This very cute Chocolate Christmas Tree is easy to make and a perfect treat to get the kids in the kitchen to work on. I made this one with my 6 and 4 year old. If you were to make it on your own, you can be more precise with the layer shape and size, [...]

My kids loved these. What they loved more however was saying “chicken balls”. They dared me to call this post Chicken Balls, so I did! They were based on a recipe from a Coles Christmas Magazine. They called them Cheesy Chicken Balls but the older boys thought straight out chicken balls was much funnier. Anyway, [...]

Today is the first of July and also is the first day of my series Christmas In July 2011. Today I am looking at Christmas themes for 2011. Through out July I will be posting: Very simple handmade Christmas gift ideas Presents for you! Weekly Giveaways that will be drawn at the end of the [...]

This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. This week’s task was cooking Christmas treats. ***** I had originally planned to do shortbread for my Christmas cooking this year. I love shortbread and it is one of the foods that reminds me of Christmas. But time is not on my side this year, so [...]

I made Candy Cane Cookies for the first time back in January. The kids thought they tasted great, but very flat. Being the time of year that candy canes have started appearing again, I thought I would adjust the recipe and give them another try and this time we had much more success. I am [...]

I made these cute mini christmas puddings for the first time on Christmas Eve last year. They were a result of a combination of suggestions from two lovely women, my cousin Bree and dear friend Lou. They are a great treat to make for kids for two reasons: They can easily make them with only [...]