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Bringing this over from an old blog to show just how simple and delightful home-made cakes can be.
These started with a simple Victoria Sponge recipe and I added tonnes of chocolate, sweets, buttons, time and love and they will be delighted.
“THAT is very nice Mummy, it’s VERY chocolatey”
” Wow, it looks great Mummy.”
“It’s fantastic Mum, thanks.”
Go on have a...
Sometimes I want to scream, cry and cave in. A beat-candida diet coupled with gluten and dairy free is HARD GOING at times.
I had a moment with a chocolate bar this week that nearly got me, but a quick slam shut of the cupboard door and cup of spicy tea with a biscotti saved me.
For me, having something yummy, but diet appropriate, around really helps. A wee treat to turn to when others are indulging in the sugar laden western diet world.
My latest...
It’s an interesting perception that if it’s gluten or dairy free it’s healthier for us.
Hm…….. I’m not convinced. Have you seen the lists of ingredients on the processed packaged stuff on offer in our supermarkets, it’s alarming. I can’t even pronounce some of it far less know what it is.
If it’s processed it’s processed and that’s all there is too it, and if it’s full of...
Thanks to my CFS/ME I’ve been learning just how important it is to keep our blood sugars balanced.
Feeding our children cereal, toast ( especially white bread) with jam, chocolate spread or marmalade or any other so-called breakfast option is doing them a disservice.
I am tempted to say abusing them. Yes, strong words, but honestly we worry about them crossing roads, encountering drugs, stranger danger while “safe” at home we feed them the...
Surely one of the simplest ideas alive. Mix up flour and water, mother nature supplies some natural yeast and off you go.
I’m sure as time goes on I will develop some rhythm for living with Zorba MkII (MkI met his demise over Christmas) but for now it feels like trying to introduce a new pet; we have to figure out where he fits into the rhythm of our family life.
In a land based home I think it would be easier to find a nice warm niche for him, a...
Sometimes I just need to rant!
Hate: Verb (used with object)
1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it.
My children sometimes ask me things to do with people I hate, and I reply that I don’t HATE anyone, which they find hard to believe. Of course it always ruins the game and annoys them so I have to “...
Simple Decorations for Home-Made Cakes
Bringing this over from an old blog to show just how simple and delightful home-made cakes can be.
These started with a simple Victoria Sponge recipe and I added tonnes of chocolate, sweets, buttons, time and love and they will be delighted.
“THAT is very nice Mummy, it’s VERY chocolatey”
” Wow, it looks great Mummy.”
“It’s fantastic Mum, thanks.”
Go on have a...
Gluten and sugar free biscotti, yum!
Sometimes I want to scream, cry and cave in. A beat-candida diet coupled with gluten and dairy free is HARD GOING at times.
I had a moment with a chocolate bar this week that nearly got me, but a quick slam shut of the cupboard door and cup of spicy tea with a biscotti saved me.
For me, having something yummy, but diet appropriate, around really helps. A wee treat to turn to when others are indulging in the sugar laden western diet world.
My latest...
Gluten, Dairy and Sugar Free Brownies
It’s an interesting perception that if it’s gluten or dairy free it’s healthier for us.
Hm…….. I’m not convinced. Have you seen the lists of ingredients on the processed packaged stuff on offer in our supermarkets, it’s alarming. I can’t even pronounce some of it far less know what it is.
If it’s processed it’s processed and that’s all there is too it, and if it’s full of...
Better Breakfast Brigade
Posted by mstonesadmin on Apr 23, 2012 in In the Kitchen, Parenting, Rants and Raves, What's New | 8 comments
Thanks to my CFS/ME I’ve been learning just how important it is to keep our blood sugars balanced.
Feeding our children cereal, toast ( especially white bread) with jam, chocolate spread or marmalade or any other so-called breakfast option is doing them a disservice.
I am tempted to say abusing them. Yes, strong words, but honestly we worry about them crossing roads, encountering drugs, stranger danger while “safe” at home we feed them the...
Dough simple!
Posted by mstonesadmin on Feb 19, 2012 in In the Kitchen | 0 comments
Surely one of the simplest ideas alive. Mix up flour and water, mother nature supplies some natural yeast and off you go.
I’m sure as time goes on I will develop some rhythm for living with Zorba MkII (MkI met his demise over Christmas) but for now it feels like trying to introduce a new pet; we have to figure out where he fits into the rhythm of our family life.
In a land based home I think it would be easier to find a nice warm niche for him, a...
Salad Spinning Story
Sometimes I just need to rant!
Hate: Verb (used with object)
1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it.
My children sometimes ask me things to do with people I hate, and I reply that I don’t HATE anyone, which they find hard to believe. Of course it always ruins the game and annoys them so I have to “...
MairiStones