We have recently returned home from our first stay at Maldron Hotel Parnell Square Dublin and we loved it. The hotel is located in Dublin city centre and is only a few minutes walk from all the main shopping centres, Which is what had attracted us to it as we had our kids with us … Continue reading Our Stay At Maldron Hotel Dublin
Homemade Pumpkin Soup
We love craving our pumpkins at halloween and in our house it has become a traditional and fun thing we do every year, so what about the insides of the pumpkin? Well I have decided to make it into a delicious soup that the whole family can enjoy. Its packed full of nutrients and is … Continue reading Homemade Pumpkin Soup
Garlic And Mushroom Soup
Soup is a great way to gain all those healthy nutrients that we need and with the winter months fast approaching its lovely to warm up with a nice hot bowl of soup. I love experimenting with different flavours of soup and generally I don't follow a recipe book much as I like to throw in … Continue reading Garlic And Mushroom Soup
Homemade Chicken and Broccoli bake
Here a simple recipe for making chicken and broccoli bake. Packed full of vitamins its a great dish for the whole family to enjoy. Ingredients 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil 4 medium chicken fillets, chopped 1 medium onion 450g / 1lb of broccoli florets 1 tin of chicken or mushroom soup 1 ½ dessertspoons of curry … Continue reading Homemade Chicken and Broccoli bake
Safe Barbecuing
With the warmer weather coming in and summer fast approaching I thought I would share a few tips on safe barbecuing your food as food poisoning almost doubles during the summer months, and the most common cause for this is the undercooking of raw meat and the contamination of bacteria onto the food that we eat. … Continue reading Safe Barbecuing
Coping When Children Get Chicken Pox
When my daughter got chicken pox it wasn't a huge surprise as it had been going around her school and she also ended up passing them on to her baby bother who was only 16 months but I suppose its best he gets it over with now too. On day one for my daughter she … Continue reading Coping When Children Get Chicken Pox
Easter Chocolate Nests
Easter Chocolate Nests are really easy to make and even more fun when you let the kids join in. Its also a great way to use up some of the chocolate Easter eggs you have around. My kids always end up with lots of Easter eggs from all there grandparents, aunties ,uncles and other family … Continue reading Easter Chocolate Nests
150 Years Of Beatrix Potter
At story time in our house recently we have been reading through the world of peter rabbit collection which is full of timeless classical tales. Many of us may have had these books growing up or been read them but as a child I remember reading these books myself and I absolutely fell in love with … Continue reading 150 Years Of Beatrix Potter
Reasons Why We Should Read To Our Children
As today is world book day and many children will have dressed up to go to school/nursery to celebrate I Thought I would share a few reasons why we as parents should try and read to our children and the importance of it. It teaches kids that reading is fun! Early reading for babys and … Continue reading Reasons Why We Should Read To Our Children
Our Museum Trip
This weekend we decided to take the kids to our local museum which is only a short train ride away. We choose to use the train as we thought its much easier than sitting in the traffic and the kids love the train. Anyway this weekend the museum was doing a theme all about dinosaurs … Continue reading Our Museum Trip