Recipes

Honey Joys – Old School Birthday Party Food!

February 5, 2012

I made these Honey Joys a couple of weekends ago for our youngest’s third birthday party. They went down a treat with both the kids and the adults. I think most adults secretly love a bit of old school party food! Honey Joys Recipe Ingredients: 180g butter or margarine 2/3 cup caster sugar 2 tablespoon [...]

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Watermelon and Feta Salad

January 29, 2012

Watermelon and Feta Salad is very popular at the moment! I made it for the first time for our Greek inspired Christmas menu plan. It was amazing. I was a little bit worried about how strong the onion would be, but by soaking it in lime juice it ends up with such great flavour, that [...]

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Greek Meatballs

January 22, 2012

For Christmas 2011, I put together a Greek inspired menu plan. This involved cooking a number of new recipes, including these delicious Greek meatballs. Over the next few weeks I will share more of the recipes that we cooked. I was very lucky to have one of my younger sister’s staying with me and she [...]

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Berry Smoothie

January 16, 2012

My kids love smoothies. They also adore raspberries, so a berry smoothie made with raspberries is their idea of heaven. There are 1000 ways to make a berry smoothie, but this is a tried and tested favourite in our house. Berry Smoothie Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries (of course you could use fresh if [...]

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Simple Salad Recipes – Strawberry and Cucumber Salad

January 8, 2012

When I told a friend before Christmas that I was having a Greek inspired menu plan, she told me about a salad she had at a recent BBQ and how she thought it would work well with my menu plan. I didn’t make it for Christmas Day, but did make it to give it a [...]

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How To Make Caramel Popcorn

January 2, 2012

In the words of my 13 year old “This stuff is amazing!”. I have never made caramel popcorn before, so was very happy to find it was easy and quick to make. And most importantly it tastes soooo good! Ingredients: 1/2 cup popping corn 125 grams butter 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 tablespoons honey 1 [...]

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Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse

December 27, 2011

This is a great super easy recipe that you can make in a day or so in advance. I made individual Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse cups for dessert on Christmas Day. This recipe is based on one from George Calombaris and it was the first time I have melted chocolate using a bain marie – [...]

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Easy Christmas Treats

December 17, 2011

I do love Christmas time. Love the festivity of it, the warmth shared amongst family and friends and the generosity that you see. These very cute watermelon Christmas trees make such an easy Christmas Treat. I can take no credit for the idea! The lovely Jessica from Apples and Jam, sent me a photo of [...]

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Tzatziki Dip Recipe – one the kids can help you make!

December 12, 2011

This post is from Christie at Childhood101. Christie has a fabulous blog which is a great resource for parents and has a philosophy I strongly believe in – that play is a critical factor in early childhood development. Childhood101 is a finalist for the parenting category of the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards being held [...]

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Christmas Treats Recipe – Quick and Tasty!

December 10, 2011

This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. I have had a super busy last couple of days. Last night we held our first Community Blogging event which was so inspiring! I will talk more about it tomorrow. Then today I had my daughter’s 8th birthday party, so I have [...]

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Easy Chicken Schnitzel (Oven Baked)

December 5, 2011

Props to my dear friend Lou for this recipe. I have posted this chicken schnitzel recipe before and while the kids prefer that one, the oven baked chicken schnitzel is still very tasty, but much easier and quicker to prepare. This recipe could easily form part of starters for Christmas day. Just cut the chicken [...]

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Quesadilla Recipe (vegetarian)

November 20, 2011

You know when you eat some delicious food when you are overseas and upon return you crave to have it again? Well that was the story of me and the Quesadilla! Within a week of returning from Los Angeles, I had found this website with great recipes and had made a special trip to the [...]

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