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 …
Sugar Coated Peanuts
I was really looking for a recipe to make what we used to call Vanilla Peanuts. You know those reddy coloured sugar coated peanuts? As a kid we would have them every …
Ninjabread Men
My kids love these Ninjabread Men. But the don’t like the gingerbread flavoured biscuit so I use my basic cookie cutter recipe to make them. I received these very cute cookie cutters …
Pink Snowballs Recipe
This Snowballs recipe is very different from the Chocolate Snowballs recipe I posted a few months ago. This is a now bake recipe and is more suitable as a lunch box treat. …
Chocolate Christmas Tree
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 …
Chicken Balls
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 …
Choc Tops – The Mini Version and Other Little Creatures!
I was inspired to make these very cute Chocs Top of the mini variety after a visit to Little Creatures earlier this week (more info on this great little place after the …
How To Make An Easter Chocolate Nest
These Easter chocolate nests are super easy and a great activity to do with the kids. Perfect for school holidays. I used the same recipe for the nest as I do for …
Jelly Oranges
I firmly believe there is some foods that are “kid foods”. For me jelly is one of those “kid foods”. As an adult I just can’t eat it, but it is still …
Strawberry and Marshmallow Kebabs
When we made these, we had only been home a short time after being away for Christmas. The cupboards were pretty bare, but I knew I had marshmallows. We need to make …
Bring A Plate
As summer as finally shown itself here in Melbourne there are more parties, BBQs to be going to. I always like to take something and often when you ask the host what …
Carrot and Beetroot Fritters
I hadn’t made these fritters for quite some time. They are always a huge hit with the kids and when I have served them at birthday parties, the adults are all pretty …
Mini Christmas Puddings For Kids
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 …
Homemade Chocolate Freckles
I love a chocolate freckle and I particularly love the larger freckles that you can buy at speciality chocolate and lolly shops. After enjoying one recently, I thought to myself that there …
Mulled Wine Recipe
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 …
Easy Brownie Recipe
Catching up with my friend Annie last week, she served me some very delicious chocolate brownie that she had made with daughter. It reminded me that I had a recipe filed away …
Kid’s Dog Bone Party Treat
As mentioned last week my four year old recently had a “dog disco” party. We made dog biscuits for the party and he also requested “dog bones” because after all that is …
Easy Cookie Cutter Recipe
My history with making cookies in shapes has not been great. I have had trouble finding a recipe that makes a dough which is easy to cut and cooks well with well …