You’re not a cheapskate, you’re just ‘penny wise’.
Budget cooking doesn't have to be, well, budget. In fact it can be pretty posh. Here I'm feeding a family of 6 for about $16.50.
View ArticleMeat-lover’s pasta bake
If you’re vegetarian, skip this post and just click here for a vegetarian pasta bake recipe. Everyone else can stick around to enjoy this carnivorous dinner which feeds an army and keeps pasta-loving...
View ArticleSometimes the simplest things truly are the best
It's a meal that can be made ahead, has five vegies, can be gluten-free, suits toddlers, freezes well, is affordable and simple to make. This might just be the best family dinner ever!
View ArticleA vegetarian comfort dish to sooth a heavy heart
Is there anything more heart-breaking than the pained tears of a young child experiencing an existential crisis? You know, that moment when it first occurs to them that one day THEY ARE GOING TO DIE....
View ArticleLiving in a cheese-lover’s paradise
For some reason I’ve had ‘Gangsta’s Paradise‘ stuck in my head all week. And boy, doesn’t accidentally singing that out loud in Woolies make you look cool! Especially when you’re a white Australian...
View ArticleThe sauce of all knowledge….
Every now and then I post a perfect recipe… I know, I’m blowing smoke up my own arse (a favourite phrase of mine that I’ve just discovered derives from the 1700s when doctors did actually blow smoke up...
View ArticleThis dinner WINS nutrition (and the kids love it)
Walnuts are generally considered to be a pretty fantastic nutritional addition to the modern diet (unless, you know, you’re like anaphylactically allergic to them, in which case they’re a deady-bones...
View ArticleRock your BBQ with these bowls of magic…
So we’re about to smack straight into the celebration season. Possibly you’re like me, with a list of weekends ahead that hold the promise of bubbles, nurofen and oodles of food. Whether you’re hosting...
View ArticleAll the latest recipes – breakfast, treats & dinner, done.
Regardless of how busy a family is, the annoying truth remains that people want to be fed, every day. So while term 1 ended up being kind of crazy at VSHQ, recipes were made and food was scoffed. The...
View ArticleFun times with teens…
The kids have morphed into teens. Keeping them clean and fed is an epic task...
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