Nutty for Nutmeg

So I think its safe to say Winter is here! I took my puppy, Teddy out this morning as it was my turn to do the breakfast run and I swear my whole body nearly seized up! As we know with Winter comes Flu season and my Son, Kavan was hit with a terrible cold and now one of those horrible post cold rattling coughs.

Armed with everything from a bowl of hot steaming water, vapour rub, lavender rub, tissues, oh and a large jar of honey I've been trying to help him out for days now so like any concerned but resourceful (if I do say so myself) parent I took to the web!

I just adore Pinterest, I must admit I am guilty of Pinning recipes and ideas that I forget exist but regardless I was on a mission to see if there was a remedy out there that I didn't know about. Success!
I found a lovely recipe for Nutmeg Milk, not a popular sore throat drink I know but I read somewhere that Nutmeg helps you sleep. Honestly I have never used or bought Nutmeg in my life so I was pleased to see Asda had it reasonably priced. The kitchen smelt amazing very warm and Christmassy (Now I get the Nutmeg, Christmas connection!)

Im not going to fool you into thinking that as soon as the bottle touched my sons lips he fell into a deep slumber, I wish! However he certainly fell asleep a lot quicker than he usually does, the real test will be if it magically makes him sleep through the night, if he does I think I will bottle this liquid and sell it at playgroup!

The recipe is below..... Enjoy!

2 cups of milk ( any kind but I used Almond)

Pinch of Ground Ginger

Pinch of Ground Cloves

1/4 teaspoon of Cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of Nutmeg

Warm the milk and just whisk in the ingredients!

Strain if required.

Back to Blogging

I'm back Bloggers! I've been absent from the blogging world for nearly a year! You may remember me as My Mums Shoes,.... Unfortunately I've had a bit of a Google melt down and cant remember my logins so I've had to re-invent myself and now I'm back with My Silver Lining.

While I've been away I've set up my own Marketing and Promotions Business, The Silver lining Agency, the name Silverlining comes from mine and my husbands dream from nearly 6 years ago. We always said if and when we took the self employment plunge all our ventures would go under Silver lining, its a husband & wife thing.

It feels good to be back, My son Kavan is now a strong willed 2 year old who enjoys climbing on my new sofa and torturing his mother with his unwillingness to speak. So the blogs of being a mother and running a business are back with recipe's thrown in and the occasional parental rant.

Watch this space for 12 days of Christmas and Cinnamon scented tree decorations.....

Silverlining....