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

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

    This Top Tip would have to be “The” best time saving idea I have ever had.  Having six kids on school holidays means spending more time in the kitchen, and two snacks each a day means at least 12 snacks to prepare.  So, I came up with Snack […]

Top Tips (Snack Bags)

It’s the first week of the school holidays!  School is out, no more lunch boxes to pack, homework to finish, or school concerts to make costumes for. Mums everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief.  Well, for a few moments anyway, there’s still Christmas to tackle, and soon after that […]

120 Sweet Biscuits

During the last weeks of school we were getting a little sick of sandwiches, wraps and rolls, so we tried these savoury muffins with a salad.  Needless to say my little man wouldn’t stray from his Vegemite Sandwich, but the girls are adventurous, and thought they were great and their […]

Cheesy Vegie Muffins

These Anzac Biscuits are a little different to the traditional recipe.  They don’t contain any coconut, and they don’t need bicarb. soda, which is great because I have just run out of both.  The kids love them, and they make a nice change from a muesli bar, yet they still […]

Anzac Biscuits

Cupcakes are something every mum finds herself baking at some stage.  At our school and kindy they are the preferred treat to celebrate birthdays.  There’s no messy cutting of the cake, no fighting over who got the largest slice  or the piece with the most lollies on it, and best […]

The Best Vanilla Cupcakes

I decided to post this idea on a Sunday because that is probably when I personally would choose to prepare it.  We all know we should include two serves of fruit in the lunch boxes of our children, but sometimes it can be really hard to coax a child to […]

2 Serves of Fruit!

Muesli or Berry-Topped Yoghurt I know life is busy, especially at this time of year, and sometimes it can be easier and less stressful to grab something ready-made off the supermarket shelf.  I know I can be guilty of it, but there are some things I just won’t budge on […]

This Week’s Lunch Box Filler

Seriously, if you have five minutes up your sleeve, then you have time to get out the ingredients (of which there are only four), whip up these little gems, roll them into balls and pop them in the oven.  Then you can vacuum, put on a load of washing, read […]

Cornflake and Honey Cookies

It’s Monday, and time to whip up a fresh batch of muffins for the week.  These muffins are my version of a recipe I found at http://www.thesisterscafe.com called Cape Codd Apple Nut Carrot Muffins.  I have changed the ingredients somewhat, and shortened the name, but they are still packed with flavour. […]

Muffin Madness Monday

I came across this recipe the other day, just before the kids were due home from school.  It’s so quick and easy to prepare that it was baked and cooling before they walked in the door.  Watch out though, my husband says it’s addictive, and I believe him because it’s […]

Russian Slice

                Ants on a Log! Now, despite what my husband says, I know I am not the only one who can see why they call this snack Ants on a Log! I can see it, my kids can see it, and I know […]

This Week’s Lunch Box Filler

I was flicking through some of my older issues of Diabetic Living Magazine when I came across this recipe for a Nutty Carrot Slice with Yoghurt Frosting.  I have always been meaning to try it because my husband absolutely loves carrot cake and the portion sizes of this one aren’t […]

Nutty Carrot Slice with Yoghurt Frosting

Ever wondered how to get that salad wrap in your lunch box from point A to point B without losing the contents you have so lovingly placed inside it?  Me too, so I went looking for options to solve my dilemma, and I came up with paper serviettes, or napkins […]

Rainbow Wraps

We’re taking a break from sandwiches today, and taking left-overs for lunch.  Here’s one way to make left-overs fun.  We had tacos last night, and the kids love cold taco mince, so I put some in a container with a dollop of sour cream and salsa, and in another container […]

What’s In The Box?

I love it when I find a way to sneak extra fruit or veges. into my kids diets, and when I served these pikelets up for afternoon tea this afternoon, The Vegemite Kid tucked in, oblivious to the  apple puree lurking inside.  They are quick, super- easy and will be […]

Apple Pikelets

You have probably guessed by now that I love a good muffin, and they are a great fall-back for the lunch box.  I also love Raspberries and White Chocolate, and according to every great foodie, the two are amazing together.  So, I was very excited when I was reading one […]

Muffin Madness Monday

Snickerdoodle Muffins, the muffin you have when you are really craving Cinnamon Doughnuts, but you don’t have the time or energy to make them.  I think that says it all…… but really, these muffins are amazing.  So amazing in fact, that it is impossible to keep them long enough to […]

Muffin Madness Monday