Caitríona Redmond: Try my recipe for slow cooker beans that you can use in many meals

"This week I have a recipe for mothering buns. Traditionally made by children for their mother, in our house, they require a little supervision so we make these together as a family."

I love making a big batch of beans in the slow cooker, and then that’s several meals sorted

Have you ever wondered why Mother’s Day falls on a different day each year? There’s a very good reason for that and believe it or not Mother’s Day never started out as a holiday to celebrate your mother at all.

The origins of Mothering Sunday reach back to the sixteenth century when people returned to their “mother” church for Laetare Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent). In the Industrial Age it became a day when servants were given a day off to return to their family and it was often the only time of the year when entire families would congregate together and visit church as a family. It was also known as “going a-Mothering”. Over time this Mothering Sunday tradition evolved to one where mothers are celebrated.