I have had a few requests to include more gluten free recipes. As we don’t have gluten intolerance’s in our home it isn’t something I have worked a lot with, however I am always up for a challenge and enjoy expanding my cooking knowledge. I am starting with a pretty basic recipe – Lemon Slice […]
Strawberry Scones
We all get a little bit happy when berry season starts. I love that the boys what to gobble up as many as they can and that they are cheap. To maintain a weekly shopping budget I refuse to buy berries when they are out of season – up to $5 for 250gm of strawberries […]
BBQ Flavoured Shredded Chicken
I have recently discovered that my boys really like shredded chicken and especially flavoured shredded chicken. Mr 7 who claims he doesn’t like chicken but will eat crumbed chicken, chicken with tomato sauce on it but not when it is roasted as a whole chicken loves this shredded chicken. I love the simplicity of the […]
Chicken Curry Dusted Chicken Wings
I really love it when a brand listens to us as parents and brings us new more natural products where you can actually understand what the ingredients are on the packet. Continental have done just that! They have created a brand new range called Naturally Tasty which is full of natural ingredients such as herbs, […]
Stuffed Pizza Rolls
I have a couple of pizza fans in my house. They would happily eat pizza everyday if I let hahaha. On our lunchbox rotater is mini pizzas which are super easy to make and freeze but I do like to get creative and give them some variety while sticking to flavours I know that they […]
Chocolate Carrot Cake
I do love a good hide a veggie in a chocolate cake recipe. I have hidden pumpkin, beetroot and zucchini so far and this weekend I added carrot to the mix. Adding vegetables into a cake, loaf or muffin mix is not simply to disguise the vegetables because all the added sugar and butter simply […]
Passionfruit Shortbread
My fruit bowl is overflowing with passionfruits from our vine which means we need to either eat them, remove the pulp and freeze it, give them away or bake with them. All of the for mentioned will be happening as I have a heap that still need to be picked up and brought inside. I […]
Triple Smoked Ham, Leek and Cheese Toasties
How good are open toasties! They make for an easy dinner or a filling breakfast. This combination is an absolute winner. You can also try other variations by swapping the leek for asparagus, pineapple or tomato. INGREDIENTS Bread slice x 1 piece D’Orsogna Triple Smoked Ham 35g Tasty cheese slices x 2 slices Grated tasty […]
Pantry Staples Chocolate Cake
A lot of chocolate cake use pantry staples to make them, but over the years I have learn’t that it is the way you use those ingredients to make a cake makes all the difference. You can cream the butter and eggs or throw it all in and hope for the best but with this […]