I have always been a big fan of traditional trifle at Christmas time but this year I have decided to branch out and challenge myself to different flavours for Christmas. I have always loved black forest cake so the thought of a black forest trifle sounded delicious and especially with the addition of chocolate custard! After making a swiss roll the other day I immediately thought of putting it in to this trifle and so created my own take on the ... Read the Post...
Breastfeeding-Why it isn’t easy and Fertile Mind nursing pillow
I remember when I was pregnant with Finn that I had this expectation that breastfeeding would be easy. That it would just come naturally to new mums and that I could do it for as long as I felt I could. Yeah, I was naive. I was also young and didn't have a lot of experience around new mums nor did I hear much about breastfeeding until I had him. In my case, I was lucky. Finn took to the breast immediately after birth and I thought "yeah, ... Read the Post...
Pavlova Wreath
I love pavlova and could eat it everyday. I always have fond memories growing up of grandma and mum making it at Christmas time and I would always go back for second or even third servings. Last year before Christmas I set out to achieve the best possible pav after quite a few failed attempts and I managed to get it pretty close to perfect with this marshmallow pavlova recipe here. You can check out my tips for getting a great pav on that post ... Read the Post...
My Birth Story
I wasn't sure about if I should share my birth story because for me it was pretty traumatic and the last thing I intend to do is scare new mums-to-be about what is really an amazing and empowering experience. I have always loved reading other birth stories and no matter how different they can be, the one thing we all have in common is the absolute joy of meeting our babies. As I wrote this, it took me back to the moment I went through it all and ... Read the Post...