Caitríona Redmond: My slow-cooked pork ribs recipe warms from the inside out

The slow cooker was my saviour last week

Winter warmer: Try these pork ribs in broth.

There was a mishap last week when a radiator was accidentally banged against, and a part broke. Something which the adults in the house didn’t realise until Sunday night when a very brown patch appeared on the ceiling in the living room, and water started dripping down a light.

We were able to stop the leak from doing any further damage and turned off the heating for a couple of days until we could get a plumber to repair it. The electrician will follow soon. Another time I’ll return to the story of how families with additional needs bear an extra financial burden, but this is just one example of it in our house, I guess.