One thing The Boy loves is pizza and although he does have supermarket pizzas I also try to make them from scratch if I can. He has just got interested in cooking so frequently helps me in the kitchen and I find he’s more willing to try new things if he’s had some input into making them. The other day we decided to experiment in the kitchen and see how many pizzas we could make with different bases. We had so much fun and ended up eating quite a lot of pizza!
These fun pizza ideas are so quick and easy to make and if you have a homemade pizza sauce (like my Microwave tomato and vegetable pasta sauce) they are very nutritious too. Give them a go and see what you think!
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Since starting this blog people are constantly asking me what I feed my kids. They presume that I never give them anything processed and that every meal is full of couscous, quinoa and vegetables! I tell them they are very much mistaken and my kids, like most others, happily chomp on fish fingers, oven chips, ready made pizzas and peanut butter sandwiches. However I do try to limit the amount of processed food they eat and ensure that the majority of their food is home cooked. Continue reading →
There are certain ingredients that just seem scary to use and polenta is definitely one of them. Whenever I see it on cookery programmes I always say I am going to make some but to be honest I have had a box of it sitting in my cupboard for a while and just haven’t got round to using it. I was cleaning out the cupboard the other day and found it so thought I would give it a go and see what I could make. I had some spinach that I needed to use up too so figured I could somehow make something tasty for Little Lady using both ingredients. Continue reading →
