I wrote the bestselling book Mumboss-The Honest Mum’s Guide To Surviving and Thriving at Work and at Home in 2018, with a 2nd edition released in 2020 and the US and Canadian version titled The Working Mom was released in 2021. Then when you get back from work, you've just got to bang that in a hot oven - the longest thing to do is preheat the oven.

National Trust Food - National Trust Family Cookbook

By this time the fritters should have firmed up and you can flip them over and fry the other side for 2 minutes. There's a community to being in a family; I don't want to be running a restaurant for my children until they're 18 and leave home!Claire suggests alternative twists and substitutes so you can suit the ingredients to your family’s tastes and what you have in the cupboard – and suggests ways that the kids can get involved in the cooking. Spice up your classic cheese scones by adding a little extra flavour with chilli powder, paprika and smoked Cheddar cheese. A filling and tasty dish packed with aromatic herbs and spices, it's a great alternative to a Friday night takeaway.

Complete Traditional Recipe Book: new edition (National Trust Complete Traditional Recipe Book: new edition (National Trust

There’s a chapter of family favourites including baked gnocchi and summer sausage traybake, as well as make-ahead lunches, lazy weekend feasts and indulgent desserts that everyone will enjoy.Leave the biscuits to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. And then you chop a quick salad and make tzatziki, which the children can help with, it's just mint and yogurt. It's really important you identify vegetables and acknowledge they're on their plate and they know why they're good for them, rather than hiding them. That’s how the rhythm of family life and cooking is — often you need to be quick, other days you have a bit more time to enjoy the process of cooking (at the weekends usually! They’re all family friendly and there are over 100 ideas for breakfasts, lunches at home, lunchboxes and evening meals plus desserts and bakes.