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My fella's mum gave me some 1920's Victorian Education Department cooking cards the other day. I thought it might be fun to make a few of the recipes. Being from that era and from the Education Department, I figured they'd be super simple with affordable ingredients. I thought it was...

I Realised I Couldn’t Save the World But I Could Make Someone’s World Better 8 September 2015 I know a lot of us are feeling it. That sense of helplessness in a world full of sadness and desperation. My brain keeps trying to come up with clever solutions to everyone’s...

Great Brekky Makes for a Great Day 3 Septmeber 2015 Something changed in my life this week. I decided to take more care of myself. I tend to gradually spiral into self neglect. It starts with little things but once you drop the little things, it is easier to forget...

I’m Not a Bloody Cafe! Actually … Perhaps I Am 1 September 2015 I have one kid who hates eggs and one who loves them. I try not to make meals tailored to their tastes, sometimes I yell, “I’m not a bloody cafe, you know!” Who am I kidding? I...

We’ve Got Vitamin C and D Covered 6 October 2015 Winter stops a lot of stuff, like wearing bikinis, lying in the hammock, plants growing and chickens laying eggs. While the ladies in the henhouse take a break, I create lunch box treats made with other ingredients. I eventually find...

Beat the winter blues with these choc-nana and sesame biccies.

3:00am Online Jaffle Maker Purchase and Baked Beans 6 August 2015 I wake up at 3:37am most mornings and instead of rolling over, closing my eyes and trying to drift back to sleep I usually pick up my phone. I check my email, instagram, facebook, the newspaper and more often...

Wintery Date and Orange Bars 4 August 2015 It is still so cold, and while the cold weather hangs around there is not many options in the fruit department. Which is OK, because nature is quite clever gifting us vitamin C packed citrus throughout the cold and flu season. I...

Teach Your Kids to Cook and You’ll be Rewarded with Kids Who Love to Cook You Things 30 July 2015 Let me introduce my buddy Stacey. She’s held the mantle of top cake baker in my circle of friends for as long as I have known her. And now we...

It’s a Vegan Cake But Don’t Be Scared 28 July 2015 I love making cakes for my kids to take to school. It reminds me of how special I felt on my birthday, even though I had minimal friends, they made a fuss and it was cool. I don’t have...

Maple Marshmallow Fail 7 July 2015 We are in week three of the school holidays and for the previous two weeks I have been promising the kids maple marshmallows. We’ve been preparing for this day by watching instructional YouTube videos, researching all available online recipes and finally by buying five...

School Holidays, Where Snack Ideas are at a Premium 25 June 2015 For some reason my kids seem to have started their school holidays WAAAAAAY before anyone else’s kids. Which means I need to be ahead of the game when it comes to snacks. I am seriously lucky I have...

Learning Something Little Felt Really Big 22 June 2015 I have been wanting to learn how to make cheese forever. It is second to salami on my stuck on a deserted island food list. But I have always been too busy, too tired or too boring. It took my fella...

When Funk Doesn’t Involve a Cool Bassline 15 June 2015 Some days, weeks and even years are harder than others. Just getting upright and propelling yourself forward is all you can muster. It sucks and it is hard. When mid rut, cooking for the family is possibly the last thing...

Saving the Reluctant Lunch Baker 4 June 2015 I have been away from my family, with work, quite a bit lately. I miss them loads. Before this trip I made sure I left the stand-in lunch maker a good stash of baked goods for the daily lunch boxes. The word...

It’s a Long Way to Shop if You Want a Lentil Roll 22 May 2015 What a primary school classic that was. I have been pestering a school mum for her lentil roll recipe for almost a year now. I am sure I have spotted her hiding behind the bushes...

Love in a Jar 19 May 2015 My best friend has a lemon tree. I don’t. She is 5 foot flat. I’m not. My tiny best friend has limited access to the full stash of lemons from her heaving tree, so I help myself to the bounty just out her...

Lunch Lady vs Puregg Spinach + Feta Omelette 29 April 2015 Seriously, this is one of THE MOST ridiculous things I have seen in a long time. With most pre-packaged meals, I get the time saving thing. But this omelette in a carton takes the same amount of time to...

An early morning invention 23 April 2015 We all have those mornings when we stand in the kitchen and try to pull together some kind of lunch for our kids in our head. Some mornings we are on fire, others we are thinking of what we can create with stale...

Lunch Lady vs That! Banana Milkshake 21 April 2015 This is simple. Milk moustache versus no milk moustache. I know where I stand. Regular Banana Milkshake 1 frozen banana 1 cup of milk (cow, almond, coconut, whatever!) 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of honey Blend it up. Drink. That!...

Lunch Lady vs Coles Basil Pesto 14 April 2015 Autumn is here, and I find myself making stockpiles of pesto! It is one THE greatest friends you can have in the kitchen. It can be used as the base for a bazillion different dinners and it also a real winner...

Pistachio + Rose Rocky Road + Positive People 2 April 2015 My lovely friend Jade, from Eat This My Friend, makes the most amazing, good for you, sweet treats. They are also super easy to put together. I am going to get Maya to work on this one today. (Oh...

Crispy, Carrot, Cumin and Cous Cous Fritters 26 March 2015 I love feeding my kids good food, but I also love spending time doing things other than providing them healthy meals. The days are getting shorter and those daylight hours are becoming quite a premium! Making something for dinner that...

I have been promising Maya's teacher this chocolate mousse for a few weeks now. In fact, it has been so long, I am pretty sure she's forgotten the offer ever existed. But tomorrow, a mug of gooey chocolate will be plonked on her desk as a thank you for being...