These homemade muesli bars are n-bake and you can customise the flavour with whatever add-ins you like. They are perfect for school lunches or afternoon snacks. It took me a long time, a lot of tweaking, and a few catastrophic disasters before I finally mastered making homemade muesli bars. This recipe is deceptively simple, but […]
Easy to Make Oven Baked Dried Apples
Sometimes I get up on my high horse and declare that I will never waste food ever again. I will keep every broccoli stalk and every orange peel because one day I will find a way to use them! And then sometimes I throw my hands in the air, and give up. I really do […]
Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Bites – a great after school snack!
These cinnamon sugar pancake bites are quick an easy to make and are a delicious kid’s snack! I dread the after school chaos that happens some days. I dread the thought of juggling school pick up, and bus pick up, and after school activities, and homework, not to mention finding a way to feed everyone! […]
Flavoured Popcorn – so easy the kids can make it!
The first day of the school holidays and it is freezing cold and pouring with rain. I think it is a sign that we should make something delicious to eat and have a movie marathon! Family movie night is a school holiday tradition at our place. Usually we make something crazy and sweet, but today […]
Six Easy Kid-friendly Granola Ideas
My kids have gone granola mad! Now that I have perfected my granola recipe my family can’t get enough of it. I am making a double batch twice a week! My crazy kids eat it dry, by the handful, as a snack, or just pour milk over it like good old cereal, but there are […]
Homemade Granola – an easy kid-friendly breakfast
“It’s breakfast food!” I shout at her as she takes a handful of homemade granola out of the jar and scurries off. I am only pretending to be mad at her. I did make the granola as a quick and easy breakfast option for crazy school mornings, but it’s an excellent healthy after school snack […]
Fruit Crunchies
My nine year old wanted to cook something, and I needed something to put in school lunches this week, so while the six year old did some drawing, we made fruit crunchies! With only a few simple ingredients and no baking required, these little crunchy, fruity, bites are an easy sweet snack for kids to […]
Quick and Easy Fruit and Veggie Muffins
Quick, easy and delicious – those are the prerequisites for muffin recipes at our house and these fruit and veggie muffins definitely fit the bill. They even get bonus points for including something healthy and filling, and are definitely worth the effort. These moist muffins contain lots of grated carrot and apple, some oats to […]