Posts by Analisa

Life’s Not Fair But…My Knickers Are….! is a new women’s underwear and lounge wear range made with Fairtrade certified cotton, aimed at fun loving women who appreciate great design.

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With two little girls in our house, mornings can be a little crazy. The four year old insists upon wearing pink each day, and the two year old likes to be dressed as Tinkerbelle as often as possible. With these complications in mind, the daily race to wash, dress, make and eat breakfast and still get to nursery before the bell rings at 8.30am can be even more of a challenge.

All of this madness makes the idea of a peaceful Mother’s Day breakfast sound great - the chance to relax, enjoy and savour the delicious smell and taste of homemade baked bread and freshly brewed coffee is a very attractive prospect.

For my ideal morning I’d be allowed to stay in bed until 8am at least, and be served breakfast on a tray - a glass of my favourite peach fruit juice followed by muesli with yogurt and a hot capuccino,  toast and jam just to finish it all off.  I’d have the opportunity to read the Sunday papers or to finish the book that I’ve been trying to finish since Christmas. Thirty minutes of tranquillity for calmness and indulgence – lovely.

However… In reality the…

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The slow cooker has fast become a valuable member of my family; my mum bought me one as a gift last year when my oven died and she promised me it would be save me time and deliver an easy nutritious tasty meal. Boy, was she right!

I use my slow cooker mainly for joints, curries, and chilli’s. Following on from a conversation with friends I was amazed when they told me their slow cookers are usually packed away during the spring/summer months as it’s associated with comfort winter food! Not in our household!

I decided to try a recipe that is one of our family favourites - Nigella’s Ham in Cola . In the winter its fab with mashed potato and roasted vegetables - in the summer it’s delicious with salads, jacket potatoes and warm breads  - for anyone who hasn’t tried it please don’t be put off by the title – soooo delicious and moreish!

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