I’ve been in love with my bread machine for a while now. I don’t even use it to cook the bread, and I still love it. I love that I can just dump the ingredients in, turn it on and walk away. I love that it does all the hard work of kneading and rising […]
Easy Focaccia Bread
Lazy weekend days are made for casual lunches, with great slabs of warm fresh bread, along with good olive oil for dipping, and maybe some home-made hummus. That’s why I try to drag myself out of bed by 10 am, it gives me just enough time to make focaccia bread for lunch. Focaccia is so […]
Twisty Herb Bread Rolls
Weekend lunches often catch me by surprise. I spend all week planning, shopping for, and preparing school lunches, but when the weekend rolls around and someone says “I’m hungry, what’s for lunch?” I realise I have totally forgotten that they want to eat lunch on the weekend too! But I was determined not to go […]
Cheese and Ham Rolls
Happy New Year! We’ve spent the last week of 2013 and the first week of 2014 chatting, laughing, watching movies, swimming, gardening, playing outside, and eating… oh so much eating! It seems all we have done for the past few weeks is jump from one meal with family or friends to the next. It’s been […]
Herb Soda Bread
It’s Sunday afternoon. The last day of the school holidays. The first day of daylight savings. The Father Figure is at work and I am faced with four, hungry, cranky, children. I suddenly realise I have absolutely no idea what time it is. My brain is confused by the clocks shifting, and the sunshine, and […]
Ten Reason You Should Not Bake Bread With a Toddler
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. You should never attempt to bake herby bread sticks with a toddler because… 1. As soon as you wipe the bench clean, put his apron on, and wash his hands… he will stick his finger up his nose. 2. Old band aids are not a secret ingredient. 3. Rosemary […]
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 eyes at that suggestion and say their current favourite whingey phrase… “Oh Come ON Mum!” So I am forced to make them something more substantial […]
Adventures in Cooking From Scratch – Bread Rolls
Sometimes a nice, fluffy, little bread roll really makes a meal. Sadly my attempts at cooking bread rolls from scratch have often led to hard, rock like, little bread rolls! I have not given up however, and recently my bread rolls have improved out of site! They are not quite perfect, but they still make […]