons asking for summer recipes couldn’t have come at a better time then as I have been creating lots and this one, that I made last night, is one of my favourites! I created courgetti (healthier than spaghetti) with home made pesto, mushrooms, onions and tomoatoes and […]

This week I have to moan about the Doctor I saw at Whipps Cross hospital. He was absolutely useless! About three months ago my left eye started going blurry and I was very worried. My local GP referred me to the optician and he in turn referred me to the hospital after diagnosing some sort of infection or allergy. I was relieved it was nothing serious but I find it very uncomfortable and irritating so I was looking forward to […]

Yesterday we kicked off June with a trip to In The Night Garden Live! We knew it would be awesome because we’ve been before. In fact, it was Florence’s fourth trip and although I thought she might have been too old for it last year even, she loved every second! It’s become a bit of a tradition now and seeing the show live is so enjoyable that she wouldn’t want to miss out! Arriving at the Showdome (a specially inflated […]

I love Tiffin Cake! It’s quick, easy, requires no real cooking (just a bit of melting) and tastes amazing! Prince William loves it so much I heard he chose to have one at his wedding! This one is taken from a recipe passed to me by my Step Mum but I have made it my own by adding Nutella into the mix… Hey why not?! It’s hardly slimming so the adding of just a few more calories is a mere […]

If you’re looking forward to the Lollibop Festival as much as I am then you will already be planning a very busy day indeed with masses on your agenda! I am definitely planning on getting a moment of calm in the day too though, a smidgen of chill out amongst the mahem of fun! Just to, you know, relax and re-charge! The new literacy area is going to be just perfect! Of course it’s not really going to be all […]

We had been hoping for some stonking weather over half term. Like the kind we’d experienced the weekend before when it was so sunny it felt like we were in the Med. Alas, as with any bank holiday weekend the May Day half term week was more Britishly typical and quite literally poured down for most of it! We’d gone to stay at my Mum’s in the hope of garden games and long days outdoors; instead we took soggy walks […]