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Cold and flu killer Thom Yum soup

Thom Yum Soup sounds fancy, but it's actually relatively easy to make and a great meal if served with rice or noodles or just on it's own. In my house we call it cold and flu killer soup because chilli, whilst hot, can also help. 🌶️ 1. They clear your sinuses Chillies...

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My tried and tested macaroni cheese recipe

My tried and tested macaroni cheese recipe

We don’t eat macaroni cheese often in this house. With dairy allergies and coeliac disease , it’s not on the menu. Vegan and gluten free macaroni cheese is, frankly, pretty grim, unless you happen to visit a really good vegan restaurant that makes a good version although ...
Roasted pumpkin with feta

Roasted pumpkin with feta

This is a recipe I use for leftover roasted pumpkin, particularly around Halloween when we carve pumpkins but try to be sensible about food waste, and use up the flesh that is otherwise discarded. You can also make this with butternut squash as well if you can't get pumpkin ...
Gluten free American style pancakes

Gluten free American style pancakes

I've been asked for this recipe for my gluten free American style pancakes a few times, so thought I would blog about it. It's a firm favourite in our house, and because it is gluten and dairy free, is good for those with food intolerances or allergies. You can tweak it to ...
Easy, delicious and dairy free pumpkin soup

Easy, delicious and dairy free pumpkin soup

Pumpkin soup is a comforting autumn dish, perfect for chilly evenings. It’s smooth, creamy (even without dairy!) and full of warm, earthy flavours. This dairy-free version is light, yet rich in flavour, and is ideal for anyone avoiding dairy. Pumpkin soup is also a great ...
When the stomach bug makes you anxious

When the stomach bug makes you anxious

(This is what the virus that causes most stomach bugs looks like. Fairly innocent and innocuous until it hits your system and makes you ill!) No one likes the stomach bug. No one enjoys when it lurches it's nasty way into your system, and makes you ill, and spreads to ...
AA European Breakdown Cover ruined our family holiday – part 4

AA European Breakdown Cover ruined our family holiday – part 4

This is a multiple part story, as we raise a complaint with both the AA European Breakdown cover, and escalate our complaint to the Financial Ombudsmen. At the time of writing this part 4, the AA have ackhnowledged our complaint and admitted some fault but we are not ...
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