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Cooking with Kids: Easy Recipes to Make for Dinner

Zucchini-Pea-and-Mint-Spaghetti

Cooking with kids? Easy recipes for dinner will get them in the kitchen with you, and polishing off everything on their plate! You get to bond with your kids and teach them essential life skills at the same time. Start with these easy, but tasty recipe ideas. Zucchini, Pea and Mint Spaghetti It’s an unusual […]

15 Healthy and Delicious Protein Ball Recipes

Cranberry Almond Energy Bites

A couple of months back, my eldest son was really ill. He was in bed for three weeks with a virus, and one of the things I really focused on was making sure that he was eating highly nutritious foods to get him back on the road to recovery. He’s got a bit of a […]

15 Healthy, Tasty Spring Salad Ideas The Whole Family Will Love

Little Gem Spring Salad with Toasted Seeds and Herbed Goat Cheese from Snixy Kitchen

I love Spring! Here in Melbourne, the weather is warming up, daylight savings has just started and a whole new array of fruit and veggies are coming into season. I reckon the best way to enjoy them is to make a fresh salad that the whole family will enjoy. Rainbow Kale Salad This rainbow kale […]

14 Healthy Sweet Treats: Guilt Free and Simple to Make

Healthy Raspbery Coconut Slice

My children constantly complain that they’re not allowed anything sweet. I am a sugar Nazi, I admit! I regularly quote the WHO guidelines on sugar intake at them. Cue eye rolls and sighs from the kids. But, this week’s post will make them happy! Healthy sweet treats that are high in fibre, some with added […]

13 Easy Ideas for Healthy Kids Party Food

healthy kids party food

One of my kids went to a party last week, and the food was, well … I’m not sure I’d call it food. Highly processed crap is what I’d call it. When we have kids parties, we tend to self cater. A BBQ in the local park; run themselves ragged at indoor play centre then […]

14 Easy Make Ahead Breakfasts for Busy Families

make ahead breakfasts

If your family is anything like mine, getting everyone out the door in the morning is a major task. And getting them out the door with breakfast inside them is even more tricky. Over the years, I’ve collected a few favourite make ahead breakfasts. Some are savoury, some are sweet (although not too sweet, because […]

11 of the Best Slow Cooker Recipes for Winter

best slow cooker recipes for winter

One of the things I love most about winter is cold weather food. There’s nothing nicer than coming in after a cold day and sitting down to a warming, tasty stew. But as a working parent, I don’t have time to get a stew on when I get in of an evening. That’s why  I […]

Healthy, Hearty Winter Soups Your Family Will Love

healthy hearty winter soups

I love soups. In summer I make big batches of ice cold gazpacho and cold cucumber soups, and in winter I’ve usually got a stash of hearty soups in my freezer for cold days when I need something warming and filling for lunch. There was ice on my car this morning, so I thought it […]

8 Yummy, Vitamin Packed Smoothies Your Kids Will Love

healthy smoothies kids will love

Healthy smoothies for kids can be a great way of getting some good nutrition into even the most reluctant of eaters. My kids love smoothies these days! I’ve got one who is not a breakfast fan, and it’s all I can do to get him to eat something before he walks out the door in […]