Kids go back to school today, here in Melbourne, and to help you plan and prepare lunch boxes, you can download your copy of my eBook The Grain Free Lunch Box for only $9.95 (it’s usually $14.95) until 1st August 2013. *** Offer extended until 22nd August 2013 *** The Grain Free Lunch Box eBook […]
Cheats Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
July 14, 2013 by
My kids just adore this cheats chocolate hazelnut spread, and it takes mere minutes to prepare… Instead of roasting and peeling hazelnuts, I use the simple shortcut of hazelnut meal/flour – all the hard work has been done for me and it’s simply a matter or mixing the ingredients together in my mini food processor. […]
20 Cooking With Kids Activities
July 13, 2013 by
Over the course of our Winter Holiday break here in Australia I got in the kitchen with the kids numerous times for cooking adventures. Here are 20 Cooking With Kids Activities to keep you busy while the kids are home and to help kids with their fine and gross motor skills, their mathematics (when measuring […]
5 Pinterest Boards I’m Loving Right Now
July 12, 2013 by
Raise your hand if you’re completely, utterly addicted to Pinterest! Me too! It’s an incredible source of inspiration. I visit Pinterest for everything from Breakfast Ideas to Lunch Box Ideas to Yummy Sweet Treats. (Please Follow Me On Pinterest Here) Here are 5 Pinterest Boards insiring me with tons of ideas right now: Fantastic Food […]
5 Nourishing Natural Sweeteners
July 11, 2013 by
Over the past couple of years we have switched from using refined sugar to nourishing natural sweeteners in recipes requiring sugar, for pancake toppings and for other usual sugar uses. It can be so confusing with the huge array of sweeteners available, so here are 5 nourishing natural sweeteners which you can use for different […]
Healthy Kids Snack Box
July 10, 2013 by
Today we met some friends for a play and I took this healthy kids snack box for the kids to share. The snack box included: Apple Slices Carrot Sticks Organic Turkish Apricots Leftover buttered toast, sandwiched and cut into triangles. My 3 year old has a habit of not finishing his toast for breakfast lately, […]
Grain Free Fluffy Almond Pancakes
July 9, 2013 by
As a special treat, today I’m going to share a recipe from my brand new eBook I launched 2 weeks ago – Gluten Free Pancakes (click here to learn more). These pancakes are so light and fluffy that you wouldn’t believe they are completely grain and gluten free! Grain Free Fluffy Almond Pancakes Recipe From […]
Real Food On A Budget – Roast Potatoes
July 8, 2013 by
In this weeks edition of Real Food On A Budget I’ll be sharing a family favorite dish – Roast Potatoes. There are numerous roast potato recipes, but our favorite is simply baked whole with a little salt and butter for cooking. Here are my simple steps to Roast Potatoes: Preheat the oven 200°C (400°F) and […]
Cooking With Kids Activity – Cracking Eggs
July 7, 2013 by
My kids are on school holidays at the moment, so I’m getting in the kitchen with them regularly, giving them activities to do that will help broaden their cooking adventures. The other day they had a cracking good time (sorry, I had to!) cracking egg after egg into a large bowl. They took turns cracking […]
Wintery Saturday Farmers Market
July 6, 2013 by
Today we visited the Veg Out St Kilda Farmers Market – a local market full of incredible local produce, including tons of organic options. On arrival, the boys always head to the large oval adjacent to the market to have a good run and a kick of the ball we bring from home. I get […]
