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Fresh Gourmet – a new take on croutons and toppings

Posted on July 14, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I’m always one to try something new, although I’m certainly no Masterchef in the making!  I received a parcel a couple of weeks ago with some products from Fresh Gourmet – the number one brand of croutons and toppings in … Continue reading →

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Any one for a curry tonight?

Posted on July 12, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I don’t know about you but I love a good Indian curry, luckily Monkey seems to like them too.  Once a month some of my girl friends come over for the evening and we order an Indian delivery service – … Continue reading →

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Discovery Foods are on Instagram – join their competition

Posted on July 11, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I am not alone in joining Instagram this month. I’ve been joined by Discovery Foods who are celebrating all this month (July 2013) by offering us all to get creative in the kitchen with their products – what do you … Continue reading →

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Postal cake? That’s my kind of delivery

Posted on June 29, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

We are big cake lovers in this house, I do a fair bit of baking myself, but when Baker Days offered to give me some time off I jumped at the chance! So who are Baker Days and what do … Continue reading →

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McCain Home Chips challenge!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I have to be totally honest and say that I have never cooked frozen chips at home before.  I do cook homemade potato wedges but Monkey is very funny with potato and refuses to eat them – think it’s the … Continue reading →

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Baking with tea? Seriously I have …..

Posted on June 20, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Baking with tea?  Yes, seriously, I have tried it today, all thanks to a request from the lovely people at teapigs.  You may remember my Iced Tea post from a few weeks ago, when I received a variety of teas … Continue reading →

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#Hungry2Happy Challenge

Posted on June 10, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

This post is an entry for BritMums’ Hungry to Happy Challenge sponsored by Richmond Mini Meatballs and is linked to http://wp.me/p3bVjd-5wB We love meatballs in this household; I had a passion for them following numerous work trips to Gothenburg.  Every … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo part 2

Posted on May 9, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Following on from my recent post about Cinco de Mayo and the lovely Fajitas we made, we decided to extend our celebrations to use the remaining ingredients from our Discovery Foods parcel to make Cajun Chicken for our tea tonight, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

BritMums teamed up with Discovery Foods to give us the opportunity to celebrate the  festival of Cinco de Mayo in style.  This festival is held on 5th May in the USA and regions of Mexico to celebrate the pride of … Continue reading →

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A day out in the ….. SUNSHINE :)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Hasn’t the weather been lovely today?  Sunshine all the way, just makes you feel so much better about everything. We’d made plans to meet friends for the day while both Daddy’s were hard at work, so I was expecting rain, … Continue reading →

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