Veggie Scrambled Eggs – 6 Ways

Lately, I’ve been making scrambled eggs for the kids in some form or another virtually every day – sometimes for breakfast and sometimes for lunch. I’ve been experimenting with different vegetable inclusions and you know what – they eat (well, demolish!) EVERY Veggie Scrambled Egg offering with no fuss. I’m all for teaching children about […]

GAPS Introduction Diet – Stage 6

It took us 3 weeks to reach The GAPS Introduction Diet – Stage 6. The 6th Stage “new foods” include – raw fruit, introduced slowly, and a wider variety of baked goods, in addition to the bread introduced in Stage 4. I was ecstatic on my first farmers market shopping trip when I could actually […]

GAPS Introduction Diet – Stage 5

Hooray for Cucumber! It was such a welcome treat to be greeted with a plate full of peeled, sliced cucumber. It was our first taste of raw vegetables in a couple of weeks and they were super sweet and crunchy. The following day we introduced carrots and then tomato, along with the cucumber, in a […]

GAPS Introduction Diet – Stage 4

Stage 4 of the GAPS Introduction Diet began with a shopping trip to buy a juicer. (I got a Breville Juice Fountain, which I absolutely love, click here for more details about the juicer.) The kids were excited at the presence of a new machine in the kitchen, but were a little underwhelmed when the […]

GAPS Introduction Diet Stage 3

We were all eager for new food when we progressed to stage 3 of the GAPS Introduction Diet. You should have seen how excitedly ecstatic the kids were when they were presented with a few teaspoons of mashed avocado… they went crazy as if it was a special treat. They both ate every tiny morsel […]

GAPS Introduction Diet Stage 2 – GAPS Diet For Eczema

We decided to move onto the second stage of The GAPS Diet after just 3 days on the 1st Stage. We were already seeing incredible improvements for the whole family and felt it would be best to progress to the 2nd stage. The first of our stage 2 “new” meals, was a casserole, cooked in […]

GAPS Introduction Diet Stage 1

GAPS Introduction Diet Stage 1 – Food List, Recipes, Meal Ideas & my experience of the 1st phase of the GAPS Diet.  GAPS Introduction Diet Stage 1 Two weeks ago we got started on our long awaited GAPS Intro Diet Journey. Here’s our experience of GAPS Introduction Diet Stage 1. The weekend before we began […]

School’s Out For Summer!

Yesterday was both boys last day of school/kinder/care so they are now both home with me full time for the next while. I’m looking forward to getting up to cooking adventures and going on family outings over the summer break, like visit Melbourne City and Melbourne Zoo. After posting my Top 10 Bento Lunch Boxes […]

Snacks In The City

About once a month or so we take the boys on a train adventure to Melbourne City. I love walking them through Melbourne’s hidden lane-ways and seeing tram after tram travel through the city streets. Mr 2 takes great joy in pointing out EVERY tram… The boys particularly enjoy watching the Bee Tram Buzz past […]

Top 10 Bento Lunch Boxes & Muffin Tin Meals Of 2012

I enjoyed putting together 10 of my best books of 2012 so much that I thought I’d continue on with the reflections of 2012 by sharing my Top 10 Bento Lunch Boxes & Muffin Tin Meals. 1. Honey Roasted Chickpeas Muffin Tin Meal – the boys enjoyed how the stars were cut out and then […]