Yearly Archives: 2012

I’ve had the guilts this week.  We’ve had sick kids, my husband has been away and we have had lots of school events to attend, and the lunch boxes have suffered.  More times than I care to admit I have reached for a box of store-bought muesli bars, so this […]

Choc-Chip and Oat Slice

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My family loves this delicious, fruity slice, and I have been making it for quite a few years now.  It’s really quick, easy and super-healthy, making it a great treat for my little diabetic.  I don’t mind it for those mornings when I don’t have enough time for breakfast and […]

Fruitastic Slice

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EVERYTHING FREE MUFFINS! Now, I feel I have to be upfront and honest here, and tell you that these muffins didn’t exactly tickle my tastebuds, but I made a double-batch (16) of them about three hours ago and most of them have already disappeared with my girls requesting them in […]

Muffin Madness Monday

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Pretzel Mix I know it’s not the best picture, but unfortunately the container kept reflecting the light, so I had to pick the best of a bad bunch.  I thought you might like to see an example of my Pretzel Mix.  I usually pack it in these containers so I […]

This Week’s Lunch Box Filler

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Now, I have shared my family’s favourite chicken wrap recipe, Chilli Chicken, but I thought you might like to know some of the other easy chicken marinades that we use.  I’m going to share links to these recipes on my family recipes site, Plate4Eight.com, otherwise this post could go on […]

All Wrapped Up

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  This week we remembered Anzac Day, a day when we stop to honour past and present servicemen and servicewomen, and those who have lost their lives serving their country.  We watched our eldest son, an Australian Army Cadet stand vigil at The Grave Of The Unknown Soldier, represent his […]

Anzac Biscuits 2

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I can’t think of one kid I know who doesn’t love Pizza, hot, cold, bought, home-made, they don’t seem to care as long as it’s Pizza!  The good news is that if you make it yourself and know the ingredients that have gone into making it,  choose healthy toppings, and […]

Easy Peezy Pizza Dough

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I’m on the hunt for great slice recipes to add to my repertoire at the moment.  I have fallen in love with slices, they are so quick and easy, and that means they are useful for busy mums with just enough time to throw some ingredients into a bowl, stir, […]

Sugar-Free Apricot Yoghurt Slice

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I have never been a great pikelet maker, they’re either too thick and chewy, or the mixture is too runny.  I also tend to burn them a lot, plus you have to stand around for a while waiting for each batch to bubble, then you flip them over and wait […]

Pikelets

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Looking for something quick and not entirely unhealthy (notice the oats) to add to your lunch box as a sweet treat, but  you don’t have the time to bake biscuits?  That’s the predicament I found myself in the other day, so I went looking for a slice recipe.  Slices are […]

Anzac Slice

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This quick and easy savoury slice uses basic ingredients you probably already have on-hand and makes  a nice change from sandwiches and wraps.  We have it for dinner the night before with salad and put left-overs in the lunch box. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups macaroni pasta 60g butter 1/4 cup […]

Cheesy Ham and Macaroni Bake

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  Somehow I have let my store of pantry supplies dwindle down to less than the basics, but fortunately most muesli bar recipes are quite forgiving, allowing for the substitution of some ingredients.  In this case, it’s sugar, brown sugar to be exact, or the lack of it.  I never […]

Chewy Muesli Bars

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To survive the Christmas School Holidays, my husband and I  devised a plan we call “Divide and Conquer”.  Unbeknown to the kids we secretly directed them towards separate activities around the house and outside, therefore avoiding fights over iPads, colouring pencils, barbies, trampolines etc.  You understand what I am getting […]

Crunchy Cookies

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WANTED:  Head Chef Must be creative, flexible, able to multi-task, and above all else, extremely SNEAKY.  Oh, and willing to work all hours. I think this description fits every lunch box packing parent on earth.  Making sure our kids eat a balanced diet can be exhausting, especially if you have […]

Carrot! What Carrot?

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Banana Cake is a great occasional sweet treat for my little Diabetic, un-iced of course, and I often use this recipe to make muffins.  She is less likely to ask  “Where’s the icing?” if it looks like a muffin, not a cake.   But if you don’t have any diet […]

Banana Muffins

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Only six more sleeps until school goes back,  as my kids would say.  Parents everywhere are racing around buying bags, books, pencils, shoes and yes, lunch boxes.  And after all the to-do is over we are left the night before school starts  wondering what we are going to pack in […]

Apricot and Sultana Rock Cakes

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