Germs are afoot. Husband is in bed with man flu, coughing and spluttering (moaning, complaining, huffing, puffing). Daughter is slowing down with cough and sniffles. Boys fending off nostril filling germs. Appetites are thin. So, what to do? At times like these, no one wants to be faced with the uphill task of meat and…

Try as we might, it’s not always easy to get out of the door on time and the winter Sunday morning rugby matches are the absolute worse. Also, the appetites don’t often kick in the moment the teens drag out of bed so we have these in reserve in batches in the freezer. Grab, microwave for…

This recipe is a bit of a hand me down from my mother, honed through the years to sneakily disguise a sack load of veg and protein to feed the small people. Now not so small they love this sauce in whatever guise it comes – topped with sweet potato mash for cottage pie, layered…

The nights are getting colder but here in Somerset the days are still sunny if a little chilly. It’s still dry so my mind has been turned to a last effort with the BBQ. Son #2 has an autoimmune condition that affects his eyesight and is treated aggressively with drugs and injections that seriously curtail his…

One thing that takes the first time athlete parent by surprise is the volume of food that the children are capable of wolfing between meals. My boys scan the table towards the end of a roast dinner as if they’ve been raised in a family of eight with only enough food for four. Piles of…