As soon as I got pregnant something really weird happened.  Well, one of many weird things but that is another blog post!  I started to enjoy cooking and loved the idea of making better meals to sustain me and bump.  This was very odd and somewhat terrifying.  I wasn't much of a chef.  Very quick pasta meals were my forte.

This odd notion has continued post bump and now I love nothing more than planning a menu of yummy (but very, very simple) meals for Ismay and I.  Plus Ismay seems to like my food as the only things she won't eat so far are watermelon and Heinz soup (can't blame her, not a fan myself!).  This will never be a cooking blog but I would like to share my weekly menus with you as I think they are good choices for busy people and heck if they inspire one person, amazing!

I get some of my ideas from recipe books but I often find them too complicated - they don't suit my throw it altogether style.  I get the majority of my recipes from Pinterest and slow cooker blogs.  I would be lost without my slow cooker.  I throw it all in when Ismay is having breakfast and wait for the magic to happen!

So, this week looks a little like this:

Monday - Mozarella stuffed turkey meatballs
Tuesday - Fish Pie
Wednesday - Chilli with sweet potato
Thursday - 3 ingredient chicken taco's
Friday - One pot chicken and potatoes


At the weekend we eat leftovers!

Hello!  Well, I'm Carol.  Apologies to those of you that know this already but one day I may get readers who don't know me...a girl can dream.  I am indeed thirty something and I am indeed a stay at home mum to one awesome, but slightly insane one year old little girl called Ismay.  The stay at home thing is new.  Real new and taking a bit of getting used to.  A mere 4 weeks ago I was living in Glasgow with the perfect balance between awesome job and stay at home.  Now I am just home. And I do miss my awesome job.  And awesome friends.  However, I am very blessed to be able to be at home with Ismay and see her develop and grow on a daily basis.  Plus we have an awful lot of fun. The reason for this wee (HUGE) change is that my partner D got a fab promotion which took us down to Bristol. I am now a Bristolian, is that correct?!  It would be amazing if I could get some Bristol bloggers to follow and keep me right.

I need all the help I can get.

Why blog?  Good question.  It's not like I don't have enough to do with running round after an active one year old!

I miss writing.  I feel like it is a good way to keep in touch with my interests otherwise I forget about all the things I get excited about on a daily basis.  I get to vent.  It can be my life/work wishlist.  I don't want to forget about everything I have learnt work wise...

Here's me and Ismay.  We very much enjoy taking selfies.


P.S If anyone knows how to get rid off the "lorem ipsum" nonsense that appears beneath this post please tell me.  It is driving me loopy.

P.P.S How amazing is Ismay's hat?!