Homemade LCM's ready to eat in 20 minutes (or less)!

I might be a lunchbox nazi but I do like to treat my frills every now again with something fun at home.  This is something could make for the lunchbox with sultanas instead of sprinkles and avoid the colourings by using white marshmallows.  If your kids beg you to buy LCM's but you can't justify the $4 a packet - here's your answer...

A bit on the side: Potato and ham smash

Oy.  If I were Jewish I'm sure I'd be saying that every second 'oying' word.  Yesterday was a doozy.  Hubby's bruising is coming out after his back surgery a week ago, my girls have end-of-term-itis where everything is a struggle and a pain and I'm just counting down to the holidays... (I love school holidays!) The dog vomited....

What Australian Bloggers think: Do and how do Australian bloggers make money??

Us bloggers have these thoughts and sometimes we'll even externalise them into a blog post, a forum post or (even!) a 'real life' discussion.  I decided to bring together a group of bloggers of different genres and experience together to understand what Australian Bloggers think as a community, of themselves and of others, their relationships...

Lunchbox Legends: Cornflake cookies - school holiday activity too!

My frills love to cook with Mummy.  Even better if they get to touch, feel and eat them almost straight away..!  A few tips I can share about what makes it work when cooking with multiple children at once: - Get the ingredients ready in advance - Let older children do the measuring - Let younger children do the pouring - Reserve...

Sunday baking project - self-saucing sticky date pudding

There are always mysteries in life: - Why didn't we win lotto? (well it would help if we remembered to buy the ticket) - How do the kids know to lose their shoe on a day you can't be late to school? - Why has it taken me two-and-a-half-years to share this recipe? To be honest, I thought I had.  I cleaned out my pantry last weekend and...

Eloise... you're growing up

Oh boy are you growing up! All of a sudden you are a pre-teen!  You've only just turned seven and already in the last few months so many things have happened.   You got glasses, you have just lost your first front tooth this week and by mighty you've got an attitude some days! You are more concerned about how others view and...

Garlic and Parmesan or sweet chili cheese twists

Back when we lived in the more 'cosmopolitan lifestyle' - when we used to frequent restaurants at least weekly, movies fortnightly and sleep in til noon - yes we had no children. We also used to enjoy a 'quiet ale' at the pub and on the way home in cooler weather we'd stop by the baker on the way home - and he would be making these twists....

Slowcooker hungarian meatballs

Meatballs is something my kids just can't get enough of - it must be the shape and texture because quite honestly it doesn't matter what type (and I do a few - Italian, Greek, Swedish, Moroccan, Spicy tangine, Smoky) they will eat them every.single.time.  I must admit I haven't met a meatball I didn't like either... These ones...