If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 3 weeks left until Christmas! We will be in Melbourne for Christmas and spending it with my husband’s family for the main part of the day. I will help with sides and desserts for the kids, so there [...]

Image by LeSmou Imperator It was time again to do the monthly menu plan for the family and I thought I would share the menu plans and shopping lists. (The files list below are all PDFs which you can download.) For me November disappears so quickly, I find once that we pass Melbourne Cup, we [...]

1. Produce Stand, 2. Watermelon is love, 3. PAPAYA, 4. Star Fruit Last year at the beginning of each month I would list the Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables In Australia. As November approaches, I thought I would delve back into my archives about seasonal fruit and veg to find some inspiration for my menu plan, [...]

1. Strawberries, 2. Mangoes, 3. grapefruit, 4. Abacaxi, piña, pineapple One week back at school and already I am a bit over the school lunch boxes thing! I have to admit, that this is not my most favourite job in the world. Trying to find a balance of healthy variety that they will actually eat [...]

This week’s menu plan (listed below the table) is the last from my bulk planning session last month. As we are still on school holidays, I thought I would take the opportunity with the extra time and menu plan ahead for the next month. In a previous post on my menu planning process I detail [...]

Image by thebittenword.com After a very quick two weeks, we are back to school on Monday. Personally I could do with another week away from the school and after school running around! The family meals for the next few weeks are going to be very easy to cook and quick to prepare. This term we [...]