by Danielle | Dec 9, 2010 | Blog, Family, Staying sane
Oh, Christmas… For all the joy and magic of this festive season, there’s no doubt that Christmas brings with it a good deal of extra work and things to do. There are the parties and visits to and from friends and family… Then there’s all that present...
by Danielle | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Books, Cooking, Family, Staying sane
This week sees the return to our screens of the lovely Nigella Lawson. Her new series, Nigella Kitchen, begins Monday 30th September at 8pm on BBC 2. So to celebrate this happy event, I thought I would mark the occasion with a Nigella-flavoured blog post. I recently...
by Danielle | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog, Books, Cooking, Family, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
Plan, Shop, Chop I was once reading a cook-book by that original domestic goddess -Nigella Lawson. In it, she casually mentioned that planning and shopping are as much a part of cooking as the kitchen-based business. This was a eureka moment for me. Of course!...