by admin.maria | Sep 16, 2018 | Family Meals, Family Recreation, Pembrokeshire, Staycation
My family and I had the most glorious two weeks in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The only thing that could have made it better was warmer temperatures. We packed in many outings. The kids even asked for a day off. Yes! I wore them out. Yay! After our fabulous holiday on the...
by admin.maria | Aug 8, 2018 | Family Meals, Family Nutrition, Lifestyle
Since having kids, every year Hubby and I book self-catered staycations. Flying to the country of his birth (Mauritius) or mine (Trinidad) is costly for us, at the moment. However, while on staycation, we always visit local food establishments. Last year, Salty...
by admin.maria | Feb 21, 2018 | Carnival, Chinese New Year, Diversity, Family Meals, Family Recreation, Festivals, Lifestyle, London
Chinese New Year fell on the week of school half-term this year. I seized to opportunity for us to mark the occasion with family days out, as well as arts and crafts. In a previous post, I talked about the challenge of celebrating our cultural heritage in February....
by admin.maria | Oct 31, 2017 | Expat, Family Meals, Lifestyle, Travel, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
The last time I visited Trinidad I was 5 months pregnant with Angelo. Flights are expensive and I knew it would be quite a while before I saw my family again. I went after the carnival season in June June 2010. I sent mum a list of things I wanted to eat, before I...
by Maria Tumolo | Jul 16, 2015 | Callaloo Cooking, Family Meals
Every once in a while I miss my Trini curry. I experience serious curry tabanca1. If you know me, my weakness is a good curry chicken dhalpuri roti, or GOAT, yeah curry goat too! Anyway, hubby and I got our hands on some Mauritian dhal puri roti skins. The Mauritian...
by Maria Tumolo | May 25, 2015 | Family Holidays, Family Meals, Family Recreation, Outdoor Activities, Pembrokeshire
For the past four years my family and I have been holidaying in May. We usually visit Centre Parcs, because we have the joy of the outdoors and the best creature comforts. This year we decided to shake this up and try a new destination. We went to Bluestone National...
