Monthly Archives: June 2012


It’s Friday, and I’m trying to hold out until Monday to do the grocery shopping, so I went hunting through my pantry to see what I could make.  And this is what I came up with.  It’s a new twist on an old favourite everybody loves…..Choc-Chip Scones.  To tell you […]

Choc-Chip Scones


School holidays + Rain + Wind +Coughing Sick Kids = PYJAMA DAY! What do your Pyjama Days look like?  Ours are filled with sleep-ins (echoes of laughter), pyjamas all day, quick and easy meals, fingernail painting, playing hairdressers, and cozying-up under the doona in front of a movie with popcorn […]

It’s Pyjama Day!


Now that the cooler weather is setting-in it’s time to get out the thermos and start sending the kids something warm and comforting  in their lunch boxes.  Macaroni cheese is probably the No. 1 choice in our house and it’s simple to make, using pantry staples you probably already have […]

Winter Warmers



Now, you know what a nut lover I am, and these muesli bars have a wonderful nuttiness about them without actually containing any nuts.  This is a bonus if your child goes to a school with a NO NUTS policy.  I’m not knocking the no nuts policy, I understand it […]

Apricot Muesli Bars



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