Recipes

Easy Pumpkin Soup Recipe

April 25, 2011

This was originally posted this Easy Pumpkin Soup Recipe 2 years ago almost to the date! I never had a photo of the soup at the time, so have updated the post and thought I would share it again. We are heading into the perfect weather for soup. Easy Pumpkin Soup Recipe Ingredients: 2 kg [...]

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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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Scone Making With Kids

July 25, 2010

I have found that making scones with kids is one of the easiest recipes to cook in the kitchen with them. Don’t expect perfect scones meeting CWA standards, but with this very simple recipe the kids can pretty much create the mixture by themselves and with some guidance roll out the dough, shape them and [...]

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Slow Cooker Tomato Soup

July 12, 2010

One of my goals for 2010 was to make sure that we stayed in touch with my and my husbands Nana’s more. We are both so lucky to still have a Nana each that our children have been able to meet, spend time with and get to know. The preschooler, toddler and I have had [...]

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Yo Yo Biscuits Recipe

July 5, 2010

This fab recipe comes from my dear friend Lou Woods. Lou was one of those people that from the first time I met her, I knew we were going to be great friends. About three years ago, Lou and her family followed a path that our family had also traveled, moving from inner city Richmond [...]

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Slow Roasted Leg Of Lamb

June 27, 2010

This delicious recipe is the first of a series of guest posts that have been written by some of my brilliant and lovely friends. Cath is my oldest friend and we have know each other since we were tiny. We went to the same primary and secondary schools, and left the country for the big [...]

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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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Creamy Chicken and Tomato Stew Recipe

May 23, 2010

The cold weather has certainly hit in Melbourne. This is a great family winter warmer recipe and is a favourite with the youngsters of the household. Creamy Chicken and Tomato Stew Ingredients: 6 Rash Bacon Short Rindless 2 cups Rice 500 grams chicken breasts 2 tbsp olive oil 2 large potatoes 3 large carrots 2 [...]

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Easy BLT Recipe

May 16, 2010

A good BLT (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato) is truly one of my favourite meals. It is probably a bit extravagant to even say this is a recipe, as it is basically putting together a roll, but as I have included a couple of time saver entertaining tips, I thought I would post it! Easy BLT [...]

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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 [...]