Like most mums, I received an assortment of gifts on Mother’s Day from my kids, a mix of handmade and bought from the infamous Mother’s Day Stall. I always find it interesting …
Veggie Snacks For Kids
This guest post is contributed by Kitty Holman, who writes for nursing colleges. She welcomes your comments at her email: kitty.holman20@gmail.com. ***** There are a myriad of nutritional benefits to be had …
Simple Carrot Cake Recipe (Nut Free)
This is Mr I’s favourite cake. The kids are split on it – 2 love it, 2 don’t and the toddler – well he eats anything! I love it. For some odd …
Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
This is a lovely light chocolate cake recipe. It is super easy to make – a great cake to bake with the kids. All ingredients get thrown into the bowl and mixed! …
Cereal Muffins
My kids like to eat the Mini Wheat® cereal for breakfast. The only problem I have with the cereal is how much it breaks down in the box. The pieces crumble pretty …
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 …
Gluten Free Snack Ideas for Kids
This super helpful post is from Nellbe @ Nellbe’s Gluten Free Kitchen. Nellbe writes about being a mum and being gluten free. It seems now, the reality of knowing someone with food …
Rolled Oat Slice
My friend Meredith who gave me the delicious Rich Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe, has also given me a couple other of her favourite recipes to try. On Saturday we tried her Rolled …
Yo Yo Biscuits Recipe
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 …
Lemon Yoghurt Cake
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 …
Traffic Light Sandwiches
There are some certain signs that your kids have grown up with you blogging when they say things like: “This looks good mum, you should take a photo and put it on …
Choc Chip Muesli Slice
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 …
Anzac Biscuits Recipe
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 …
10 Kids Lunch Box Ideas For Autumn
Back in October I posted 10 Kids Lunch Box Ideas For Spring. Now that autumn has definitely arrived I thought I would collate some lunch box ideas for the season of autumn. …
Homemade Pasties
My mum taught me how to make these. I think the original recipe that she used was from an Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbook and I have tweaked it slightly by adding chutney. …
Chocolate Balls With Colour
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 …
Pikelets For Shrove Tuesday
For those who celebrate it, this Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday. We celebrate this at home with the kids and the children also have a celebration at school. The school celebration is different …
Quick Egg And Bacon Tarts
I made these tarts for Christmas Breakfast. I had intended to make the Sun Dried Tomato and Fetta Tarts, but one of the kids suggested that I should put bacon in them …