I always have a lot of questions about accommodati I always have a lot of questions about accommodation when we stay anywhere as a family so I thought I’d share this little tour of our room at @windjammerlanding which was a pretty perfect place to stay.

It’s the ‘Ocean View Two Bedroom’ which was like a little house, with an upstairs and downstairs, built into the hillside. Both rooms had outdoor space and their own shower rooms. Such a great option for a family.
A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. A little photo dump from our holiday in St Lucia. We’ve been back a few days now but still miss the heat, the food, the pool, the constant sounds of wildlife and the lovely people. It was such a great holiday and I’m sure we’ll be back one day.
And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is And just like that, Athena is 12! What a joy it is watching her grow and what a wonderful young woman she is becoming. We could not be more proud. Love you Pickle, have a great birthday.
We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in S We’ve just got back from two glorious weeks in St Lucia staying at @windjammerlanding and it was just the holiday we needed. Two weeks of sunshine and relaxation in what must be one of the most beautiful islands in the world. 

We can’t wait to go back again in the future. Here’s just a little snippet of our trip.
AD - Press Tickets | We had such a nice day at @na AD - Press Tickets | We had such a nice day at @national_motor_museum despite the rain! The children loved the Little Beaulieu play area and we loved exploring the National Motor Museum and Top Gear exhibit before having a ride on the monorail! We went on an old open topped bus, explored the Beaulieu Manor House and loved the gardens. 
Beaulieu is always a great day out - whatever the weather. This summer they have a whole ‘Summer of Fun’ planned, with activities most days - parades, bird shows and hundreds of sculptures within the grounds too. If you’re looking for a day out this summer definitely think about heading to Beaulieu.
AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to t AD - Press Tickets | Tonight we took the kids to their first concert - but it was so much more than just a concert! @abbavoyage is incredible. With CGI ABBA and a live band, it’s like being at an ABBA concert 40 years ago but with modern lighting, effects and sound. ABBA look and sound real, it’s a mind blowing experience.
The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
Now, I’m off to sing Dancing Queen all the way home.
AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdo AD - Press Trip | We had such a great day at @phdockyard today. They have a fantastic Ultimate Explorer ticket that lets you visit all the attractions as many times as you like for 12 months - and after a day at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard we can see that you need more than one day to really do everything!

We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is such a fun, educational day out with something for all ages - we can’t wait to go on their harbour tours next time we visit!
AD | WIN!! Would you love to win a holiday? To cel AD | WIN!! Would you love to win a holiday? To celebrate #100YearOfARoads National Highways have launched their #ARoadsToSummer competition! It's all about celebrating summer holiday moments, time together, fun in the sun, days out and more.

So why not be in it to win it? To enter, all you have to do is send @nationalhways a DM on here with a photo or video of your favourite holiday moments. You can also comment on their Facebook or Twitter #ARoadsToSummer posts with your holiday photos. I've shared a few of our favourite photos to give you some inspiration.

The best six entries will each win a £500 @nationaltrust holidays voucher! SO what are you waiting for? Dig out your favourite holiday photos or take some new ones to share!

The #ARoadsToSummer competition runs from 24 July to 10 September 2023. Winners will be announced in September 2023.

Good luck!
Oh these two! Every day I feel lucky to have them. Oh these two! Every day I feel lucky to have them. As school draws to a close at lunchtime, I’m looking forward to a whole summer with them. My favourite people.

They’ve both had a great year at school this year. Troy’s first without his sister by his side and Athena’s first at secondary school. 

They both had great reports, always did their best and have made some really lovely new friends this year. I could not be more proud of them.

Now, let’s go and enjoy the next six weeks before school starts all over again!
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Books, Magazines, Music, Film and TV, Reviews · January 16, 2019

Celebrating World Quark Day with the Queen of Quark | AD

*This is a paid post

I have been using quark in cooking for years – usually as a healthy alternative to dairy products. I was continually looking for other ways to use quark in cooking – with quark based recipes being few and far between. But the Queen of Quark has now created the Ultimate Quark Guide and Cookbook to inspire people to use quark in new ways and also to get more people cooking with quark too.

You may be reading this having never used quark before – I’m amazed at the number of people that have never heard of it let alone cooked with it. To put it simply, quark is a superfood. It’s an all-natural, high protein, low fat alternative to soft cheese and yogurt and can be used in countless ways.

The Ultimate Quark Guide and Cookbook teaches readers about quark, it’s history and it’s multitude of uses. It contains so many recipes from snacks and sweet treats to breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and even has recipes for quark based beauty products and ways it can be used in therapeutic treatments at home too.

I’ve already enjoyed making some of the recipes in the book – quark pancakes and quark cookies too. In the coming weeks I’ll be trying other recipes from soups to smoothies, dips to quiche. The possibilities are endless – especially when you have a fantastic cookbook to give you heaps of inspiration.

This Saturday, 19th January, sees the launch of World Quark Day, a day to celebrate all things quark and there are events in London to celebrate the day. The Queen of Quark has partnered with High Mood Food health food cafe and deli at their Marylebone and Spitalfields Market stores who have designed a quark based menu especially for the event. At the same time, Books for Cooks – a dedicated book store for cookbooks in Notting Hill, complete with its own test kitchen,  will be introducing a special quark-based menu in celebration too. At both events free copies of the book will be given away throughout the day so make sure you pop down for tasty treats and quark inspiration. I’m sure that World Quark Day will be a really great event and a regular spot on any foodie’s calendar going forward.

If that wasn’t enough, the Queen of Quark website are giving away a free ebook to inspire you to start creating with quark and to celebrate World Quark Day too. You can download it here. There has never been a better time to quark up your life and include a really healthy option in so many sweet and savoury dishes at home. Why not share the recipes you create with the Queen of Quark on social media too? Join the conversation and use #quarkupyourlife and #worldquarkday so other quark fans can find even more inspiration and ways to use quark in their own kitchens. There’s a whole community of quark lovers out there.

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Comments

  1. Claire says

    January 16, 2019 at 8:53 pm

    The chocolate chip cookies look delicious and the pancakes too. Looks like a great cookbook.

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  2. Solange says

    January 16, 2019 at 8:55 pm

    I’d make the cookies.

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  3. Margaret Gallagher says

    January 16, 2019 at 9:44 pm

    Strawberry cheesecake – my ultimate indulgence

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  4. iain maciver says

    January 16, 2019 at 10:38 pm

    The chocolate chip cookies

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  5. Claire says

    January 17, 2019 at 8:47 am

    Love the look of the cookies, I’ve only ever used Quark in slimming world recipes like carbonara so the cookbook looks great!

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  6. Nell (Pigeon Pair and Me) says

    January 17, 2019 at 9:47 am

    I have to admit, I never knew much about Quark before. It sounded so space-age! These recipes look delicious, though.

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  7. Emily Hallett says

    January 17, 2019 at 10:15 am

    The cookies look delicious, I’d give them a go first.

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  8. Beth Owen says

    January 17, 2019 at 10:34 am

    I really want to make the pancakes! They look and sound delicious. I’m going to look into making them as Quark is free with Slimming World so it would be ideal!

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  9. Kim Murray says

    January 17, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    The pancakes look lovely x

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  10. Claire Woods says

    January 17, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    chocolate chip cookies

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  11. Iris says

    January 18, 2019 at 8:26 am

    A delicious cheesecake

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  12. Caro | The Twinkle Diaries says

    January 18, 2019 at 10:23 am

    I love plain Quark as a dessert with nuts and honey — and the garlic and herb one on pasta but I had no IDEA that you could use it for baking!!!! How brilliant — would love this book! 🙂

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  13. Ruth Harwood says

    January 18, 2019 at 11:29 am

    I’d love to try it in cookies, never heard of it before!

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  14. Annabel Greaves says

    January 18, 2019 at 2:21 pm

    I would love to try cookies

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  15. Rich Tyler says

    January 18, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    Cookies would be wonderful

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  16. Emma T says

    January 18, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    Havent used What I for years. Really should try it again.

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  17. Geri Gregg says

    January 19, 2019 at 11:06 am

    Those pancakes and cookies I’d love to try!

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  18. Lisa Wilkinson says

    January 19, 2019 at 10:40 pm

    It’s not very healthy but when I lived in Germany I loved Quarkbällchen (donuts) so I would attempt those.

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  19. Andrea Upton says

    January 20, 2019 at 5:50 pm

    I have only ever used Quark to make cheesecake before, I really like the look of the pancakes, would like to try them out

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  20. ADEINNE TONNER says

    January 20, 2019 at 8:21 pm

    I think it would have to be the fluffy pancakes as they look amazing!!

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  21. Claire W says

    January 21, 2019 at 9:51 am

    Oh Fluffy pancakes would be wonderful!

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  22. Carole Nott says

    January 24, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    I would love to give these recipes a try – quark is new to me

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  23. Lynn Neal says

    January 28, 2019 at 12:23 pm

    A salted caramel cheesecake but I would also like some ideas for main courses too!

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  24. Emma Howard says

    February 6, 2019 at 10:12 am

    I follow Slimming World and use Quark a lot already as a yogurt substitute for my overnight oats and have made a cheesecake with it. I like the look of the pancakes though so will definitely be trying those.

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  25. Kim Neville says

    February 6, 2019 at 3:02 pm

    I would make the chocolate chip cookies

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  26. Leslie Evans says

    February 7, 2019 at 8:10 am

    Chocolate Chip Cookies

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  27. Sarah Mcknight says

    February 7, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    A cheesecake

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  28. Rebecca Whatmore says

    February 7, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    I like the look of those pancakes – ideal for pancake day!

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  29. Victoria Prince says

    February 8, 2019 at 8:55 am

    I would make some kind of quiche using quark

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  30. paula cheadle says

    February 8, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    I would make a cheesecake

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  31. Elizabeth Smith says

    February 8, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    I’ve looked at Quark, usually in the ‘reduced for quick sale’ cabinet, and wondered what to do with it and those cookies look delicious

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  32. Sheila Reeves (CakeReev) says

    February 9, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    I love the sound of Easy Creamy Coleslaw with Quark

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  33. Allan Fullarton says

    February 9, 2019 at 4:43 pm

    Cheesecake.

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  34. Adrian Bold says

    February 9, 2019 at 11:40 pm

    I would make the chocolate chip cookies! Thanks for the competition.

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  35. Melissa Lee says

    February 10, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    I’d like to try making a cheesy pasta sauce with much less calories than my usual recipe

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  36. Alison Johnson says

    February 10, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    I’d love to try the pancakes. I already use quark to make chocolate mousse.

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  37. Michelle Stokes says

    February 10, 2019 at 5:47 pm

    I would love to make the pancakes they look delicious

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  38. Emma Davison says

    February 10, 2019 at 6:03 pm

    The pancakes look lovely so i would start with them.

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  39. Olga carpentet says

    February 10, 2019 at 7:08 pm

    A cheese cake

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  40. A.E. ADKINS says

    February 10, 2019 at 9:05 pm

    Usually use it in spaghetti carbonara but the pancakes sound fab!

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  41. Tammy Neal says

    February 10, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    A cheese cake

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  42. Natalie Crossan says

    February 10, 2019 at 10:08 pm

    Has to be the pancakes – I’d master them before pancake day in a few weeks 🙂

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  43. Diana says

    February 10, 2019 at 10:22 pm

    Pancakes look so yummy 🙂

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  44. Christopher Read says

    February 10, 2019 at 10:53 pm

    I would like to make a quark cheesecake 🙂 Thanks for running this comp.

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