There are some meals that we all the time, but there are some meals on our menu that are seasonal. When spring rolls around my kids are excited by the return off a few of their favourite spring/summer meals. Planning seasonal meals is a good way to rotate menu items, and it fits better with […]
Easy Corn Fritter Recipes
A little while ago some friends and I dragged ourselves out of bed early one Sunday morning and went to the Peninsula Hot Springs. It was lovely. We sat around in pools of natural thermal mineral water, we plunged into totally freaking freezing plunge pools, we sat in steam rooms, we walked over bumpy rocks […]
Potato and Zucchini Slice
If there is one thing I can grow without trying, it’s zucchini. I picked four zucchinis from the garden today. Three yesterday and five the day before. And as I stood in my kitchen grating away some of the harvest, I mentally ran through all the zucchini recipes I know. There were many. I contemplated […]
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 […]
Adventures with Turnips – Meat and Veggie Pasties
Sometime around the middle of last year Morgan stopped me in the fruit and veg shop and pointed to a round, white and purple, veggie and asked “What’s that??” I am ashamed to admit that I had to read the label to answer his question. I hadn’t had much to do with turnips up until […]
Green Burgers – Easy Felafel Style Veggie Burgers
The whole family will love these ‘green burgers’ – an easy falafel style veggie burger recipe that even picky eaters might try! Packed full of chick peas (fava beans), green leafy vegetables, and lots of herbs, these veggie burgers make a great easy family dinner, or lunch. I have one child who doesn’t eat sausages. […]
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 […]
Beef and Veggie Pot Pie Recipe
These beef and vegie pot pies are easy to make using everyday ingredients you probably already have in your pantry and freezer. They are a great week-night meal for a busy family. I have an old recipe book, one of those little soft cover books that you buy for $2.95 at the supermarket check out, […]