I love these muffins for breakfast, but I’m sure they’ll be a treat in lunch boxes too. Â If you are concerned about the nuts in the topping, just leave them out. Â You can also use a loaf pan if you prefer. Oatmeal Tea Bread or Muffins Ingredients: 1/4 cup milk […]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Last weekend we visited the local food and wine festival where we decided to be adventurous and try a sample plate of Spanish food.  We immediately fell in love with Couscous, so much so that I came home and Googled possible recipes to try.  Last night I made this  Moroccan […]
Moroccan Chicken with Couscous Salad
I love the September school holidays, the weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming and the carnival is on, and every morning can be a lazy morning. Â We love lazy mornings! Â We love lazy lunches too, but we can’t just eat sandwiches every day. Â I need to try and […]
Spontaneous Holiday Lunches
I remember as a kid I thought Ryvita looked and smelled like cardboard and I wouldn’t try one. Â Luckily my kids are more adventurous and open-minded than I was, and they love them. Â These days I love them too, especially the Multi-Grain ones, spread with extra light cream cheese and […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
Yuuuuuummmmmm!!!!!! Â That was my kids response when they saw this box emerge from the shopping bag. Â And that was my first clue that these would be like a “Sometimes Food” (thanks Elmo) in our house. Â I know Special K Chocolatey Bars (Caramel) are Dietician Approved, which is great if you […]
Cheating Tuesday
Zucchini.  If I took a poll tonight of  your favourite vegetables, how do you think zucchini would rate?  Personally, I don’t think it would even make the top ten.  I mean, if we are honest, it tastes like water and it is covered in green skin!  Yet we try to […]
Muffin Madness Monday
This week was a whirlwind of events. Â Tuesday we let our eight year old skip school to attend a Diabetic Education Seminar which was being held locally. Â It was a great day, a bit of a refresher course and full of inspiration, especially from their star attraction and special guest […]
What’s In The Box?
The kids are always excited when they open their lunch boxes to discover Corn Chips and Salsa, but for my little diabetic, they are on the occasional snack list. Â When I do include it in her lunch box I make sure I pick the corn chips with the lowest salt […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Filler
It’s no secret I’m a fan of the Diabetic Living Magazine, and have tried and posted several recipes. Â I have no connection at all with the magazine, I have just found it very helpful over the years since they started publication. Â It doesn’t necessarily focus a lot on children, but […]
Cheating Tuesday
It’s the last week of the school term, and my kids are out-sandwiched, which means allowing them to have a few extra tuckshop days and coming up with alternatives that will keep them happy. Â This is a great little recipe I found back in 2001 on my favourite freezer cooking […]
Muffin Madness Monday
When packing lunch boxes in a hurry it helps to have a list you can look at and quickly make choices from.  This also helps during those last minute shopping trips…….what to buy?  I’m a bit of a list freak, a symptom of having six children and lots to do. […]
Lunch Box Fillers List
Stegasaurus Pasties and English Muffin Pizzas were big hits again this week. Â I have a stash of uncooked pasties in my freezer, ready to go. Â You could do the same with the pizzas if you wanted to. The kids could have re-heated them in the class-room microwave , but they […]
What’s In The Box?
These two lunch box fillers make a regular appearance in my daughter’s lunch boxes, so it is a good thing they are both Diabetic Friendly Snacks. Â I have included two this week just in case some of you go to a school with a NO NUTS POLICY. Â Our school allows […]
This Week’s Lunch Box Fillers
Being diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes is a huge challenge for any child, and their parents. Â Medically speaking, there is so much to learn and come to terms with. Â Diabetes is a constant in their lives, there is no taking a break from it and it has […]
Cranberry and Apple Biscuits
My kids love taking cold pizza to school. Â We don’t do it very often, and most times I will make my own pizza bases, but sometimes it’s a last minute thing and I just don’t have the time to make pizza from scratch. Â That’s when I cheat and use English […]
Cheating Tuesday
If you have visited before, you probably know that my 6 year old son, affectionately known around here as The Vegemite Kid has an aversion to fruit, vegetables and meat, but he was completely fooled by these yummy muffins and happily scoffed one for afternoon tea. They are quite deceptive. They […]
Muffin Madness Monday
Good News!  No big failures this week.  Everything went smoothly, the only hiccup was warm yoghurt.  It’s starting to get warmer here, and even though I placed  freezer blocks in their lunch boxes, The Vegemite Kid complained that his yoghurt was warm.  I guess it is time to start freezing […]
What’s In The Box?
Our school likes to encourage the kids to take good care of the environment and to consider the effect their actions will have on it in the future. Â They have several vegetable gardens, worm farms, compost and recycling bins around the school, and even recycle old school play equipment like […]
Going Green
Last night Winter officially came to an end, and today is the first day of SPRING! Â Spring is my favourite season, can you tell? Â Everything seems fresh, the sun is out but it’s not too hot to enjoy, and flowers start blooming (hello hay fever, but who cares?). Â Yesterday I […]