Food, Glorious Food!

Muddling Through a Food Budget.

February 6, 2012

Recently, while pondering where we shop for our food, I shared that our monthly grocery budget was $550. I got a lot of comments and emails from people asking me to share our budgeting secrets. I promised I would… but to be honest I’ve been putting off this post for a while. I am no [...]

Adventures in Cooking From Scratch – Back to School Snacks.

January 30, 2012

I’ve been living in denial for the last week or so, but there is no getting away from it… my girls go back to school on Thursday and my big boy has orientation at ‘grown-up kinder’ (ie 4 year old preschool). That means I am back making the dreaded school lunches, and this year I [...]

Adventures in Cooking From Scratch – Taco Seasoning and Tortillas!

January 23, 2012

My kids would eat tacos every night of the week and never tire of them. They like soft tortillas with their tacos… lots and lots of them, but those things are expensive, not to mention full of all kinds of crap. Speaking of crap… there is a lot of that in store bought taco seasoning [...]

Thinking About Food – Cooking From Scratch

January 16, 2012

We are all still enjoying the lazy days of summer holidays, and no one more so than me! No set bed times or getting up times, being able to plan as much or as little to do as we please, eating at whatever time suits our activities for the day, and long stretches swinging in [...]

Twelve Things to Cook This Christmas.

December 10, 2011

I don’t know why, but I always get the urge to bake things at this time of year. It’s a little crazy considering it has just started to get hot here, and we are crazy busy, so standing in front of a hot stove isn’t exactly relaxing, but still…. there is something about Christmas that [...]

2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.

December 5, 2011

Lots of rain + some sunshine = bucket loads of strawberries! Over the past few weeks we have had strawberries coming out of our ears. We have made muffins, and smoothies and cupcakes, and pie and we’ve eaten so many fresh strawberries I am actually kinda over them (I never thought that would happen), but [...]

Big, Fat, Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and a Sandwich Wrap Give Away.

October 26, 2011

Do your kids chop and change their minds about what they will and won’t eat in their school lunches?? My girls will happily eat fruit slice every day for a month, and then suddenly, one day they bring it home untouched declaring that they don’t like it, it’s disgusting and if I ever dare put [...]

Lovely Links – Lets Make Bread

September 24, 2011

I’m not sure what’s come over me, but lately I’ve been busy making bread, lots and lots of bread! Before you think I am total whiz in the kitchen, rest assured that I use our trusty bread machine to do all the hard work. I let it mix, knead and rise the dough the first [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Print and Fold Gift Boxes.
December 12, 2011

I think I am done with my Christmas shopping…. hopefully… maybe. We still have a few hand made gifts to finish off but I don’t think I need to go near another shopping centre (well except for food) till after Christmas. So now that the gift are all organised I need to wrap them. This [...]

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2011 Christmas Printable Series – Jar Labels and a Strawberry Jam Recipe.
December 5, 2011

Lots of rain + some sunshine = bucket loads of strawberries! Over the past few weeks we have had strawberries coming out of our ears. We have made muffins, and smoothies and cupcakes, and pie and we’ve eaten so many fresh strawberries I am actually kinda over them (I never thought that would happen), but [...]

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