FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
Our family time revolves quote a bit around food. Here you’ll find restaurant reviews and recipes.
I love a quick and easy dinner, especially after a day’s work. We have this Pesto Pasta regularly – it’s perfect in the Summer but works all year round too […]
Sundays are all about being relaxed and lazy, aren’t they? And what better way to spend your day than to have a leisurely lunch at your own pace without having […]
Six weeks into the new school year and life is as hectic as ever. It’s been a bit of an adjustment getting used to having both boys at full-time school. […]
We love eating out as a family, especially now the boys are older. We enjoy trying new places to see how family friendly they are, but one place we’d not […]
Recently, we were invited along to the newly refurbished Pizza Express in Camberley, Surrey. It’s around a half hour drive down the A3 from Surbiton. We were in Camberley for […]
I know I’ve probably said many times before but I love the area I live in. We are spoilt with one of the best shopping centres outside of London and […]
We were recently invited to review our local Beefeater (Monkey Puzzle) in Chessington. We last visited a few years ago when E was a toddler so we were interested to […]
Kingston Riverside is one my most favourite places to visit in the summer. The boys love watching the boats go by and we get to soak in amazing views of […]
During term time, we don’t get to eat together during the week. The boys will usually have their dinner around 4/5pm whilst I am on my way home from work […]
A few couple of weeks ago, we were invited to try out The Thames Court pub and restaurant in Shepperton. We’ve not really ventured much over that way before as […]
We really enjoy eating out as a family. As the boys have gotten older they have become quite adventurous with their food and love trying new things. Thai food is […]
My boys are always hungry but they are at their hungriest when they come out of nursery and school. One of the first things they will do (after handing over […]
I’m enjoy cooking but wouldn’t say that I was particularly great at it. I’m good at following recipes. We tend to cook a lot of tomato based dishes (mainly pasta) […]
I honestly don’t know where the time has gone but Mr H and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary last month. We don’t get to go out together as much […]
Last month, an email appeared in my inbox about the Dolmio #ThankGoodness Challenge. The challenge was to create a healthy mid-week meal for the family that was easy to put […]
As a girl, my family always used to meet every weekend and bond over dim sum (or two). Now with a family of my own, we may not have dim […]
We’re no strangers to Pizza Express. It’s one those places we go to and know that there will be something suitable for all four of us. A few weeks ago […]
Back in October, the boys and I met up with Franca, one of my fellow bloggers and her family. Her eldest daughter Bella is the same age as E and […]
I’ve organised a fair few birthday parties since having E (he’s now 6). Planning a kids birthday party requires lots of meticulous planning to the very last detail – a […]
I have the lovely Cathryn from Little Paper Swans is guest posting for me today. She’s a photographer (which explains the stunning photos on her blog) and is mama to […]
Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 9 and M who's 6. This blog is about my little family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.
