Menu Planning

Chicken Lasagne Recipe

February 14, 2011

I have updated this post from 2009 to include a photo of the Chicken Lasagne. I always like to have a look at a picture of the end result before I cook! *** I find lasagne a great dish to cook for the family on nights when we have after school activities. I can cook [...]

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Cheats Pies

August 1, 2010

Even though I always menu plan and I love it because it make my life easier, there are some nights when I look at what I have planned to cook and I think “I don’t want to cook that” or “I don’t want to eat that”. And as I am am the cook, I don’t [...]

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Mulled Wine Recipe

June 19, 2010

The winter solstice is almost upon us here in the Southern Hemisphere (June 21). I have previously stated on the blog that I am not a winter person, so when the winter solstice comes around and we have the shortest day of the year it gives me hope that the worst is over! Every day [...]

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Lemon Yoghurt Cake

June 13, 2010

Mr I was home last week and he took the youngest two boys to go and visit his nana for lunch. His nana is the most amazing lady, she is 97 and still lives on her own. She loves having visitors and won’t hear of you bringing lunch as she likes to cook it. So [...]

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Easy Brownie Recipe

June 6, 2010

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Beef Curry Slow Cooker Recipe

May 9, 2010

I was meant to make Beef Stroganoff last week, but didn’t quite feel like it, so decided to use the ingredients to make a slow cooker curry instead. This was my first attempt to cook a curry in the slow cooker. I pinched ideas from a number of recipes and was pretty happy with the [...]

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Homemade Pizza For Kids

April 26, 2010

This would have to be a favourite meal with my kids. It is usually a Friday night or week end meal, as they all like to help make their own pizza. This is a bit of a cheats recipe as we use the bread maker to make the dough! The kids help with measuring all [...]

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Anzac Biscuits Recipe

April 12, 2010

I am not sure exactly why, but my baking of Anzac biscuits can be a bit hit or miss. They always taste nice, but the exact texture of the biscuit can vary with each batch. It could possibly due to my lovely helpers and that the measurements may not always be perfect! But there is [...]

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Chocolate Balls With Colour

March 29, 2010

My children each have a buddy at school, the older ones have a younger buddy and the younger and vice versa. At Easter and Christmas time they like to give a gift to give to their buddies. I prefer where possible if the kids make this gift themselves, hoping to impress upon them that a [...]

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Quick Tuna Rice Recipe

March 22, 2010

My brother in law in Sydney made this dish for me one time and I really enjoyed it. I have modified it to suit the preferences of the kids and it is a favourite amongst almost all of them. It is a favourite with me because it is so easy and quick to cook! Tuna [...]

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Easy Scalloped Potatoes

March 14, 2010

I was taught this incredibly tasty dish by my younger sister Cass and it is an absolute family favourite. We don’t tend to have this side dish much just as a part of a standard family meal, it is more of a special treat, one that the kids will choose for me to cook on [...]

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Fruit Juice Ice Blocks

March 7, 2010

The kids actually made these fruit juice ice blocks back in the summer holidays. Summer officially ended here in the southern hemisphere on Monday, so I though I better quickly post about them before they are out of season! It wasn’t a planned activity to make the orange juice ice blocks. The kids had been [...]