Divide and conquer with minestrone
To cabbage or not to cabbage? I'm on a quest to find the perfect winter soup.
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And there you have it, term 3 already! This citrus pasta salad is a tasty lunchbox addition with a burst of vitamin C.
View ArticleDinner for you two, dinner for me too
How to cook one (easy) meal a night and still keep everyone happy.
View ArticleJust because
I'm pledging more playtime in 2013. But before then, I've got a great pasta salad and a special Christmas discount!
View ArticleThe toys look as tired as I feel
Holidays... school time... who cares! Being mums, we never get a minute's rest anyhow. Luckily, I'm on your side. This pesto pasta salad is easy to make and can be eaten warm or cold.
View ArticleIs your kid a fussy eater? Here’s where to start…
If your fussy eater likes tinned spaghetti, then I've got a recipe for you.
View ArticlePasta. Cheese. Chicken. Baked.
Gotta love a straight to the point post. So here's a yummy dinner. Hope you like it.
View ArticleMy kiddult’s favourite chicken pasta
Do you think childhood and adulthood are crashing together in a pretty weird way? I do! So I'm savouring childhood with a soothing, comfort food - chicken & vegie pasta.
View ArticleYou’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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