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Author Archives: Jo Dunlop
Meal Planning Monday – 22nd January 2024
Wow a rather blustery night with storm Isha, some trees down in the village, but seems a bit brighter now I am sitting down to pen my meal plan for this week. I will do what I did last week and … Continue reading
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Meal Planning Monday – 15th January 2024
We are going back to planning our meals every weekend for the week ahead – I have decided to just do Monday – Friday as these are our busy days and we can see what folks fancy at the weekend … Continue reading
Instant Pot Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil3 medium onions, chopped finely3 celery stalks, sliced finely1 large carrot, chopped finely3 cloves of garlic, minced2 bay leaves, wholeSprig of rosemary2 tsp oregano or any other mixed Italian herbs that you likeSalt and pepper2 cans … Continue reading
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RECIPE: Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto
The post shares a quick and simple recipe for risotto using an Instant Pot. The author was inspired to make it after a gym session and conversation about cravings. Using mostly on-hand ingredients like chestnut mushrooms, the dish is prepared in under 20 minutes. The post also encourages readers to share their own risotto variations. Continue reading
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Online Shopping Versus In Person Shopping
During the pandemic a lot of us switched to online shopping as we were trying to limit contact with others and also, sometimes the queues for things we madness. So now that that has all died down, where does that … Continue reading
Recipe: Herb Soda bread
A few folks were asking for my recipe for my no fuss herb bread that I quite often rustle up for lunchtime as it doesn’t need proving time and also just need mixed and then baked, so it’s super easy … Continue reading
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Are your energy levels equal to that of a Snail on Sleeping Tablets?
I don’t know about you, but when the clocks go back and we seem to have more darkness in the day, than light, I really struggle. I don’t know why, but this is always when I seem to feel the … Continue reading
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I’m Back! Did you miss me?
Oh goodness, what a 3 years it has been – I decided to move on from mummysknee.com after 10 years as the blog name and content didn’t really fit with what I was doing in my life, fast forward 3 … Continue reading
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Who Believes in Guardian Angels?
We were on the school run the other day and as Isaac went through our friend’s stair door the glass at the top of the door shattered and kind of swung around in the window. He was oblivious, it was … Continue reading
How Education Can Be A Hit Or A Miss
I left school back in 1993, I went to one of the top state schools in Edinburgh, sought out by my Mom, who wanted the best education for me. She wanted me to go to Heriots, so I sat all … Continue reading
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Tagged Attainment, Educating Greater Manchester, Education, High school
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