Christmas Food Planning

Christmas Food Planning

A few weeks ago I hosted a Christmas food demonstration at my house. I included all the fail safe recipes I have discovered and created over the years to make what I think is the perfect Christmas Day menu. We started off with Beetroot and Gin cured blinis (so easy...

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Kitchen Ingredients Staples

Kitchen Ingredients Staples

I was asked by a few people to create a store cupboard essentials list so that with the addition of fresh ingredients my recipes can be knocked up without the need for a daily visit to the supermarket. So here it is - an inventory of essential pantry semi-perishable...

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Meals On The Go

Meals On The Go

Many parents and workers have asked my advice on how to introduce some variety into packed lunches and teas. Let’s face it there is very little nutritional value in a sandwich and bag of crisps. Our children always moan that fruit goes yucky in their packed lunch...

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The Stress Free Dinner Party

The Stress Free Dinner Party

How To Do A Stress Free Dinner Party I've spent a lot of time discussing all of the food related issues busy families face. Of course many of these are specific to feeding fussy kids, minimising the time spent in the kitchen cooking and clearing up particularly...

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A little more about me…

A little more about me…

Yummy & healthy home cooked meals that don’t require hours in the kitchen. That in a nutshell is what Anna's Family Kitchen is all about. I love one pots and one trays and share recipes and tips for simplifying family meal times. I am Anna Stanford and am Mum to...

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