This gluten and dairy free shortbread recipe, is another of my go to recipes that people who aren't gluten & dairy free also enjoy eating. My husband likes these biscuits iced but shortbread is of course usually eaten without icing. At Christmas time I usually make Christmas tree or star shaped biscuits with this recipe. … Continue reading Gluten Free & Dairy Free Shortbread
I have written about one of our families Advent Traditions & here I'm going to talk about our Advent Calendar which we've used for many years. I made this advent calendar when my daughter was about 4. First I cut out & ironed on the numbers in the correct place, then sewed the red strips… Continue reading Our Advent Calendar
While we have done a number of different things for advent over the years, including building a paper chain by adding a link each night with a person to pray for & putting baby Jesus (one of my daughter's dolls in her dolls cot) under the Christmas tree. Two Activities have definitely become traditions. The… Continue reading Exciting Adventure Stories for Advent
I actually only finished 1 book this month but found a book that I forgot to add to a reading log a few months ago. I was very close to finishing a 2nd book but it will be listed in next months reading log. So the book that I finished this month was: Faith at… Continue reading November Reading Log
This week we thanked a beautiful lady who has been a mentor in our MUMSnext group for 6 years & was also our MOPS mentor for 12 years. So she has officially been a mentor for 15 years, as 3 of those years she was a mentor for both MOPS & MUMSnext. Unofficially she has… Continue reading Who’s Mentoring You?
Recently I attended a Pop Up Blog Zone. It was led by Janet from Middle Aged Mama who I first met years ago when she was the editor of Footprints magazine & she spoke at our MOPS group. The topic was "Blogging for Money" which I have never really thought that I would do. I mainly… Continue reading Pop Up Blog Zone
These gluten and dairy free chocolate brownies, would have to be my go to slice recipe & my most often made snack. This is usually what I make if I have to take a plate of morning tea anywhere. It is eaten & enjoyed by everyone even though it is gluten & dairy free. I… Continue reading Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate Brownies
Well I only managed to finish 1 book this month. However I forgot about a book that I had read in September, so I will write about 2 books in this post. First of all the book I read in September but forgot to include in last months reading log: The Kindness Challenge: Thirty Days… Continue reading October Reading Log
It's almost half through October but I've only just got to writing my September reading log now. In September I managed to read 5 books: What is the Bible? How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything by Rob Bell The full title says… Continue reading September Reading Log
There is very little take-away food that my husband can safely eat without having to worry about sulphites, in particular. A while ago we did have a Baja Steak bowl from a mexican take-away shop. We now make our own version of this at home. My husband BBQ's the steak which we then slice thinly… Continue reading Baja Steak
