Archives for 2016

Halloumi Salad Recipe

Halloumi Salad Recipe & Video – easy vegetarian salads – a simple recipe using halloumi cheese in one of the most deliciously perfect haloumi recipes. Halloumi Salad Recipe I adore cheese of all descriptions – cheddar, brie, smoked, mascarpone… there’s not a cheese I don’t enjoy in some shape or form. Halloumi is one of […]

Sweet Potato Wedges

Sweet Potato Wedges I really didn’t know whether to call this dish sweet potato wedges, chips or fries. (As you’ll tell from the below video!) As my knife skills don’t allow for the fine precision of fries and they are on the chunkier size, I went with wedges! Follow the same method for fries or […]

Strawberry Chia Pudding

Strawberry Chia Pudding Strawberries are EVERYWHERE at the moment and SO cheap, so we’ve been enjoying them by the bowlful and they have been finding their way into all sorts of yummy recipes, like this strawberry chia pudding. My preference is to blend the pudding, as the below recipe suggests, but feel free to simply […]

How To Roast A Chicken

How To Roast A Chicken Today I’m going to show you how to roast a chicken. It’s really easy! We enjoy a roast chicken every week or so. It makes a delicious dinner and there are just so many possibilities for leftovers! Step 1: Prep Your Vegetables Before prepping your vegetables, preheat your oven to 180C/350F. […]

Gold Coast Family Holiday

Gold Coast Family Holiday We recently enjoyed a Gold Coast Family Holiday. We were looking forward to a relaxing break and swapping the cold of Melbourne with the warmth of the Gold Coast. We chose to stay at the The Wave Resort in Broadbeach. The apartment was PERFECT – spacious, comfortable, equipped with everything we […]

Virgin Australia Lounge Tour at Melbourne Airport

Virgin Australia Lounge Tour at Melbourne Airport Each time we travel, we look forward to a visit to the Virgin Australia Lounge at Melbourne Airport. We enjoy access to the lounge because of the wonder of Family Pooling. If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll know that we’ve been lucky enough to […]

Blood Orange Curd Recipe

Blood Orange Curd Recipe This Blood Orange Curd Recipe takes advantage of Blood Oranges while they are in their incredibly short season, which is right now here in Australia. I’ve been buying them up and eating them by the bowlful, enjoying every delicious citrus treat while I can. My whole family has a weakness for all things […]

Healthy Grocery Haul Away From Home

Healthy Grocery Haul Away From Home A couple of weeks ago I celebrated my Birthday. Whenever I get the opportunity to, I like to escape my Birthday by flying off and going away from home for a holiday, ideally somewhere warmer than my currently Wintery home of Melbourne. This year we flew to the Gold […]

10 Sandwich Free Lunch Box Ideas + Video (Gluten Free, Grain Free & Paleo Diet Friendly!)

10 Sandwich Free Lunch Box Ideas + Video Before I get to the sandwich free lunch box ideas, I wanted to share some of my favourite Bento inspired accessories: At the moment I’m regularly using (and loving) my easy lunch boxes. They are the perfect size for a kid or adult lunch and are broken […]

Cinnamon Popcorn Recipe

This Cinnamon Popcorn Recipe is such a delicious way to enjoy popcorn and makes a healthy snack the whole family will enjoy. I’ve always LOVED popcorn. When I was pregnant with my soon to be 8 year old I ate bowlful after bowlful most days and so it’s not a wonder that the kids love […]