In just one month's time our new beach hut will be up and we start our favourite time of the year - beach hut season. I just can't wait. So that we maximize our time, we start planning ahead how we are going to decorate the hut, what shelving we are going to have and what foods we want to cook down there. (more…)
After a busy full on week rushing around – you know work and kids’ stuff there is nothing like a bit of family down time. We relish rare family gathering days such as pyjama days, TV vegging days, lazy beach walks. I say lazy beach walks but with two active teenage boys, this usually involves a football, frisbee or in this case as it’s the ICC’s Cricket World Cup time,…
Right, I’m not going to apologize – well OK yes I am. I’ve mentioned several times on social media that we were having a gin tasting party and this post is about the second event. First time I got a little too carried away and photo taking etc just didn’t happen. It barely happened second time round so to make up for lack of party photos when reading this post…
This time last year, I looked back over the previous year and decided to make it the year of Less is More and I think I didn’t do too bad. My plan was to spend less on the food bill, more time outdoors, more fun, more laughter and more Beach Hut Cook and you know what, I think I did good. So for this year I’m going to do more…
Last time on Beach Hut Cook, I shared with you my take on a stress-free festive family gathering by taking the whole event outside and hosting a Winter Woodland Picnic. So, here’s the final recipe - Buttermilk Fruit Cake. (more…)
If you have family coming to visit over the festive period and your house is just too small to host everyone or your shabby chic looks more shabby than chic, then why not remove the stress and take the whole thing outdoors with a woodland winter picnic a bracing walk? (more…)