Category Archives: Recipes

How to make pancakes: recipes and fillings

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Helen

I am nicknamed “The Hoover” in our family, due to an innate ability (Daddy has it too) to consume favourite foods before Mummy has even made it to the table. Pancakes hardly hit the sides, as demonstrated by the rapid … Continue reading →

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Easy Pork Schnitzel Recipe: 5 Weightwatchers ProPoints

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Helen

We were recently given a new WeightWatchers recipe book titled Fresh and easy everyday. Mummy finds that the key to staying on track with her ProPoints is variety, so new recipes are always welcome. Inspired by our recent cookery … Continue reading →

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Wot So Funee? Pandora’s Box

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Helen

The transition to Key Stage 2 and Junior School has been fun, but hard work. I have loved it, relishing the challenge of something new, enjoying learning so much about the ancient Greeks, earning house points for my appreciation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Latest Funee Posts, Miscellaneous, Weightwatchers, Wot So Funee? | Tagged Greek Mythology, KS2, Pandora's Box, piano practice, school | 6 Comments

Warming Chickpea and Chorizo Casserole 8 ProPoints

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Helen

When I lived in Spain as a student I was astonished at the awful food – until I moved in with some girls who had a cook. Yes, I know, students with a cook! But that’s how seriously these people … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes, Weightwatchers | Tagged ProPoints, recipes, slow-cooker, weightwatchers | 4 Comments

Aged Grana Padano and pumpkin gnocchi with sage

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Helen

We learned this recipe from Francesco Mazzei as part of our experience with Slow Food Kids
Ingredients (serves 4):
100g                       mashed potatoes (use 2 large potatoes)
100g                       pumpkin mash (1 butternut squash)
100g                       Grana Padano 21 Months (or … Continue reading →

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Oven roasted vegetables with fresh hazelnuts

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Helen

This is one of the delicious recipes we learned whilst cooking with Slow Food Kids and Grana Padano (Recipes by Francesco Mazzei)

Ingredients (4 servings):
200g     Beetroot
200g Fennel
200g Butternt squash
200g Purple Aubergine
2              Red onions
2              … Continue reading →

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Slow-cooked smoky beef casserole: 5 WeightWatchers ProPoints

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Helen

This weekend Mummy served this slow-cooked smoky beef casserole instead of roast dinner. I was inclined to kick-off, because Sunday roast is my favourite meal of the week. But I found myself sneaking into the utility room to check on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes, Weightwatchers | Tagged recipe, slow-cooker, yummy | 3 Comments

Cake disaster – averted…

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Helen

All week the Bug has been reminding Mummy:

“It’s my school cake sale on Friday. Don’t forget to make cakes.”

It has been at the back of her mind since Wednesday, but it was only this morning, at 8.03am, that she suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake, Miscellaneous, Recipes | Tagged cake, imperfect parenting, school | 32 Comments

Banana fudge muffins recipe: the Bug’s favourite

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Helen

Following my first attempt at hosting Listography for Kate Takes 5, with my Top 5 Yoghurts, the Bug has been pestering Mummy for a post of his own. I may have mentioned that Daddy likes to bake muffins on a … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooker Red Lentil Curry recipe: 7 WeightWatchers ProPoints

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Helen

What Mummy loves about this red lentil curry, aside from the fact that it has only 7 WeightWatchers ProPoints per serving, is that it genuinely needs no effort at all. Simply chop up all the vegetables, rinse the lentils until … Continue reading →