I’m pretty sure Risotto is the ultimate Autumn-food. When you are trying to adapt to it suddenly being dark at 6pm and it getting really blooming chilly all of a sudden, you just need something warm and filling, and…
Food & Travel
My African Midwifery Adventure – Day 4 – Life Put in Perspective & Neonatal Resuscitation in Theatre
My fourth day out in Tanzania was another eye-opener, and by this point I think I was realising that every single day was going to open my eyes in ways I had never anticipated – whether this was by…
The Wednesday of my first week out in Tanzania was a national holiday, due to the muslim celebration of Eid Al-Adha, so we were all off from placement and had the day to do whatever we fancied – so…
I do love a good bake on a weekend – theres something quite therapeutic about taking a bunch of ingredients that you have just sitting around the house, and making them into something yummy! Shortbread is one of those…
Day two out here in Tanzania was my first official day in the hospital. I was starting with two other midwifery students and we were meeting one of the Work The World team members at the hospital at 8.30…
I can’t believe that I’ve been here a whole week already. Its one of those situations where I feel like I only just got here, but also I feel like I’ve been here AGES just from the huge amount…
So I’ve been trying to work out the best way to write about this trip; there is just too much to leave it all until my regular Midwife Mondays posts, and I think I want to do a few…
I love a good bit of Mexican food, and I also love pasta. I’ve been coming up with recipes over the past few months which are full of veggies and lower in calories and so I wondered if it…
Bolognese is one of those absolute classic dishes that makes you feel all cosy and at-home no matter what. There’s just something about a meaty, rich sauce and a plateful of pasta that just makes any day better. I…
This past week has been absolute BLISS – Just to have that bit of time off to relax, catch up on some much needed sleep and spend time with M and with friends has been so special! We started…










