“Mum…” There is that certain lilt in his voice that makes me think he is about to ask for something he knows he can’t have, or tell me something totally ridiculous. It ends up being the latter. “Mum… if someone says ‘biscuit’ how can you tell if they are talking about a sweet biscuit, or […]
Giant Baked Berry Pancake of Awesomeness!
Over the past few months I have been trying to perfect my baked pancake recipe. I wanted it to be thick and fluffy, and cooked all the way through without becoming rubbery. On the weekend three things combined to create the best baked pancake ever! 1)I was flipping through a cook book at Kmart (which […]
Homemade Popcorn Bars
Now that I have finally mastered the homemade muesli bar I make a batch every week, sometimes twice a week. My kids never seem to tire of them, but I do. I try and mix things up a bit by adding different flavours – dried apple with cinnamon, sultanas and honey, cranberry and white choc […]
Pizza Pasta Bake
A few weeks ago I tried this recipe for dinner. It was delicious… well I thought it was delicious. The Father Figure also thought it was delicious and so one child. The other three however, refused to try more than a single mouthful. I may have lost my mind at that point… just a little […]
Cinnamon Pizza!
I love cinnamon scrolls. No really… I love them. All that cinnamoney flavour and that sticky yeasty goodness. I could eat them for every meal and die happy (probably from a sugar overdose). For a while I attempted to make the perfect cinnamon scroll at home, and I didn’t do too badly. But what with […]
Carrot and Zucchini Muffins
It’s cold and wet. You have a giant zucchini sitting on your kitchen bench. You have a five year old wailing because he is ‘boooorrrred’. What do you do? You make muffins that’s what you do. Carrot and Zucchini Muffins! These muffins are a slight twist on our favourite (no nuts) carrot cake recipe, switching […]
Not At All Authentic Turkish Spiced Meat Pizza
We call these ‘Turkish Pizza’ in our house, but the lovely Turkish family take-away who makes the real Pides that we adore would probably never serve us again if they new we were calling this concoction ‘Turkish’ anything! But I can’t think of a better name, and regardless of what we call it, it is […]
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 fifteen when it comes to getting up in the mornings. “Just five more minutes… pleeaasse’ he moans as he throws the covers back over his […]