Inside: This easy blueberry muffins recipe makes a delicious addition to lunch box planning or afternoon tea plate! Let’s talk from one parent to another. Figuring out what to pack for school lunches every day can be exhausting. Am I right? What I think is a good idea doesn’t always go over so well with […]
9 Easy Camping Meals for Families
Part of the fun of camping has to be the cooking and eating! Many people believe that camp food consists of not much more than hot dogs and s’mores but the truth is all sorts of delicious meals can be roasted over an open fire – including both savory and sweet options. Check out these […]
Easy Slow Cooker Mini Meatballs Recipe
This easy meatball recipe has three things going for it (well, probably more but three that I am going to talk about!). #1 has to be the meatballs: they are just the ultimate in comfort food and these bite sized mini meatballs are perfect for kids. #2 they cook in the slow cooker…and you know […]
Tostadas! A Self-Serve, Fast Family Friendly Dinner Idea
Does your family love Mexican food? We do. It is such a family friendly option with many dishes being self-serve and easy to personalise the flavours. Tacos and nachos are our staple dishes but every now and then we like to add in something different. We have even made our own homemade flour tortillas for […]
9 Reasons Research Shows That Family Mealtimes Matter
Long work hours, dancing classes, sporting events, school or community meetings – there are many potential interruptions to the act of gathering the family together around the dining table in today’s busy family schedule but the research shows that making a regular commitment is worth the effort, positively impacting nearly every area of a child’s […]
Frozen Watermelon & Strawberry Sorbet
Sorbet, granita, slushie, slurpee, icee…I really had no idea what to call this delicious frozen concoction! To me it’s more a sorbet or granita but without the added sugar, however by adding a little more water or adding ice you could definitely be thinking this is a slushie or slurpee! Whatever name you bestow, this […]
Getting Dinner on the Table Even On Impossible Days!
With four small people in our house, getting dinner ready can easily become a nightmare. Whether you have one child, or four, or ten, getting dinner on the table can seem like an impossible task some days. I mean, they don’t call it witching hour for nothing! Here are some tips and tricks I use […]
Recipes Kids Can Cook: Garlic & Herb Baked Chicken
My kids love to help cook. Of course, they like making cakes and treats but they are also really interested in helping to prepare family meals. This Garlic & Herb Baked Chicken recipe is simple enough for older children to make pretty much independently but it is also a fun one to involve younger children […]
Lemon & Mango Yoghurt Cake Recipe
I love the huge mulberry tree that we have in our front garden. Not just for the delicious berries that it produces or the messy, berry stained smiles of my children during mulberry season but also because the fruit is so plentiful that there is plenty to share. My girls love helping to fill a […]
Cooking From Your Favourite Book: A Viking Dinner
Bee and Bear’s favourite books at the moment are anything to do with the DreamWorks production, How to Train Your Dragon. While they are not quite ready for the original novels by Cressida Cowell, Bear and Bee’s interest in all things Viking and dragon related surpasses any other interest they might have for things like […]
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