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How to Make Pikelets (and colour them naturally)

Like pancakes but only smaller, pikelets are the perfect snack for any time of day. Make them all the more fun (and a little bit healthier) by colouring them with fruits and veggies. Shh, don't tell the kids.

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Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes, Pea and Goats Cheese Pesto

Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes, Pea and Goats Cheese Pesto

You can keep your fancy-schmancy pasta recipes. This one only takes half an hour to whip together and it's made using a handful of simple yet tasty ingredients. Winner!

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Make Chocolate Orange Faces

Make Chocolate Orange Faces

Cute fruit? Yes, please! This food project is quick, fun and delicious. Simply slice oranges and decorate with melted chocolate.

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10 Interesting Ways to Use Oranges

When life gives you an abundance of oranges, you don't have to just eat them. Instead, you can clean the kitchen sink, make your hair shiny, or even start a fire. Ten top-tips for using oranges right here.

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Rhubarb + Zucchini Pickles

Rhubarb + Zucchini Pickles

In our opinion, pickles are the metaphorical cherry on top of a meal. Tangy, salty and sometimes a spicy, they turn mundane into magical, and this recipe is no exception.

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Old Fashioned Pear Cake

Old Fashioned Pear Cake

Pears are often underrated, but in this old fashioned pear cake, they certainly shine. Give it a whirl next time you're after a low-fuss cake recipe with homely vibes.

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Spiced Chickpea Stew

Packed full of flavour and good-for-you ingredients, this one-pot stew is simply yum! Serve it with a crumbling of fetta cheese and a dollop of greek yoghurt for extra pizazz.

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Butterbean + Quinoa Bake

This is a hearty, nourishing, downright tasty meal that's free from gluten, dairy and nuts. Make it for meat-free Mondays or adapt it for those who can't say no to meat⎯we've given you options for both. Enjoy!

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Carrot, Banana and Oat Cookies

Nourishing, simple, yet super-dooper-tasty. This is one of those biccie recipes you're going to make on repeat.

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How to Plant a Pizza Garden

Making your own pizzas is the stuff of childhood memories, and those memories are even sweeter when you grow some of the ingredients yourself. Here's how to plant your very own pizza garden.

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Nanna Cakes Makes Everyone Feel Loved

Nanna Cakes Makes Everyone Feel Loved

The more nanna-esque a cake is, the more it brings happiness and comfort to those who eat it, or even to those just in its presence!

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Chocolate Chip Nice-Cream Sandwich

Ever heard of nice-cream? It's like ice cream, but better, because it's made from whole frozen fruit and you can whip it up in minutes. All you need is a blender. Keen to give it a try? We've got the perfect nice-cream recipe for lovers of chocolate....

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Vegan Strawberry Nice-Cream Sandwich

Vegan Strawberry Nice-Cream Sandwich

Using the natural sweetness of whole fresh fruit, this strawberry nice-cream recipe is good to eat on its own or sandwiched between two egg-free oat cookies. Perfect for vegans, egg and lactose-intollerant folks, or anyone who likes delicious healthy food.

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Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

Part sausage roll, part spring roll—these lentil and veggie filled rolls are 100% delicious. In fact, we reckon they're so good that most kids won't even tell them apart from their meat-filled rival.

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Delicious Gingerbread

If you ask us, making gingerbread (and eating most of the decorative lollies in the process) is a December ritual that everyone household should embrace. Step right this way for a delicious yet easy recipe.

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Cat Rabbit Chats about Craft + Cookies

We chat with textile artist Cat Rabbit about the inspiration for her sets and characters, and she gives us her fave gluten and dairy free chocolate speckle cookie recipe.

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Herbed Quinoa Salad

Always a crowd-pleaser, this herbed quinoa salad is packed full of fresh flavours. We love eating it on its own for lunch or dinner, or as a side with grilled fish or meat (we reckon a side-serve of halloumi would also be amazing!).

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Mini chocolate beetroot cakes

Mini chocolate beetroot cakes

Whether you've got a glut of beetroot in the garden or you're just keen to get a few more veggies into the kids. These mini chocolate beetroot cakes are the answer. They're super moist and easy to make.

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Sushi is easy

Become a lunchbox legend with these simple sushi recipes for sushi balls, veggie sushi or quinoa and sweet potato sushi. They're a crowd pleaser for big and small people.

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Pressed flower biccies

Next time you need some morning tea inspo, try these pressed flower biccies. They're as pretty as they are tasty and best served with our garden tea (recipe for both here).

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Cauliflower and Fennel Soup with Rosemary Oil

Looking for a quick and easy winter-warmer that the whole family will enjoy? Our cauliflower and fennel soup is super simple to make, but the addition of rosemary oil makes it just a little bit fancy.

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Trick food: Watermelon Apple Slices

Add a bit of razzle dazzle to your next snack plate with this culinary magic: turn apple slices into miniature watermelon pieces. It's practically guaranteed to excite kids (and adults too).

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Best Ever Apple Pie Recipe

Nothing's quite as comforting as a piece of homemade apple pie fresh from the oven. We reckon this one ticks all the boxes because it's quick and easy to make but just as tasty as the ones Nanna used to bake.

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sandwich recipes that aren't boring

There's nothing wrong with the simplicity of a Vegemite sanga, but sometimes we all need something that's got a little more life to it. Enter these three non-boring sandwich recipes that will be sure to delight both kids and adults.

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