Day 25 I need to put the oven on and it's a baking hot day

Day 25

25.07.19

My nephews birthday and I need to bake a cake.



We went to Bells farm shop and the kids were delighted to see the two farmers crisps, crisps is the one snack in our house that is popular. The two farmers crisps packets are compostable and plastic free. We did buy three packs but one did not make it home, however at £2.80 for a large a packet I think for this family walkers packets might be coming back home. Terracycle will be getting my used packets along with toothpaste tubes as I still have not found an alternative for toothpaste. My duty of care towards the kids has to be my number one priority and the dentist needs to be kept happy.

Delighted with Bells farm today as they have started selling the two farmers crisps.

The shampoo and conditioner bars are still going strong after about five uses these have hardly changed in size.

 

 

Tonight I baked a birthday cake for my nephew a lemon drizzle cake, I was unable to taste it due to my intolerances however the family tucked in a commented how nice it was. I do know one thing is there is only three pieces left and I can honestly say it was simple and easy to make.

Today has been about looking after the children in this very hot weather however I am enjoying the sunshine.

Day 24 Summary I needed to cheat for my sainity.

Day 23 Summary

Today I needed to make a few plastic decisions as my cupboards are empty of anything available and gradable for the kids to eat. We are in the summer holidays and I cannot in this heat keep putting the oven on. So I bought light brown sugar in a plastic packaging as there is no where I can find an alternative. I thought the homemade baking of many cookie varieties at different times throughout the week with this one bag of sugar would make up for me buying 6-8 packets of biscuits and ending up with all that packaging. Surely one plastic packet was better than 6-8 different plastic packets. Two packets of biscuits were brought though as I'm not a wonder woman who can bake daily and cereal was brought too as the kids need to eat cold breakfasts in this kind of weather.

Ice cream was brought in a plastic tub and popsicles were found in paper tubes so that's this heat wave sorted to cool the kids down. A really nice find for mom and dad was the gin and tonic popsicles that will also keep the adults cool too.

 

These are a real success with the kids and adults. Gin of course is the adults one lol.


To summarise this day the supermarkets won over with certain plastic covered items that I need to help me through summer holiday days especially in this kind of heat. My children have really supported the plastic free July however day 24 and it's taking its toll so far as snacks and ice cream go. For my sanity and safety in decision making as a mother this was a much needed necessity.  



Day 24 baking by hand now no bread maker in sight

Day 23 Plastic free July


23.07.19

Our menu yesterday was Pizza and I decided to make it all by hand. I usually buy the pizza's in a box with the plastic cover. These handmade pizza's from scratch were easy to make, very tasty, the block of cheese was lovely melted nicely and enough was left over for todays lunch.

looks amazing kids loved it

My nephew pointed out that I was using a kids recipe book and my reply was it was nice and easy.

Tip for the future make it on the tray as trying to place it on a tray once filling is applied was a quite a tricky moment.

This is my pizza with the pepper sauce jar from Sainsbury's, cheese block from Co-op with goats cheese, olives, salami and my friends home grown courgette. Defiantly a recipe staying with my family it was lovely.

I then gave bread a go and it was quite easy however I'm not sure how this is going to be achieved time scale wise in a normal day. At the moment the kids are home due to school holidays and when they return making fresh bread in the morning is just not possible. Unless of course I wake earlier to bake it which I also can't see happening as I have just got my sleeping pattern back after many motherhood years.

Very impressed with the final bake no soggy bottom either Mary Berry would be pleased.  

The rise was supper

However not much left after 6 people attacked it, need to bake another one.

Not much mess to clean up but best of all NO PLASTIC WASTE