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Fun cake ideas: sunflower hummingbird cake

Perfect to bake on a cloudy day, this Sunflower Hummingbird Cake with cream cheese icing will bring the sunshine in to your kitchen one slice at a time.

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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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Lunch Lady Recipe - Best Ever Banana Bread

The best ever banana bread

Want to try the world's best banana bread? Step right this way. This recipe is also packed full of ingredients that will help you sleep, making it the perfect midnight snack.

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Lunch Lady Blog - popcorn recipe - issue 4

How to make homemade popcorn!

Family movie nights need popcorn. Here's how to make the perfect batch of popcorn and three fab toppings that aren't boring butter and salt.

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Fun cake ideas: lemon cloud cake

Made from fluffy lemon-flavoured cake with lolly rain, Rachel Savage's latest cake creation is fun to make for birthdays, holidays or even just rainy days.

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Rainbow fruit ice-blocks

Recipe: Rainbow iceblocks

Smash this heatwave with these rainbow fruit iceblocks. Fun to make one day, healthy to eat the next. The best cool-down snack ever.

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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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Non-alcoholic drinks for summer!

Non-alcoholic drinks for summer!

With so many non alcoholic options to choose from, it can be hard to know which one to pick. With Bank's Botanicals winning a swag of medals at multiple events, we had a chat to founder Brian and asked - what made this one so good?

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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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Handrolled Pici with a Simple Tomato Sauce

Need dinner inspo that kids will actually eat? Look no further. Julia Ostro shares her recipe for homemade pici pasta and tomato sauce.

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How to build a bean cubby

Enchanted beans get a bad rap in fairytales, but the fact is you can take these lovely legumes (plus some sticks) and make yourself a magical bean cubby. With the alchemy of soil, sunshine and water, they can become an edible garden, vertical garden, green space and homegrown hide-out all...

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easy christmas cookie recipe

Reindeer cookies

Super-cute wholemeal reindeer cookies for the silly season – so much fun to make for all ages.

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Cooking with kids: watercolour biscuits

Need to keep the kids busy? These watercolour biccies involve baking and painting (and don't forget spoon licking). They're the perfect weekend activity and also make for a cute gift.

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overnight oats

Overnight Oats

Looking for a fuss-free brekky that keeps kids full AND they'll also love eating? Look no further than the three easy-peasy overnight oats recipes.

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Make Your Own Mini Fish Burgers

Looking for dinner inspo? These homemade mini fish burgers are simple to make and never disappoint a hungry tribe.

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Savoury muffins

VEG + BACON SAVOURY MINI MUFFINS

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes What you need: Makes 24 mini muffins 1 1/2 cups wholemeal spelt flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup natural or Greek yoghurt (dairy or coconut) 1/2 cup milk (dairy or plant-based) 2 free-range eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree (See tips) 1/2...

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Hot Toddies

Hot Toddies

We’ve partnered with Pure Harvest to bring you a series of seasonal recipes made with their delicious new range of NOM Nut Milk. ⁠(You can swig out of the carton, they’re that good).⁠

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Chocolate Orange Muffins

Chocolate Orange Muffins

This ingenious muffin-in-an-orange trick works a treat in any campfire.

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Oat Waffles

Oat Waffles

What you need: (makes 4–6 waffles) 130g / 4.6oz oat flour* 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 75g / 2.7oz butter, melted 3/4 cup (180ml / 6 fl oz) milk of your choice 1 tsp vanilla paste 1–2 tbsp maple syrup 2 large free-range eggs 1 tsp ground cinnamon,...

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Fried Rice Bowls

Fried Rice Bowls

What you need (Serves 4–6): For the sauce: 4 tbsp (80ml / 2.7 fl oz) soy sauce or tamari 2 tsp (10ml / 0.34 fl oz) honey 1 tbsp (20ml / 0.7 fl oz) rice wine vinegar 1 tsp (5ml / 0.17 fl oz) sesame oil 2 tbsp (40ml /...

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