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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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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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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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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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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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Hello Dhal-ing: our fave dhal recipe

Hello Dhal-ing: our fave dhal recipe

A bowl full of dhal is the mealtime equivalent to a giant hug, and this dhal recipe is one of our all-time favourites. Try it for yourself.

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Anna Jones' One-Pot Spaghetti

This magical one-pot spaghetti recipe is life-changing. Simply add all the ingredients to a pot with water and voila: dinner without a fuss.

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Cute food: puppy pears

Transform slices of pear into cute puppy faces. It's cute fruit that's almost too adorable to eat. Perfect for picky eaters, party plates or ho-hum days.

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Back to school and work lunchbox ideas (part four!)

Back to school and work lunchbox ideas (part four!)

The fourth and final part of our lunchbox inspiration series features a salad you will definitely make friends with: our crispy veg and noodle salad. Here's how to make it.

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Back to school and work lunchbox ideas (part three!)

Back to school and work lunchbox ideas (part three!)

Every good lunchbox needs a good biccy, and the recipe featured in part three of our lunchbox inspo series is a winner! Here's how to make it.

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Back to school and work lunchbox ideas (part two!)

Part two of our four-part lunchbox series is here! This time, we've included one of our favourite bliss ball recipes ever and a sandwich that's as a fresh as it is tasty. Yum!

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Back to school and work lunchbox ideas (part one!)

Whether you're stuck in a lunchbox rut or you're just looking for a few new ideas to satisfy your fussy eaters — we've got your back. Try out the recipes in our four-part lunchbox special.

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Seven Easy Salad Dressing recipes

Run out of store-bought salad dressing or just sick of eating boring salads? Never fear—your sad salad days are over. We’ve got seven super-simple dressing recipes that will even have your kids asking for seconds.

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Homemade muesli bars – a lunchbox fave

Needing lunchbox inspiration? Try whipping up a batch of homemade muesli bars. Step right this way for our five favourite recipes.

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Lunch Lady Blog - issue 4 - pita pockets

Peter Piper picked a peck of pita pockets

PITA POCKET RECIPE WHAT YOU NEED 1 cup warm water 2 teaspoons instant yeast 2 1/2 cups plain flour, extra for kneading 2 tsp salt 2 teaspoons olive oil WHAT YOU NEED TO DO Mix water and yeast together, and let sit for about five minutes until the yeast is...

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