Despite my best intentions, I've already fallen off the meal planning wagon for 2016. I tried to be organised. I tried to write shopping lists and stick to them. But all it takes is one busy weekend and I'm right back to where I started, flying by the seat of my pants in the kitchen. I don't mind ...
Cinnamon sweet potato wedges
One of my children, now aged five, is a stubbornly fussy eater. You name it, I've tried it - putting food on skewers, enveloping it in colourful wraps, hiding vegies, not hiding vegies, making pictures with food, using fun plates and cutlery. ANYTHING to make a meal more enticing. And you know ...
Flourless coffee and chocolate cake
A sponsored post for DiBella Coffee Every school holidays, I take the kids to visit my grandparents. The kids' great-grandparents. It's a relationship that boggles the kids' minds. "Why are they called great, mum?" "They're Poppa's parents?" "Are they really, really old?" The questions are ...
5 ways with Thermomix passionfruit curd
Whenever I make this Thermomix passionfruit curd, I feel like a bit of a cheat. You could hardly even call it cooking - plonk the ingredients in the bowl, push a few buttons and walk away. Twenty minutes later you have a creamy curd that can used in desserts, tarts or simply gobbled from a jar with ...
Thermomix baked ricotta with rosemary & thyme
A confession: I'd never made baked ricotta before this past weekend. I felt a bit ashamed, being the avowed Italophile that I am. But all of a sudden I started seeing recipes for it everywhere, so the universe was clearly trying to send me a message. Yesterday we hosted a barbecue for my ...
3 simple child-friendly salads that kids actually eat
Getting kids to try new vegetables is the bane of many a parent's life, including mine. I've got two children who are VERY selective about which vegies they will deign to touch, let alone consume (and naturally they each like different vegetables). Then I have one child who will try just about ...
8 guilt-free kitchen shortcuts – what are yours?
In the past few months, I've noticed that there seems to be a rising backlash against the many healthy eating fads. Back in April, I read an interesting story entitled, 'Fed up with food trends pushing parents back in the kitchen' by Kerri Sackville. Kerri is a wonderful writer who always keeps it ...
Roasted beetroot dip with sumac pita crisps
How often do you cook with fresh beetroot? Until recently, I must admit that my beetroot consumption was mostly restricted to the the canned, hamburger-friendly variety. It's just not one of those ingredients I ever thought to cook much with. But thanks to a weekly delivery of 3-4 huge beetroot, ...
Busy day dinner – PLT pasta in under 20 minutes
I feel like I've been neglecting the blog of late. The usual story: so much to do, so little time. University is getting to the pointy end of semester, and with two major pieces of assessment still to go, I always feel slightly stressed. Am I devoting enough time to study? To the blog? To the kids? ...
Busy day dinners: chicken saltimbocca
Saltimbocca! Go on - say it with an Italian accent. Don't the words just roll off your tongue? This Roman classic literally means 'jump in the mouth' and that's exactly what it does. Saltimbocca is a dish that tastes even better than it sounds. Traditionally, Romans use veal but I've substituted ...
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