Christmas Dinner. The Big One. One of the most important meals of the year. It can feel like a huge amount of pressure – especially if you’ve never done it before, you’re not a confident cook, or you’re catering for a lot more guests than you’re used too. To take the pressure off a little, here are my Christmas Dinner Time Savers meaning you can spend more time with the ones you love on Christmas morning and less time stressing in the kitchen
Fiona Hawkes
How To Mix Up Your Meal Planning – 7 Tips For More Exciting Dinners
Meal planning is a great way to save money and plan for the week ahead. It can help you use up ingredients, avoid over-spending at the supermarket and take away some of the mental load of ‘What shall we cook for dinner tonight?’.
However, there are definitely times when meal planning can feel like a chore. Here are some ideas of what to try when you’re fed up with meal planning and need some new ideas.
We recently took our daughter to London for the first time and the Paddington Afternoon Tea bus felt like a great way to see the sights without having to do too much walking while also getting to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea.
Here’s our review of the Paddington Afternoon Tea Bus which Bridgets Bakery runs.
Cheesecake is one of my absolute favourite desserts to make. I almost always opt for the no-bake version, it’s easier to make and there is much less that can wrong. This is a recipe for a decadent Nutella and Oreo cheesecake which combines those two childhood favourites into a decadent grown-up dessert.
I love a Sunday Roast but don’t always want the stress and mess of lots of different things cooking and lots of washing up afterwards. This Slow Roast Shoulder of Lamb recipe eliminates lots of those elements while still producing a tasty Sunday lunch.
