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My name is Jo and I am a single parent. I have two young boys aged 4 and 3. I'm starting this blog in order to keep myself sane and to share my experiences as a single parent. My oldest son is called Charles but is very rarely called that, he is usually referred to as Charlie or Bobbins. He is very long sighted and needs to wear glasses all the time - when he has not broken them of course. My other son is called Leo, but is known as The Bean. He has a mild case of Spina Bifida and also has hydrocephalus, not that you would know that to look at him. My intention is to take a picture every day for a year and to write a little about it. The say that a picture is worth a thousand words and each picture will hopefully represent that day.

Weight Loss Update

Tuesday 10th April



Total weight loss 13lb!





Week one and I have lost 4lbs, I am very pleased :)
Week two and I have lost 9lbs how on Earth? :O

Friday, 23 March 2007

Roast Gammon

One of my favourite roasts is gammon. I know some people boil them for days in strange and wonderful substances, cola, cider etc and then glaze them in pounds of sugar and various honeys and syrups but I don't. I buy good quality cured ham that is not too salty. I bung it in the oven and cover it in foil to steam. 40 minutes before it is due to come out of the oven I remove the foil and blast the gammon until it has a good colour. I then rest it for at least half an hour, it is so much nicer warm rather than hot (like chicken).

Simple but effective and no hidden points. It is one of my favourite dishes when entertaining, and so many people have commented that it is nice to have gammon that tastes like gammon rather than lots of other flavourings. When I spend a little extra on a nice piece of meat I want to be able to taste it.

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