Food, Glorious Food!

Pizza Swirl Bread

February 11, 2013
Pizza Swirl Bread

If only my kids would just eat a packet of dry biscuits from the cupboard on the weekends, that would make my life a lot easier. Alas they roll their [...]

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Super Simple, Not At All Healthy, Jam Swirls.

February 4, 2013
Super Simple, Not At All Healthy, Jam Swirls.

Sometimes you just have to throw all your good intentions out the window and make something quick, easy, and sweet. For those times, I give you my super simple, not [...]

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Fruity Oaty Breakfast Muffins

January 28, 2013
Fruity Oaty Breakfast Muffins

My middle boy starts school on Wednesday. He is ready and oh so excited about it all, except for one thing. He doesn’t do mornings. He is five going on [...]

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Twelve Sweet Treats to Bake.

January 21, 2013
Twelve Sweet Treats to Bake.

I may not have anywhere to store all the food (it will be a while till my huge walk in pantry is done) but I have a functioning kitchen again, [...]

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Oven Dried Strawberries

January 14, 2013
Oven Dried Strawberries

We reached critical mass with home grown strawberries a few days before Christmas. I know, I know, it is such a terrible terrible thing to grow so many strawberries that [...]

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Mini Quiche Creations for Little Critters

December 10, 2012
Mini Quiche Creations for Little Critters

Today I have the last of my guest recipe posters – Penny from Wildlife Fun 4 Kids. I love to make mini quiches with my not-so-mini family of five. They [...]

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Cooking With Kids – Jelly Fluff Recipe

November 19, 2012
Cooking With Kids - Jelly Fluff Recipe

So I am cooking in my new kitchen… even though it’s not entirely finished! So soon I will have some new Pickle Farm recipes to share, but while I get [...]

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Making Home Made Toffee Apples

November 12, 2012
Making Home Made Toffee Apples

While our kitchen is out of action (yes still) I have asked a few fabulous bloggers to share one of their favourite family recipes. This one is from Ali from [...]

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Kid Friendly Food Gardening – Crash Test Mummy Shares her Broad Bean Story and Broad Bean Recipe

November 5, 2012
Kid Friendly Food Gardening - Crash Test Mummy Shares her Broad Bean Story and Broad Bean Recipe

This a guest post from the lovely Laney from Crash Test Mummy. Broad beans (also know as Fava Beans) are not the sexiest vegetable in the garden, and if you [...]

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Four Easy Quiches from One Base Recipe

October 8, 2012
Four Easy Quiches from One Base Recipe

Maybe it’s because it freezes well, or maybe it’s because it is so easy to cook, or perhaps it’s just because our three little hens are producing so many eggs… [...]

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Ten Easy Family Dinners – Things you can cook even without a proper kitchen!

October 1, 2012
Ten Easy Family Dinners - Things you can cook even without a proper kitchen!

So the kitchen has been gone for a little over a week and while the kids and I have spent some time staying with family, we’ve also had a week’s [...]

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