Reasons to be happy

My reasons to be happy

Only 4 more days, after today, of work and school until we break up for Christmas! Definitely something to be cheerful about. I love duvet days, crafts and baking and not having to rush in the morning to get up and out into the cold will be lovely.

I've started wrapping gifts and purchased the last few bits yesterday evening so I feel quite prepared now for the big day. No doubt I'll end up buying more but that is always the way with me... Oops.

I'm hosting a Mexican night on Saturday with all the family round which I'm looking forward to. As it's at mine it will be a great evening without the need to taxi people about. I may enjoy a tipple or ten.

The Mini Mes have their award presentations tomorrow for their achievements over the year. Proud mummy moment alert!


What reasons to you have to be cheerful this week?

Discovery Fajita Kit Review

Fajitas are often on the menu in our house. Not only are they delicious, simple and fast to cook, they make food fun for the kids which generally encourages them to eat more vegetables! We love adding peppers, salad, cheese, mayo and onion to ours and when the Mini Mes can construct them themselves they enjoy meal time even more. It's an ideal family food.

We were sent a Fajita Kit to review from Discovery and the first thing I noticed was the size of the packaging. Alternative branded kits usually come in huge boxes which can be hard to store away in the cupboards but the Discovery packet is considerably smaller due to the tortillas being rolled. I think this is a great idea!

The kit contains 8 plain flour tortillas, a seasoning sachet and medium salsa. It should easily feed a family of four and is suitable for both vegetarians and vegans. If there are more hungry tums that need filling you can buy extra tortillas seperately or you could maybe make a salad or some wedges to go with them.

The instructions are simple to follow and you only need your meat/quorn, peppers and onions to to go with the kit. Cooking time is approximately 10 minutes with the veg and turkey (in our case) going into the pan to cook through and the tortillas being warmed through in the microwave for a few seconds. The mexican aroma was amazing!

The tortillas were a good thickness and we were able to fold them with ease around the filling without any tears. The salsa was full of flavour with a kick but without being overpowering and the seasoning was also very tasty. There were empty plates all round.

For more information on Discovery and their products you can head to their website