ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … BANANA MUFFINS WITH NO SUGAR !

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL…

BANANA MUFFINS WITH NO SUGAR !

Makes around 34 – 40 small  muffins.

Ingredients:

– 100g of self rising wholemeal flower

– 100g of white self rising flower

– 50ml of sunflower oil

– 50 ml of water

– 3 ripped bananas

– 2 eggs

– 1 tsp of baking powder

– 1 tsp of bicarbonate soda

– 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon

– 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cooking method :

Heat up your oven to 165 C fan.

Beat your eggs until  thick and creamy

Blend your bananas so they are nice creamy consistency.

Mix all of the ingredients together


Line up your muffin baking cups or baking  tins.

  Fill up each one with one big spoonful.Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.


You can freeze them or keep for around 3 days in the fridge.

 

LETS HIDE THOSE TOYS IN STYLE ! 

 How many toys does your baby have ? 50? 70? 100? How many of those are in the nursery? 10?30? And how many are in your living room ? In my house toys are everywhere , and trust me I am not buying that many toys… I think that they are multiplying at night 😊.  I have pick what I think is the best/ nices/cutest storage out there ! Hope that you can find one that you like ! 

1. Felt Playhouse Toys Storage from Child Home (www.Childhome.com).
2. Felt Toys Storage from Child Home (www.Childhome.com).
 3. Stacking Toy Box – Heart from  Great Little Trading Company (www.gltc.co.uk)

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2. Braided Wool Baskets from RH Baby & Child (www.rhbabyandchild.com).

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4. Metallic Printed Canvas Storage – Pink  from RH Baby & Child (www.rhbabyandchild.com).

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3. Nursery Canvas Storage – Pink Bunny from RH Baby & Child (www.rhbabyandchild.com).

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4. Toy Storage Basket from RiceDK from (www.littleyellowbirds.co.uk).

5. Toys Storage “Paper Bag” from Mama Potrafi (MamaPotrafi at http://www.etsy.com).

 6. Toy Storage from H&M (www.hm.co.uk)

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … MINCEMEAT WITH MUSHROOMS AND COUSCOUS

 

ANOTHER DAY,  ANOTHER MEAL …

MINCEMEAT WITH MUSHROOMS AND COUSCOUS .

Ingrediants :

– 200g of turkey mincemeat

– 1 small carrot

– 125 g of mushrooms

– 1 garlic cove

– 1 onion

– 200lm of baby chicken stock

– 1 tsp of reduced salt soy sauce

– 2 tsp of ketchup

Cooking metod:  

Fry the onion and garlic. When your onion is gold add mincemeat and fry until is cooked (5-10 minutes). Add mushrooms to your mincemeat and fry for few more minutes then add chicken stock. Simmer until the liquid reduces. Add soy sauce and ketchup.

Make your couscous according to the instructions. Mix all together and it’s ready to serve


Top: if you don’t have the time to cut everything it to tiny cubes then use food processor to do it for you, it’s much quicker that way.

GROWNUPS  VERSION

Ingrediants :

– 300g of turkey mincemeat

– 250g of mushrooms

– 250ml of mushroom or chicken stock

– 1 onion

– 1 garlic

– 1 tbsp of reduced salt soy sauce

– 4 pancakes

Cooking metod :

Cooking method is exactly this same as your baby’s version, with the exception of adding carrot or couscous.

Once you prepared your mincemeat mixture, make your pancakes.  

When you pancakes are ready, divide your mincemeat in to 4, place one portion on to the pancake and roll it.
  Put pancake in to the egg, thencover it in the breadcrumbs and fry on the pan with olive oil. Or you can just eat it with couscous as your baby 😁

LETS SORT OUT BATH TOYS IN STYLE !!!!

Our babies love to play with toys while having a nice wet splash in the bath ! Those toys keep taking up more space as the baby grows… You start with two tiny yellow ducks ….. By 1 year old those toys are everywhere ! 

 I love my bathroom and I love when it looks a little bit like a grow up bathroom, so I got on a mission to find nice and stylish bath toys storage. There is a selection of quite a cool solution to the toys problem😁

1. MEBBY BATH TOYS STORAGE 

2.SPROUTS TOY STORAGE BAG

  

3. BOON FROG POD 
    
 
  BUG POD 
 WHALE POD 
   

4. KIDS KIT PELICAN    
 5. BKIDS DEDEE’S BATH ORGANISER 

  
6. MUNCHKIN SQUIRT & STORR BATH SET

  

MATERNITY LEAVE COMING TO AN END … NO!!! NO !!! NO!!!

 It’s official, my maternity leave is coming to an end very soon NO NO NO NO!!!! 😭 I have 5 weeks left and then I have to go back to work. First 3 months I will work 4 days a week. After the first 3 months I will be back at work full time; that is 5 days a week, 40 hours a week, 2400 minutes away from my precious little girl every single week. This means that I won’t see her in the morning, I won’t get her dressed, I won’t give her her breakfast, I won’t be playing with her, cuddling her, kissing her until 5pm when I will be back home from work…. Just thinking about it makes me cry! How will I do it? How will I cope with it?  

 This week we start settling in sessions at the nursery which Chloe will attend 2 days a week. We also will start teaching grandparents how to look after Chloe and slowly start leaving Chloe with them. I know that I have to do it so Chloe gets used to being without me but isn’t it ridiculous ? Isn’t it ridiculous that I am expected to leave my baby when the only thing I want to do is to have her next to me all the time so I can enjoy every second that I have left of my maternity leave? 

 I am trying to make the most of the 5 weeks left …There seems to be way too many things that I should do while I am still off, and every day things that I have to do …  

 My mum had 4 kids and was working full time and she has done an amazing job bringing us up… Everyone keeps telling me that after a few days back at work I will be fine …. I know that this is life and you just get on with it and make the most of what you have … But right now I don’t know how I will do it…. This will be up there with one of the hardest things that I have had to do in life … 

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … SALMON PASTA WITH BROCCOLI

ANOTHR DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

SALMON PASTA WITH BROCCOLI 

Ingredients:

– 100g Salmon

– 150g Broccoli

– 70 ml of baby vegetable stock

– 100 ml of single cream

– 2 spring onions

– 60 g of baby pasta

– tiny bit of lemon juice

– tsp is dill

Cooking method :
Cook your pasta according to the cooking instructions.


Cut your broccoli in to a tiny florets (size depending on the age of your baby and the feeding stage)

Put vegetable stock and salmon on a frying pan. Bring to boil then cover and simmer for 5 minutes. You want the salmon to be nicely cooked.

Once salmon is cooked put in aside and add broccoli in to the pan. Fry for 2 minutes then add cream; cover the pan and simmer for 3 minutes.


Add salmon and then pasta, a little bit of lemon juice, dill and it’s ready! it’s that simple !

ADULT VERSION:

Ingredients:

– 200g broccoli

– 350g tagliatelle

– 200g of salmon

– 4 spring onions

– 150 ml of wine (if you prefer use vegetable stock instead)

– 200ml of single cream

– Fred dill to garnish

– Salt and pepper to season

Cooking method :

Exactly this same as your baby’s version.

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS – NURSERY TREND ALERT

There is new, very big trend which you definitely have seen recently in the stores. This new and cute take on clouds ☁️ has become very popular, especially recently the clouds ☁️ are everywhere !!! Baby nursery, kids bedroom, kids clothes, kids soft toys …  You name it and the clouds are there … clouds are everywhere ☁️⛅️☁️⛅️ … If you are looking for fashionable, cool  and cute idea on how to decorate baby nursery, or your toddlers room clouds are perfect!!!

⛅️☁️⛅️  HUGGABLE CLOUDS

Cutest cloud toys for the baby room ! (Cristal Tree at http://www.easy.com)il_570xN.604049994_b8tl

Love this cloud cushion ! (annatrinmmeldesigns at http://www.etsy.com)
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OMG What a great decoration for the wall/ cushion (Milipa at http://www.etsy.com)
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☁️⛅️☁️ COT MOBILE

Hot air balloons  and clouds baby mobile (Sunshineandvodka at http://www.etsy.comil_570xN.671035425_efef 

 

Rain Cloud Mobile 


⛅️☁️⛅️ WALL PRINTS TO BRIGHTEN UP THE WALLS

Cute wall prints to decorate your shelves or walls (www.wenelo.com)

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☁️⛅️☁️ SLEEPING IN THE CLOUDS …

Another way to introduce clouds in to baby nursery is by bed accessories and duvets.

This one is from http://www.notonthehighstreet.com
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Those few are from http://www.adairs.com.au
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☁️⛅️☁️ WALLPAPAER FOR BIG IMPACT …
There is also a cloud wallpaper if you are brave enough !

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☁️⛅️☁️  ACCESORIES 
Those cute cloud cork boards (www.landofnod.com)

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The cutest cloud lamp from http://www.scoutandcokids.com
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Clock in the shape of cloud from http://www.mothercare.co.uk

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⛅️☁️⛅️ WALKING ON THE CLOUDS…

Another option is to buy one of the cute rugs which are widely available (Stuff collections at http://www.etsy.com)

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Cloud and rain drops rug from rupydetequila from http://www.etsy.com

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⛅️☁️⛅️  SHELVES… 
Shelves in the shape of clouds are also available (www.willowandwood.com.au)
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … CHICKEN, COURGETTE & MUSHROOM PASTA

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

CHICKEN, COURGETTE & MUSHROOM PASTA

Another recipe for you and your little one.

The only difference between your version and your baby’s is seasoning really. You can make it without the turkey for a vegetarian version.
Ingredients:

– 1 courgette

– 100g of chanterelle mushrooms

– 1 turkey breast

– 50ml of cream

– 100g baby pasta

– 1 tbsp of Parmesan
Cooking method:

Cut courgette in to a small cubes or grate it, cut mushrooms in to a small pieces. Fry turkey breast and once cooked cut in to small pieces.


Cool pasta following cooking instructions.

Fry vegetables on a tsp of butter for 5 minutes.


Add chicken and cream to the vegetables followed by pasta. Mix well together, add parmesan and you are ready to serve …


Grow up version:

For a grown up version use this same ingredients + 2 egg yolks.

Grate courgette, and cut mushrooms in to a small pieces. Cut turkey breast in to cubes and fry in a tap of butter. After few minutes add courgette and mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes.


Meanwhile cool your pasta following cooking instruction.

Mix egg yolks with cream; add salt and pepper.

Combine all of the ingredients together and finish of with parmesan.