🐱 How NOT to Bath Your Cat 🛁 A tail of woe, and told by Tabitha, who accidentally fell in a bath once and never wants to experience another. So, you’ve looked at your cat, looked at the mud on its fur, and thought, “How hard can it be to give you a quick bath?” Congratulations. You’ve just m

I didn’t used to like coronation chicken. Probably because of the raisins. Or something. But recently we’ve been enjoying this completely inauthentic recipe I sort of invented. No raisins (they are the devil’s rabbit droppings!) but toasted walnuts and it works really well as a salad. You c

Hate radishes you say? Have you roasted them and eaten them dipped in baked Brie or aioli? They are delicious. And I hated radishes as a child… Recipe on the blog. It’s not complicated. https://thisadhdmum.com/roast-your-radishes-theyre-delicious-i-promise/ #roastedradishes #easy

For some health reasons, the husband has to move to decaffeinated coffee and reduce his caffeine intake. I’ve done this accidentally. It wasn’t fun. We are doing things more safely and intentionally for him… https://thisadhdmum.com/how-to-safely-come-off-caffeine-for-medical-reasons/

1. Wait until your sibling is sitting peacefully. 2. Invade their personal space for absolutely no reason. 3. Stare at them upside down like a tiny furry gremlin. 4. Refuse to blink. 5. Act innocent when they get annoyed. Bonus tip: Wear a cute and fashionable bandana so nobody believes you’

That time the husband accidentally decaffeinated me, and lived to tell the tale. It was not fun at the time, I genuinely thought I was loosing my mind but we can laugh about it now. https://thisadhdmum.com/accidentally-decaffeinated/ #adhd #decaffeinatedcoffee

https://thisadhdmum.com/fig-with-goats-cheese-and-walnut-salad/ If you, like me, think salads are boring, then you may want to try this fig salad with goats cheese and walnuts is delicious and easy. It's naturally low carb too and you can sub out the serrano ham for roasted chickpeas if you

May is #coeliacawareness month and I thought I’d share a couple of tried and tested gluten free recipes. This one is my gluten free Victoria sponge cake (it can be dairy free too) which works with the “measure five eggs” method every time. https://thisadhdmum.com/gluten-free-dairy-free-victo

Gluten free food has improved in choice and quality since I married my non coeliac gluten sensitive husband 25 years ago but now I have a teenager with coeliac it definitely adds costs to our food budget… Why is gluten food more expensive? Gluten-free food is often more expensive because it

May is #coeliacawareness month. Here’s the story of the time I glutened my teenager and made her unwell, unintentionally but because I failed to check a label. She’d been poorly, then recovered from various bugs and was run down. The GP suggested a tonic to boost her energy. I grabbed th

https://thisadhdmum.com/gluten-free-and-dairy-free-chocolate-cupcakes-3/ This is my foolproof and easy gluten free and dairy free chocolate cupcake recipe: works every time: You will need: 225g/8oz gluten-free plain flour 350g/12½oz caster sugar 85g/3oz cocoa powder 1½ tsp baking powde

I made this last night for a larger dinner (about 30 people) but this recipe is the original. It is super easy (in fact, I lied, my 19 year old actually made this last night, whilst helping me cook for an event) It’s dairy free so it’s great for those who can’t have dairy and it is absolutely d

HOW TO FIX SOMEONE: 1. YOU CAN’T… One of the most important things I’ve learned as a woman, is that you cannot fix anyone else. You will break yourself trying. 2: FIX YOURSELF. No one else is coming to your rescue. #internationalwomensday

Funny story time: the time my husband decaffeinated me unintentionally with not the best consequences. The week was going really well. It was the week of my birthday. I had had a lovely birthday. I was feeling a ok. Then on the evening of my birthday I started feeling a mix of anxiety and letha

https://thisadhdmum.com/i-finally-deleted-twitter-x/ I finally deleted what was my favourite platform and gateway social media site. Want to hear the story of how I was stalked by someone on Twitter? They even stalked my family and tried to contact my job (tried, I am self employed, that didn’t

We eat a lot of chickpeas in this house. Current fixation - roasted, with paprika. They are DELICIOUS. Recipe here: https://thisadhdmum.com/spicy-roasted-chickpeas/ 😉 #roastedchickpeas #lifeisfood

Let’s talk xanthan gum – and why it’s not the scary, chemical-sounding thing it sounds like! I get fed up of “health” coaches and people who’ve spent a lot of time learning via Google but not actually qualified, making claims about certain things and xanthan gum is vilified when it doesn’t need to

HOW TO BRUSH A CAT’S TEETH Narrated by me. The cat. A victim. Step 1: Buy a “cat toothbrush”. Laughable. I know what it is. Step 2: Approach me casually, like you’re not about to betray my trust. Step 3: I immediately sense danger and disappear into another dimension. Step 4: You find me. I

These easy bird feeder cakes, are something we make every year to feed birds in our garden in winter. An old post from our old blog, but the recipe still works. As winter approaches, we plan to keep feeding the birds. Read here:https://thisadhdmum.com/quick-and-easy-birdseed-feeder-cakes-fo

ADHD, sensory issues, overstimulation… If you asked me on one level how I manage sensory overload in certain places like restaurants, commuting, work when it’s busy and noisy, and even sometimes my own kids? I’d say I’ve just learned how to cope. But if you ask me on a deeper level, I’d say