The Dinner Lady

Sharing the highs and lows of our nations school dinners.

*All opinions are my own*

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@free_style_chef Apparently, it was very rich and very moist, so I'm happy with that 🙌🏼

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

Bit of Carrot Cake, anyone? 🥕🍰

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@marktheman2010 Thanks Mark. I don't make cakes often. X

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@McEwanWrites Thank you 🙌🏼

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@Karensm03757774 It is cream cheese frosting 🤔
It just has some cinnamon sprinled on it. X

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[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@Ohgoditsme2 Thank you, that's very nice of you.
We genuinely love our jobs and care that the children get a good healthy meal.

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

What a busy but rewarding week it's been serving so many little mouths! (some not so little 😂)

This week, we've been catering for the Mums event at the Nursery, and today we were surprised with a very touching letter and some beautiful flowers.

It's nice to be appreciated ❤️

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@Hana_b30 I love this so much! 💚💚

[Farmer Luke 🥔 @Ondaintreefarm]

Potatoes all bag up and ready to go!! Big thanks to the mother in law for the help! It truly is a family business!! 🥔🚜

Thank you all for your support!!
Your can order your posted potatoes now at: https://t.co/j0gA6JNI9t 🥔📮

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

This week, we are delighted to be catering for a special Mothers Day event at the nearby nursery unit.

This is our 3rd year doing this event, and we feel so lucky to be a part of it, and Nikki gets to have a play 😁🎂

🔸️Lemon and Courgette Cupcakes
🔸️Carrot Cake

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

Thought she was unalive for a second when I came back into the kitchen 😳
Some crumbs apparenlty 😂😂🤦🏼‍♀️

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@BrowneJuli24373 Me too! 😂😂🙌🏼

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

A freezer breakdown has meant we've had to switch things up a bit this week, so today we had roast gammon for lunch with some lovely Lemon and Courgette Cake for dessert 🍋🍰

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

The 2 D's have been putting on a World Book day extravaganza over at their primary school this week.
Dinner ladies that go the extra mile to make their students lunch times engaging and fun 👏🏼🌟
(We buy all the extras like decorations, sweets, sprinkles, cake toppers ourselves)

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@NibloGrant Thank you. They deserve it ☺️

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

We celebrated World Book Day at school today.
We served a mini Mary Poppins, Willy Wonker, Godzilla, Sherlock Holmes, Cinderella, and a very orange UmpaLumpa 🤩
Cheesy bean parcels, mozerella bread twists, and star shortbread biscuits all on offer 😋

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

@LACA_UK Well done 🙌🏼✨️

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

Lovely and vibrant, fresh salad today 🥗

[The Dinner Lady @dinner_the65743]

The 2 Donna's are amazing! 🎈🤡

These girls put so much into dinnertimes for the children at their primary school. Their theme days are legendary across our region.
They are always going the extra mile.🏆🏅

Today, the Circus came to town 🎪