Sunday baking project: Festive Rhubarb Cupcakes with stiff cream icing

I'm getting with the Christmas spirit early - in fact I've been in Christmas preparations most of the year believe it or not, as we're going to be in New York City for Christmas this year!  So all the presents for those not coming with us are bought, wrapped and a few remaining to be delivered, and now I'm just starting to get...

Your busy night solution: Doner kebabs at home

My Dad once told me not to trust what was in a Doner Kebab.  "they are the bits of the animal you don't want to buy or eat' he would say.  It didn't deter me at 3am in my twenties to grab one on the way home from a boozy night... nor did it stop me for blaming that illness I had from probably a few too many cocktails on 'it...

Lunchbox legends: Shortcut apple coconut and raisin muesli bars

I've been on a bit of a muffins bender of late.  I've made the banana maple muffins a few times and made strawberry cream cheese in between.  My girls need a change.  I was going to make the cinnamon choc-chip muesli bars but when Eloise asked me the other day in the supermarket could she get some flavoured porridge I...

Super easy gingerbread truffles

Oh my, oh-my-oh-my-OH-MY.  My gingerbread craziness has really kicked in this year and I've been on the hunt for a new recipe for something ginger-bread-y.   You might have seen my forays into Gingerbread Men, Gingerbread cake, liebkuchen, Dutch Taai Taai and good ol' Gingerbread stars... I'm a gingerbread NUT.  Guilty....

Meatball lovers - here's 5 recipes for your mealplan!

For me, meatballs are always a winner.  Kids love helping you roll them up, and will generally eat them if they've had a hand in making them.  You can experiment with flavours and tastes and even types of meat (Ok, maybe not horse as Ikea recently found out) but it's a great way to jazz up plain old mince of any kind. I always...