Tag: winter
Autumn Clothing for Babies and Children
I love viewing the next season’s range of clothing. There’s something exciting about a change in temperature and the clothes that go with it.
This year with the amazing Summer we’re having (long may it last) I have to smile with all the Winter hats, gloves, wellies and woolly jumpers lining the shelves of clothing stores. I even found myself looking at Winter coats for Imogen yesterday, whilst she looked at me with a questioning glance wearing her Summer dress and sandals.
Here are some inspiring clothing offers for the whole family this Autumn:
Get £15 off when you spend £20 or more at Vertbaudet when you use offer code 4512. Offer valid until 31 December 2013 on full price merchandise for new customers only. Offer not valid on Happy Price items, Green Star products, web exclusives, Schoolwear Collection and already-discounted products.
Get 10% off your first order at Joules when you use offer code AF10. Offer valid until 8 September 2013 on full priced items only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Save £15 off your 1st order of £30 or more plus get free delivery at La Redoute when you use offer code 4723. Offer valid until 30 September 2013 on full price La Redoute SS13 Collection items only.
Sunflowers in the Garden
At the start of the Summer we joined the #KidsGrowWild Challenge and were sent a lovely Little Pals Garden Kit. Imogen had great fun preparing the flower pots and planting the seeds. We then waited patiently to see what would grow in our city garden.
For the last few weeks we’ve enjoyed wild flowers and a beautiful Sunflower. With Imogen’s consistent watering and care the flowers have grown and flourished daily.
I couldn’t resist taking some photos of our beautiful garden of flowers grown from seed.
We have a very proud little gardener. What can we grow in our city garden this Winter?
Joining some of my favourite linkys this week at What’s the Story? and Magic Moments.
My Tuna Nicoise Salad
This week’s Family Meal is a delicious, healthy and tasty take on a Tuna Nicoise Salad.
When I made this salad the weather was still cooler than usual for summer so I left out the iceberg lettuce and substituted it for some broccoli which makes the Tuna Nicoise Salad more filling. And instead of boiled potatoes I lightly roasted some potatoes with onion and garlic cloves to give the salad an extra kick.
Serves 4
Prep Time 5 mins. Cooking Time 20 mins.
You’ll Need:
- 4 Free Range Eggs
- 6 New Potatoes
- 1 head of Broccoli
- 1 Red Onion
- 3 Cloves of Garlic
- 1 large tin of Tuna in Spring Water
- Pitted Olives (if children are eating the meal)
- Dried Herbs
- Drizzle of Olive Oil
- Lemon
Let’s Make My Tuna Nicoise Salad
1. Pre heat the oven to 190 degrees Celcius. Wash and chop the Potatoes into small cubes. Boil until soft (approx 15 – 20 minutes).
2. Boil the eggs until hard (approx 15 minutes).
3. Boil or steam the Broccoli for a couple of minutes until tender.
4. Chop the Red Onion and Garlic.
5. Put the Potato, Garlic and Onion into an oven dish and lightly mix with a drizzle of Olive Oil. Add a sprinkle of Dried Herbs onto the Potato for extra flavour. Roast for approx 20 minutes or until the potatoes have turned golden.
6. Add the cooked vegetables into a salad bowl.
7. Open the tin of Tuna and drain the spring water. Add the Tuna to the salad.
8. Peel the Boiled Eggs and cut into half or quarters and add to the salad.
9. Add Pitted Olives (only if children are old enough to eat Olives).
10. Squeeze a little fresh Lemon juice onto the salad for taste.
Enjoy! This recipe is superb as a summer or winter family meal.
