Kale And Tuna Salad Recipe

Kale And Tuna Salad Recipe Tuna features regularly in my lunch time menu – either I indulge in a cheesy tuna melt, tuna and pasta salad or simply tuna on toast. From time to time I feel need the need for a giant tuna salad for lunch. I like to keep it simple and that’s […]

Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe In the past I would have made these muffins JUST so my kids would have a small portion of vegetables. Now that my kids it a much wider (and healthier) variety of food, I create recipes like these just for the pure deliciousness! (Of course it doesn’t hurt that […]

Celebrating 4 Years Of Yummy Inspirations

Happy Mothers Day! 4 years ago on Mothers Day I hit “publish” on the very first Yummy Inspirations post. (You can read it here, please be kind – my writing/photography has progressed over the years!) I can’t believe it’s been a whole 4 years that I’ve been sharing my cooking inspirations with you. My kids […]

Pear Crumble (Grain Free, Gluten Free)

My fruit bowl was overflowing with perfectly ripe pears, so I decided to adapt my recipe for Apple And Walnut Crumble into a Pear Crumble (Grain Free).   I used slivered almonds instead of walnuts and it worked divinely well. This particular dish was made for breakfast the other morning. As soon as I got […]

Grain Free Granola Recipe

Grain Free Granola Recipe – Simple Paleo Breakfast Idea that’s gluten and grain free and easy to prepare with coconut, nuts, maple syrup, dried fruit and other healthy ingredients. Grain Free Granola Recipe This grain free granola recipe is so deliciously addictive! The whole family have been adoring sprinkling it over yoghurt for a tasty treat. You […]

Pantry Clean Out – Passover 2015

Pantry Clean Out – Passover 2015 Each year in the week leading up to Passover I go through a major Pantry Clean Out. (You can read about 2014 and 2012.) As with previous years, my pantry had become something of a danger zone… random boxes, bottles and plastic bags balancing precariously on other pantry items, […]

Ricotta and Lime Mousse

This Ricotta and Lime Mousse is sublime! (sorry!) If you hadn’t noticed I’ve been seriously loving ricotta lately. While spreading it on toast one morning I noticed my ricotta tub contained a delicious sounding recipe for “Lemon Ricotta Mousse”. As it happened my Husband was gifted a bounty of fresh limes from a patient’s tree […]

Lorne Weekend, Great Ocean Road – Family Travel Memories

Lorne Weekend Welcome to a new series on the blog – Family Travel Memories. I’ve been browsing through family travel photos of trips we’ve taken since my kids were born and I wanted to share them on the blog, well at least what I can remember from 5+ years ago! When my oldest was 9 […]

Pita Pizzas Recipe

Like most kids, my kids absolutely adore pizza. We enjoy it occasionally at local pizza restaurants and on even rarer occasions I have made pizza dough from scratch. A quicker, easier and healthier way to enjoy this yummy family favourite is Pita Pizzas. It really is as easy as it sounds. Gather together your basic […]

Healthy Alternatives To Fast Food – Make Real Food, Real Fast!

Healthy Alternatives To Fast Food Lets be honest, there are days when despite our best efforts we just don’t have the time/inclination/energy to cook a meal from scratch. It’s incredibly tempting in those instances to just order take away to feed the family quickly and effortlessly. In anticipation of such instances, I keep my fridge […]