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Choc Chip Muesli Slice

April 19, 2010

I have been trying to find a decent muesli bar / slice type of recipe for a while. This is the first time that I have tried this one and I based it on one I found on the Taste website. To date this I think is the best and easiest recipe for a muesli [...]

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New Recipes On PWK Free Menu Planner

March 8, 2009

I have added to new recipes to the menu planner. Both are very simple and very child friendly: Scrambled Eggs Recipe Pan Fried Fish With Salad Recipe If you would like to have one of your recipes added to the menu planner database, just leave a link or actual recipe in the comments section on [...]

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MPM – Basic Pikelets Recipe

February 21, 2009

Posting this week’s menu plan early, so I can also post this recipe! This Tuesday we celebrate Shrove (Pancake) Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent. The children also celebrate this at school, by bringing some pancakes or pikelets from home to share with their class. My children tend to prefer pikelets over pancakes. [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables For February

February 1, 2009

February is here and I always like to check to see what fruit and vegetables are in season for the month: The following fruits and vegetables listed below are at their best and cheapest this month. These lists are for Australia, but if you live in the UK you can see what’s in season at [...]

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Menu Planner – New Recipes

January 31, 2009

My goal is to regularly add new recipes to the menu planner and I am very happy to add recipes of others. It is always great to try out new things, especially when they have been road tested by other families. There are now five new recipes in the Menu Planner. These first two recipes [...]

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10 Reasons Why You Should Menu Plan

January 13, 2009

To coincide with the launch of the Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner, I thought I would list the reasons why I think menu planning works so well (benefits) and encourage you to give it a try if you are not already in the habit of menu planning. It saves money. By planning the meals [...]

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Launching Free Menu Planner!

January 10, 2009

I am posting my menu plan for next week early as I am very excited to also launch: The Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner Hopefully if you read my blog and menu plan also, you can utilise the free menu planner for your weekly menu plan for this upcoming week! History This free menu [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – The New Year

December 28, 2008

Image by motleypixel I hope every one had a festive and fun filled Christmas. We have had a wonderful week with family and will be sadly leaving tomorrow. Posting routine will return to normal when we get back to Melbourne! Weekly Menu Plan Monday: Salad Rolls while traveling Tuesday: Sausages And Steamed Vegetables Wednesday: New [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Healthy and Simple

November 16, 2008

Image by thebittenword.com As we lead up to Christmas and the end of the year, I am finding that I am out a bit more at night at the moment – prep information evenings (Possum starts school next year), Kinder functions, Christmas catch ups etc. So this week’s family menu plan is based on keeping [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – New Recipes

November 9, 2008

These are not completely new recipes, but they are newly typed up recipes! Over the last couple of weeks I have been entering ingredients and typing up instructions to lots of my recipes. (I am planning to move them online soon to share in a more usable fashion.) So this week I have recipes for [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Getting Warmer

September 14, 2008

Beautiful image by Trey Evans We had absolutely beautiful weather when we were away in Mildura and we have also managed to have quite a bit of sunshine in Melbourne since we have been back. With this in mind when I asked the children for their contributions to the family menu plan this week, I [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables For September

September 1, 2008

Spring at last! I much prefer the warmer months and although the change in season by the calendar, doesn’t see the temperatures changes automatically, for me it is still a happy passing and very symbolic! The following fruits and vegetables listed below are at their best and cheapest this month. These lists are for Australia, [...]