There are sporadic interjections from husband, Jon Richardson, reminiscent of their successful telly programme, Meet the Richardsons. Known for her sharp, witty and surreal view on everyday life, Lucy shares the unpredictable craziness of being a mum in this brilliant and laugh-out-loud ‘mumoir’. Soon Elsie the baby becomes the toddler, the bright child and all with a determination to sabotage sleep.

You see, we are participating in a rarely mentioned holiday ritual: winter break impacted wisdom teeth removal. If it seems to need some extra thickening you can use an additional egg yolk (or a whole egg in place of one of the egg yolks).Following in the footsteps of other comedians' books, this touched on the matter of class along with comedic diary-style entries. It’s all about rolling with it and this book is proof after proof that no matter what you just gotta keep rolling with it.

Get ready to make room on mum’s bookshelf for Drinking Custard to sit alongside other mum classics such as Why Mummy Drinks, Hurrah For Gin!

To me, for a diary to have wider appeal than the author and immediate family, it needs some broader relevance or educational aspect (think Pepys), or be genuinely witty more than twice (think Back to Better by Annabelle Z Morris or Bridget Jones). To be honest, I was sold from pretty much the first page when there was that Elizabeth Stone quotation about having children being like your heart walking around outside your body. If you would prefer more of a baked custard, I do have a recipe for creme caramel which would be a wonderful wisdom teeth recovery treat as well at https://artofnaturalliving. I wasn't expecting anything too literary and it was light and easy to read, but I'd have preferred it to be funnier if it was just a collection of diary entries.

Lucy's northern working class roots, battling in a middle-class world of parenting rang very true for me as well.I can be quite sceptical about celeb books but Lucy comes across as so down to earth and relatable that I felt like I was sitting with a friend as I read. Her variation was a little flour stirred in with egg yolk, sugar mixture, and then cooked with milk. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. Like a heady vanilla eggnog (but no raw eggs), drinking custard is a delicious and easy southern Christmas tradition that is perfect with or without alcohol.

I always find Eggnog too ‘nutmegy’ – I’m glad to learn there is an alternative, similar style drink. I do like Lucy and Jon as a couple (heard them on Parenting Hell etc) but I didn’t feel that his interruptions were required. Or the efforts she made to infiltrate the local mums’ social groups and when she embarrassingly forgot her own new-born baby’s name! She remembers stories of her own birth while her mother was on holiday, some points of which she sends to her mother some time later to clarify points of confusion – just to make sure that family legends are actually true. Your kids would probably like this too Lynn–I may even try reducing the sugar a smidge to make it a little healthier!She admits that she only brought a mud kitchen because there’s a Scandinavian idea that if your child plays with mud and has a connection to nature they won’t get depressed when they are older.