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Hunt for the Largest Easter Egg
On Good Friday we set off an urban adventure to find the largest Easter Egg.
It was a beautiful sunny morning with a bitterly cold wind and we stopped in the park for a play until our fingers felt as though they would drop off. Our adventurous toddler loves climbing, running and exploring. Her confidence is streaks ahead of her capabilities so Daddy was called to join her in the ‘big’ playground.
Daddy got more than he bargained for when he found himself coming down a slide made for little ones. Thankfully we were the only ones at the park at 9am on Good Friday!
Living in London near the River Thames means we’re lucky enough to walk along the beautiful and changing landscape of the city’s iconic river. The River Thames has a total length of 215 miles and tides that rise and fall by 7 metres. This morning the tide was out so we could see the river’s foreshore below us.
We headed to Canary Wharf for a play near the fountain. I tried to keep Imogen out of the fountain by explaining that the water was freezing cold and not for swimming in. She ended up with a soaking wet glove, it could have been worse. After several runs around the fountain we headed indoors to warm up and have some lunch.
On our way home we walked through Westferry Circus Gardens. Did we find the largest Easter Egg in London? This beautiful bronze sculpture is by Do Vassilakis-König.
Roasted Root Vegetables with Feta
Welcome to my series of weekly family meals. I’ll share my favourite fresh, nutritious, easy and quick meals for the whole family to enjoy. Where possible, we always eat and cook with organic ingredients. I like to buy the freshest produce for my family to ensure we’re getting the essential vitamins and minerals we need through our food.
This week’s Family Meal is Roasted Root Vegetables with Feta. It’s a tasty way to give your family lots of healthy veg. It’s a delicious combination of root vegetables served with beetroot, broccoli and crumbled feta. Serve warm or prepare in advance until the family is ready to eat.
Serves 4
Prep Time 15 minutes. Cooking Time 25 minutes.
You’ll Need:
- 8 cloves of Garlic
- 2 Red Onions
- 3 Carrots
- 3 Sweet Potatoes
- 4 New Potatoes
- 1 Courgette
- 1 Sweet Red Pepper
- 1 Head of Broccoli
- 250g (1 packet) of Organic Cooked Beetroot
- 100g low-fat Feta
- A dash of Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil for the light dressing
- Sprinkle of Dried Herbs (I use an Italian mix)
Let’s Make Roasted Root Vegetables with Feta
1. Wash, peel and dice the root vegetables (Carrots and Potatoes) into cubes. Boil until soft and drain.
2. Peel and cut the Onions into quarters.
3. Wash and chop the Courgette and Red Pepper.
4. Add root vegetables, Garlic, Onion, Courgette and Pepper into an oven roasting pan. Pour a drizzle of olive oil over and stir gently in the pan to partially coat the vegetables. Sprinkle the Dried Herbs over the veg. Cook at 180 degrees Celcius on fan bake for 25 minutes or until vegetables start to brown slightly.
5. Wash the Broccoli and chop into bite sized pieces. Boil for 40 seconds and drain.
6. Remove vegetables from oven and transfer into a salad bowl.
7. Crumble the Feta over the vegetables and add a splash of Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil as a light dressing.
8. Add the Broccoli and roughly cut Beetroot into the bowl of vegetables. Mix gently.
9. Ready to serve and enjoy!
Veg ready to go into the oven.
Lovely roasted root vegetables with the Courgettes and Pepper.
In the salad bowl all the delicious ingredients are mixed gently with the Feta and a light dressing of Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil.
Serve warm or keep chilled until ready to eat.
Looking for ideas for nutritious and quick Family Meals? Try my healthy recipes:
The Photo Gallery: Walks
We adore walking and exploring the outdoors. Hubby and I have spent our 10 years together walking everywhere we can. We’ve been lucky enough to explore France, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, England and Switzerland.
We had grand plans to continue walking and discovering the countryside when our baby arrived in 2011. We continued to get out and about and when she was a baby and we explored countryside lanes and forests with her strapped to one of us in the baby carrier.
When Imogen and I were in New Zealand at the beginning of this year we were absolutely spoilt for choice with beautiful walks in the bush at Kaitoke Regional Park, through Wellington’s Botanical Garden and along the Kapiti Coast.
Walking in the Suffolk countryside with Imogen in her baby carrier.
Exploring the coastal path along the town of Orford in Suffolk.
Some of our favourite walks are along the coast in Brittany.
In our local park in London.
