Dairy, Soya, Gluten, Refined-sugar free Clara’s been reading The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson, at pre-school and we’ve recently got a copy at home. In the story, a little mouse imagines a big monster called The Gruffalo to scare the other forest critters, enabling him to eat his snack in peace. To his surprise, the monsterContinue reading “Gruffalo Crumble”
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Sugar Free ‘Doughnuts’
Dairy, Soya, Gluten, Refined-sugar free Since I discovered this silicone doughnut mould, we’ve been trialling all sorts of flavour combinations – chocolate orange, raspberry and coconut – Clara loves them all. They’re cupcake texture but she’s delighted she can have them. These are completely dairy, soya, gluten, refined-sugar free meaning they’re not only delicious butContinue reading “Sugar Free ‘Doughnuts’”
Cupcakes
Dairy, Soya, Gluten, Refined-sugar free This is our go-to cupcake recipe as it’s really simple to add in almost any flavour you like. Today, I asked Clara what flavour she’d like and she said “just cinnamon please”. These are completely dairy, soya, gluten, refined-sugar free cupcakes meaning they’re not only delicious but they’re gentle onContinue reading “Cupcakes”
HUGE milestones today and why I needed to read our story before I wrote it
Today, Clara turned 18 months old. Can we just take a minute to celebrate that? She’s a year and a half on this earth and she is beyond THRIVING. I started this blog the night before. The night before the operation that would tell us if Clara was “viable” – except I didn’t know thatContinue reading “HUGE milestones today and why I needed to read our story before I wrote it”
Thoughts at 18 months old
One of things I’ve said many times, and I’ll say again, is that when Clara pulled through the dark stages I’d wonder what life would look like ahead of us. Would she be on TPN more or less than the many years they predicted? Would she be able to go to school? Walk? Talk? AsContinue reading “Thoughts at 18 months old”
