Slow Cooked Lamb Rogan Josh #LivePeasant

With a busy week ahead I wanted to ensure I had some quick and easy meals on the planner and slow cooker recipes are so ideal for this. I can literally pop all of the ingredients into the pot in the morning, head out to meet friends/work/appointments and serve up a delicious meal in the evening. Minimal effort and amazing food - the perfect combo.

We really enjoyed the Slow Cooked Beef with Gnocchi I made a while back so I decided to put another #LivePeasant recipe to the test. The Live Peasant campaign encourages you to boost your lamb and beef intake through slow cooked, hearty and rustic style meals that are often far more affordable and far more convenient for families. This time we opted for a dish featuring lamb as the protein and with a little more spice - Rogan Josh!  What I love about this is that it only takes a few minutes to prep and as the carbs and veg are all cooked in the slow cooker with the meat so I didn't need to worry about cooking extras or sides to accompany it, although there are some suggested below.

Costume Inspiration for World Book Day 2018

World Book Day, the time many children look forward to at school as they get to dress up and

celebrate their favourite books and characters! Celebrated in 100 countries around the world for

over 20 years, this year World Book day is scheduled for Thursday, March 1st. In other countries the

event is fittingly celebrated on April 23rd, William Shakespeare's birthday.

Paddington Bear

After the release of the second Paddington Bear film, the love of the book series was rekindled for

children, with many wanting to read the beloved books either for he first time or again. Paddington

bear is an easy to recreate costume for your little one this World Book day, as all you really need is a

red hat, a blue coat, red wellies and a suitcase if you want to be detailed. If you’re looking to create a

costume on a budget, then as far as cheap fancy dress costumes go Paddington is a great choice, as

not only can you create a great costume but you can achieve it without going over-board on the

pennies. Your little one can even get creative and make their own Paddington bear face mask, or you

could use face paint to add a little bear nose. No doubt once their ready your little one will look

adorable and be pleased with their effortless costume!

Christmas Gift Giveaway #12

WIN A BRILLIANT BUNDLE OF THREE NEW GAMES - WORTH £58!

In collaboration with Drumond Park, we have a wonderful prize up for grabs – a trio of new table-top games which will keep the whole family enthralled and entertained over the festive season.

In the DIG IN! game (rrp £19.99, age 8 to adult) players take turns to frantically sift through the big white Dig In! bowl with both hands, trying to find the exact six pieces (all everyday items – button, train, dog, plane, rocket, bike, key etc.) in the right colour which they need to fill their picture card… in just 15 seconds flat. If no one succeeds first time round, everyone ‘digs in’ together, using one hand each. There is no time limit for this stage, and the winner of the round is the player who all the six items illustrated on his or her card. It’s a unique and spell-binding formula, ensuring hours of stimulating fun for the players, who are desperate to be the first to fill their card!

Christmas Gift Giveaway #7

Konfidence’s new Platinum Swimming Bundles contain everything you need to take your little ones swimming, so whether you already have a fish in the family or hope to take them to the pool in the new year this is the giveway for you - it's worth £59.99.

The bundle contains:

Fright Nights at Thorpe Park Resort

Thorpe Park Resort’s, Fright Nights, returns in all its gore-y for the nation’s premiere Halloween event’s 15th Birthday celebrations on selected dates from 7th October – 31st October with an all-new scare maze, Platform 15.

Platform 15 is set in the Park’s woodlands; it is the largest scare maze to date covering 450 metres. Guests will depart on a one way ticket along an overgrown railway line which is the last known route of the Sleeper Express, a locomotive that disappeared into thin air with all passengers still on board.

Speedy and Splash Children's Book

Speedy and Splash, like all raindrops, love to race, but Splash has never won a race and now he would love to win - just this once! But it seems that this time he's not going to be lucky either. 

He has all kinds of problems to overcome with a leaf blocking his path, an argument between a snail and a caterpillar, and a mysterious monster. Then, finally, when his luck seems to be on the turn, something totally unexpected happens that puts all thoughts of winning right out of his head. 

WIN a Wigwam Holidays® Voucher for a Family Break

Here’s your chance to a WIN a fabulous Wigwam® Holidays Glamping Gift Voucher for a holiday with www.wigwamholidays.com!

We all know glamping is here to stay, and if you haven’t experienced ‘glamorous camping’ yet, then give Wigwams® a try! Their timber cabins can be found at over 70 sites across the UK, from the Isle of  Skye to the Cornish Coast.

Cooking Fever Review and Chocolate Hamper Giveaway

As a family that loves to try new and exciting recipes, spend afternoons baking and host theme nights with cuisines from around the world, we were eager to try the Cooking Fever app. Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, WP and Kindle it is easy and FREE to download to make rainy days, travel or waiting rooms that little bit more fun!

Features:

• More than 400 dishes to cook using 100 ingredients
• 15 unique locations: Bakery, Fast-Food Court, Chinese, Pizzeria, Seafood Bistro, Indian Diner, Breakfast Café, Sushi, Chinese, Ice Cream Bar, Paradise Cocktail Bar, Corn Dog Van, Café Mexicana, House of Crab and FC Barcelona Sports Bar. More locations are on the way!
• More than 500 levels to complete
• Hundreds of upgrades for your kitchen appliances and interiors
• Lots of spontaneous Challenges for different levels

WIN 1 of 5 'Draw With Me, Dad!' Books

Create beautiful artwork and spend quality time together with 'Draw With Me, Dad!'

Last week I added a lovely giveaway to win 1 of 5 'Colour With Me, Mum!' books and now I have one for the fathers to enjoy with their little ones too!

Drawing is a great activity to develop creativity and imaginations and it also takes the children away from technology for a while so you can bond.

My Sunday Photo

The Good Dinosaur Egg Soaps

We were sent a lovely bundle of goodies from Disney recently to celebrate the release of The Good Dinosaur on DVD and as the Mini Mes enjoyed the movie so much we decided to get a little creative! When I was younger I would often have soaps that had small, cute figures inside which would slowly be revealed as I cleaned, so I thought we could make some of our own but with dinosaurs inside an egg shape. 

This is a fun seasonal activity, with it being the Easter holiday, and it's also great for encouraging the kids to wash themselves if they aren't always keen on the idea!

Alcohol Free Wine from Eisberg

To celebrate the NEW Sauvignon Blanc from Eisberg we have the entire collection up for grabs!

Whether you've cut alcohol from your diet for health reasons, pregnancy, lent or purely because it's your turn as the designated driver, these alcohol free wines are packed with flavour so you don't need to compromise on taste!

Silent Sunday

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