It can be hard to find motivation to cook dinners during this gorgeous sunshine we are experiencing right now but if you are fed up of barbeque and salads, and are lusting for pasta then this quick and very easy pasta dish is for you. This a a regular in our house given it is... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy.Friday fashion.
Another week down and we are in the throes of rainy Ireland here but we won't let that drag us back into Winter clothing, let's keep positive the rain is a minor blip so we can get back in our Summer buys asap. The gremlins are out in force this evening so apologies if there... Continue Reading →
Mondays meals #4. Spanish chicken,prawn and bean casserole.
This is a batch cook dinner favourite of mine and outside of the prawns you can freeze everything and just stiryfry up the prawns fresh to add in for the next mealtime. This does take a little longer to cook, but because its a batch recipie I think it's worth the time. I like to poach... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion
Lots to show you all this week as I was sick last Friday and thankfully on the mend now.We are officially on holidays for Easter and I am looking forward to the slowing down of the days and not face that mad rush every morning to get the kids and ourselves out the door:) First... Continue Reading →
Mammy who are you when you are not Mammy ? Wise words from my three year old
I had an interesting conversation with my three and a half-year old twins over the weekend. My son turned to me as we sat cosied up on the couch,winding down for bed-time, our bodies growing weary from a packed day of swimming, relation visiting and a trip to the circus and exclaimed ,"Mammy you have... Continue Reading →
A gripping and emotionally charged read. The Abandoned by Sharon Thompson.
I was gifted an early copy of The Abandoned and also bought my own Kindle version, as always reviews are completely my own. The blurb Peggy Bowden has not had an easy life. As a teenager, her mother was committed to an asylum and then a local priest forced her into an abusive marriage. But... Continue Reading →
Passing on good habits to our children. Being body positive.
I have always loved looking back through old photo albums. Looking back on holidays from my early childhood days, days long forgotten yet I always smile as I look at not only my parents baby face but of mine too. Of day-trips taken and ice-creams eaten, my only cares in the world were how many... Continue Reading →



