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This soup recipe is super chunky so that experimental toddlers can hold onto (cooled) pieces of veggies and get the full sensory experience. Yet, it's yum enough for adults to love too. Win, win!

You can poach the chicken directly in the soup, or you can buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it before adding it to the soup a few minutes before serving. What you need: (Serves 4–6) 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, sliced 2 carrots, roughly chopped 2 celery stalks,...

Serves 8–12 What you need: • 2 small oranges • 4 free-range eggs • 1/2 cup honey • 3 cups almond meal • 1 tsp baking powder • pinch of salt • 2 tbsp poppy seeds What to do: 1. Place the oranges into a saucepan and cover with water....

Makes 24 buns For the dough: • 150g / 5.3oz butter, at room temperature • 90g / 3.2oz caster sugar • pinch of salt • 450ml / 15.2 fl oz milk • 13g / 0.45oz instant yeast • 840g / 1lb 13.6oz plain flour • zest of 1 blood orange...

Beans aren't usually the first ingredient that comes to mind when you're making a cake, but trust us, this cake is delicious! Even the kids will love it.

FRUIT ROLLS Strawberry + kiwi + spinach: • 8 strawberries, sliced • 1/2 apple, cut into little sticks and squeezed with some lemon • 1 kiwi fruit, sliced • 1/2 cup baby spinach • 8 rice paper wrappers Mango + nectarine: • 1/2 mango, thinly sliced • 1/2 apple, cut...

Capsicums (aka bell peppers) come in a variety of bright colours, which makes it easy to eat the rainbow … or the traffic lights (red, yellow and green). With their tangy taste and crunchy texture, they’re a perfect candidate for ‘munch ’n’ crunch’, but they can also be cooked: they’re...

Makes a 25cm x 35cm tart. Serves 6–8 • 1 sheet of puff pastry, cut to approx. 25cm x 35cm / 9.8″ x 13.8″ • 1 cup (240ml / 8.1 fl oz) basil pesto • around 750g / 1lb 10oz rainbow tomatoes, sliced 1. Preheat the oven to 220°C /...

What you need: • 350g / 12.35oz wholemeal flour, plus extra for dusting• 170ml / 5.7 fl oz lukewarm water• herbs• edible petals What to do: 1. Add the flour to a bowl and slowly add the water. 2. Stir to combine and then mix with your hands to form...

This is a perfectly light dish for summer, when peaches are at their most abundant. Choose peaches that are on the firm side as they will soften up and sweeten with cooking. GRILLED PEACH SALAD WITH MOZZARELLA, BASIL + HONEY Serves 2–4, as a light dish 4–5 medium yellow peaches...

This is a fun white and dark marbled chocolate cake with a delicious chocolate cream cheese icing and shouty marshmallow letters—but a nice kind of shouty.

From issue 15 of Lunch Lady. Power-packed recipes for toddlers to teenagers by child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg + foodie Flip Shelton Avocado chips dairy-free / gluten-free option / nut-free We mash it, we smash it, we can make a face mask with it … so why not create a chip with it? Avocados are high in...

This is one of the simplest soups–as it’s mainly made from frozen veg + takes only a teensy bit more than five minutes to cook. It might look green but has a sweet taste from the peas with freshness from mint, lemon + ginger + creaminess from coconut milk. To...

A simple butter cake infused with scented geraniums every step of the way. Baking doesn’t get much easier than this. Just be sure to start things off the day before to allow the flavour of the geranium leaves to really work its way into the sugar and butter. Sincere and...

STRAWBERRY SCROLLS Makes 8 giant scrolls or 16 little ones For the dough: • 2 1/2 cups (380g) plain flour • 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast • 2/3 cup (170ml) warm water • 1/4 cup (50g) sugar • 1 tsp fine salt • 2 tbsp oil • 1 large free-range...

Looking for breakfast in bed inspo for Mother's Day, Father's Day or a random Sunday? We've got five fab recipes that are guaranteed to delight.

EASY PEAR CAKE Serves 8–12 • 260g / 9.2oz light buckwheat, light spelt or plain flour • 2 tsp baking powder • pinch of fine salt • 2 tsp ground cinnamon • 2 large free-range eggs • 175ml / 5.9 fl oz maple syrup • 2 tsp vanilla paste •...

Serves 8–12 You can easily make this cake vegan just by substituting the natural yoghurt with coconut yoghurt. You can also make it gluten-free by using your favourite gluten-free flour. • 3 large bananas• 35g / 1.2oz coconut sugar• 250g / 8.8oz nut butter• 150g / 5.3oz maple syrup• 100ml...

Edible eyes make lunchboxes more fun and healthy food way more appealing. Learn how to make them from royal icing. It's easy, fun and they last for ages in the pantry.

EGG-CELLENT! SWEET FRENCH TOAST + STRAWBERRIES • 2 eggs • 1/4 cup pure cream or buttermilk • 4 slices of bread, cut into triangles • 1/4 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced • icing sugar, for sprinkling 1. Whisk eggs and cream or buttermilk until smooth. 2. Dip bread triangles in...

CHEDDAR + MISO SCROLLS • 1 cup self-raising flour • 3/4 cup Greek yoghurt • 3 tbsp hatcho miso • 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated • 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4. 2. Line a baking tray with baking paper....

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...

BURNT BUTTER + PEAR TART For the pastry: • 150g / 5.3oz plain flour • 75g / 2.6oz unsalted butter • 1 tbsp coconut oil, or flavourless oil • 1 tbsp water For the filling: • 100g / 3.5oz butter • 1/2 pear, quartered and thinly sliced • 2 eggs...

Make these delicious Tacos the family will love…any day of the week 🙂 COCONUT + PAPRIKA ROASTED SWEET POTATO + EGGPLANT TORTILLAS WITH SPRING ONIONS, AVOCADO + SPICY, SMOKY TAHINI SAUCE Makes around 10–12 tortillas For the roasted sweet potato and eggplant: • 3 tbsp coconut oil • 2 medium...