Need some menu planning ideas? Then this post is for you! I have been menu planning for over 15 years and documenting a lot of it here on the blog for the …
30 lockdown lunch ideas for kids
Lockdown lunches for the kids are one element of lockdown life that you can add some variety to! There is such a repetitiveness to lockdown life that even small changes like what …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box recipes for June 2021
As I have documented hundreds of menu plans on the blog, I can go back to a similar time of year and copy weekly menu plans and easily build a monthly plan …
Chocolate and white chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate and white chocolate chip cookies is a super easy cookie recipe that will be a hit with the kids. This recipe is versatile and makes 42 so perfect for the weekend …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for November 2019
Some delicious fruit and veg coming into season at the moment! Melons are already flavour of the month for us! November Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables Fruits:banana, berries – strawberry, cherry, grapefruit, loquat, …
Weekly prep and menu plan ideas for June 2017
You know the absolute beauty of menu planning is that you can recycle them. It is super easy for me as I post them here on the blog, but to make life …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for May
Another month swings around! The last month before winter for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere 🙁 . Two of the five kids will take a thermos to school with left …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for March
This post should have been up a couple of weeks ago! While I planned out our meals, converting them into a format for the blog, takes a little time and I could …
No bake oat and choc chip balls
This recipe is quite similar to the popular Banana Oat Balls recipe on the blog. This recipe however makes more balls (30 – 34) so lasts a little longer across the week! …
Eco friendly lunch box reviews
Over the 13 years I have had kids at school, I have tried many different lunch boxes. Some with great success, others that didn’t really work for us. Through out the testing, …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for November
Planning out the evening meals and prepping some food on the weekend is always a good idea, but I find it is even more valuable this time of year as the extra …
Thermomix Lunch Box Recipe: Chicken & Rice Patties
No I haven’t bought a Thermomix! This is a guest post from Sia & Chrystalla from Fayi and they have converted one of my most popular lunch box recipes Chicken and Rice Patties, so that you …
Easy gluten free hamburgers you can make in bulk
As the kids grow I am needing to increase the ingredient quantities in the recipes I make. When making tacos or spaghetti bolognese now, I need to use at least 1kg of …
5 gluten free lunch box recipes
I haven’t posted many lunch box recipes on the blog recently, but with the freelance work I do on Essential Kids, I have been creating recipes that I thought you would like! …
Raw seed squares
This is a super simple no bake slice that is gluten and nut free so perfect for those occasions when you have to cater for allergies. It is similar in style to …
Rice malt syrup chocolate cake recipe
While I am refined sugar, gluten and dairy free, everyone else in the family eats them in moderation. Where I can I am trying to reduce their refined sugar intake. Sometimes it …
Easy baked vegetable samosas
I am thrilled today to feature a delicious recipe from the team at Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation (SAKGF). The foundation is a not-for-profit aimed at making food education accessible to every …
Nut free granola
My daughter has had a number of before and after school activities this term. While she still has breakfast before she goes, we found she needed to pack a little something extra …