Mud Cakes and Wine

We had some major food wins last week the mini meatballs, puff pastry tarts and shock horror the tuna fish cakes were all eaten and more was requested. It's half term so I am not having to check lunch against dinner and Mr MC&W will still be eating all meals in London Town. Saturday- Pizza and chips and this week, no not made from scratch but brought in. I must admit I do love a shop brought pizza.  Sunday - homemade cannelloni filled with spinach and ricotta, I will be trying the boys on this. My gut feeling is that it will not go down well but I love this meal and would like them to at least try. It's also a lovely messy meal to make so try to get them involved which may help them eat it.  Monday - roast lamb from our local farm shop (I have pre ordered), this will be a slow roasted leg of lamb with loads of veggies. Tuesday - risotto I am a cheat and always do an oven baked one, with three children I can not be stirring a risotto for any length of ti...

Well it's been a while since I managed to find the time to sit down and write a meal plan. I promise you we have been eating but it's been very ad hoc and the meals were getting so dull. Our main change has been that Mr MC&W has been working in London for the last few months. All his meals are eaten in town, I am eating dinner with the boys. Now trying to find meals that we all want to eat has become interesting.  Saturday - Mr MC&W and I are having chicken breast burgers. Roast chicken breast with avocado, bacon and a lovely spicy mayo served on Ciabatta. Boys will have make your own pizza with a homemade tomato sauce. Sunday - Sausages roasted with potatoes and red onions in a whole grain mustard and honey sauce served with lots of green veggies for Mr MC&W andyself. I love this it's adapted from the busy mums cookbook and is a wonderful throw in the oven meal. Boys will have sausages and mash. Monday - A simple special fried rice using chicken...

Spring seemed to come and go in a bit of a blur of baby number three and work being done to the house. I thought I would do a little round up of the front border as its featured heavily in my pictures of weeds and I wrote a post about ideas for spring Spring Bulbs and Wildlife This border has always looked a total mess, the main problems are, it gets very little sunshine and our soil is thick clay. But it is at the front of the house so is seen by everyone who comes to visit, even if that is mainly the postman. This Autumn we got a local gardening company to plant a whole load of Daffodils and Crocus through a membrane which in turn was covered with bark.  Spring came along and we got lots of lovely daffodils but the crocus were to be honest rather a disappointment. They fell over very fast and looked rather sad and sorry for themselves. I also managed to fail in my attempt to make it bee and insect friendly which has been a huge disappointment. ...