Honey soy is a classic flavour combination that you will commonly find chicken pieces marinated in. A glace of your local butcher or deli section and you will find most commonly chicken wings marinated in this flavour combination. Now the price for these marinated pieces are normally around $5 kg (wings), the un-marinated chicken pieces […]
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Mild Tasty Sticks Pasta Salad
I just love a cold pasta salad! It is perfect as a side dish or as a great lunch on its own. The boys especially love these Mild Tasty Sticks they are very “tasty” as the name suggests and while they would happily scoff them down on their own I decided to get creative and […]
Introducing my new sponsor: Mission Foods
‘Cooking For Busy Mums’ is excited to announce that I will be working with Mission Foods from now until the end of the year, in our new partnership. The partnership will see me bring you new competitions, and many fantastic new innovative and inspiring recipes, that will feature on the blog in the coming months. […]
Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
This recipe for Beef and Broccoli and a flavour packed easy dinner that the whole family will enjoy. The marinating process makes the meat super tender and the texture is like the takeaway variety you get, in fact the whole recipe is basically a copy cat of the takeaway variety except you have made it […]
Creamy Fish, Bacon and Broccoli Orecchiette Pasta
We all know that we should add more fish into our diet, but it can be one of the tricky meats in incorporate into family meals. We are very lucky that hubby and father -in-law love fishing so we are never in short supply of fresh fish. In the past 8 years I haven’t actually […]
Cheese and Tomato Sausage Pasta Bake with added Green Vegetables
If I asked my boys what they would like for dinner I would get back a few standard responses, pasta, sausages, pizza! I have never been asked for a salad, spinach or zucchini (but they have eaten many of these without knowing) so my green hating boys continue to eat them in the many dishes […]
Zucchini and Bacon Slice
We love this zucchini and bacon slice in our family and I love even more because my fussy little green avoiding eaters will actually eat it. It’s the perfect dish to make and keep in the fridge so that you can grab a slice whenever you like. It never lasts longer than 3 days in […]
How To Roast a Whole Chicken
Roasting whole cuts of meat is something I do regularly. We sometimes roast two cuts of meat a week and are able to get 4+ meals out of them for our young family of four. Why do I love roasting so much? It is cheaper to by whole cuts of meat compared to small cuts. […]
Low Fat Pork Chow Mein Noodles
I’m back in the kitchen with Chang’s and this week I am creating a low fat dinner the whole family can enjoy. Using Chang’s Super Lo-Cal Wok Ready Noodles that are 100% fat free, low GI and gluten free. I teamed the noodles up with pork mince as it is also low in fat, added […]
