First of all, I have to say I was a little hesitant when I made this recipe. Should I or shouldn’t I add the apple? I have always thought it was a bit weird when people added things like apple or raisins to salads, but when I try them, I […]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
I love coffee, and because I love coffee, I love cookies. And what’s a piping hot coffee without a great cookie to go with it? That’s my comfort food. Cookies are also a popular treat for the lunch box, and they travel well. If you can find yourself a great basic cookie […]
Butter Cookies
If our weekend has been really busy, we like to take it easy Sunday afternoon and spend it with the kids before they head back to school Monday. Yesterday was one of those days, the twins had a birthday party in the morning, and the other kids were suffering from birthday cake […]
Muffin Madness Monday
This week has been very hectic. When we returned from our mini-vacation we came home to an empty snack box. Not a muffin or muesli bar in sight. We had appointments to keep, loads and loads of washing to catch up on, homework sheets and readers to complete, and to […]
What’s In The Box?
Like me, I’m sure you have a few favourite haunts on the web. Blogs where you know you are sure to find a recipe quickly when you are in a pinch. This happened to me Thursday afternoon. I needed something extra to throw in Friday’s lunch boxes, but it needed […]
Honey Loaf
We all need a store of little snacks to add to our lunch boxes for when the kids need something extra to munch on after they have eaten their sandwiches, fruit or dairy etc. However, we need to try and keep these snacks relatively healthy. This week, because our cupboards […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
Some of you may think this recipe is a little daring for your younger children, but my kids were raised on garlic and chilli so they love this recipe. After all, it uses sweet chilli sauce which isn’t very hot. We make this often, and everyone who visits seems to […]
Chilli Chicken Salad Rolls
This week I came across a recipe for Milo Muffins. Aaaahh, there’s a key word in there……Milo! What kid doesn’t love Milo? And they did, they loved them. I’m just not sure if they loved them because they saw me add 1 1/2 Cups of Milo (I need to make […]
Milo vs. Cocoa
Last weekend we decided to pack up and head off to the beach for a long weekend. Fortunately Nana and Grandad live at the beach and don’t mind us using their home when they go away. All we have to do is feed the cat and put the wheelie bins […]
Weekend Getaway!
Mornings can be pretty hectic around here, and sometimes it is easier for me to grab something I can eat on the go like a breakfast bar. Even the kids get sick of cereals, eggs and toast and want a change, and a homemade bar can be a healthy option. […]
Apricot and Pecan Muesli Bars
The Vegemite Kid recently decided it was o.k. to eat certain forms of  meat, as long as it came in the shape of a meatball, or was encased in puff pastry, accompanied by tomato sauce. This strict  criteria has led to the Stegasaurus Pastie. Anything resembling a dinosaur is sure to […]
Stegasaurus Pasties
I spent yesterday making sure I had dinner cooked, uniforms ironed and everything ready for today before the kids got home from school so I could sit down with them one by one and go through this week’s homework sheet, reader and spelling list. To my surprise they were really […]
SMARTIES Cookies
Yesterday was an unusually peaceful Sunday afternoon. I was inside getting everything ready for school the next day, and the kids were outside pretending to make a campfire to cook their seed-pod soup over. I love the thought of them having a Dennis the Menace childhood. A bit of mud, […]
Sunday Baking
My twins couldn’t be any more different. For a start, one is a boy, the other a girl. He is short, she is tall. He is dark, she is blonde. He is usually quiet, she is outgoing. She eats anything and everything you offer to her, often stealing raw vegetables […]
The Vegemite Kid
Over the next few weeks I am going to be trying out several new Muesli Bar recipes in an effort to find a substitute for those expensive, sugar laden bars you can buy at the supermarket. The trouble is, most of the recipes I have found so far contain a […]