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• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 36

  

  The kale is fast coming to an end, and Mr Grumpy pulled most of it out last weekend to make room for the summer crops. I have only a small bed left, which... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baked Berry Spelt Doughnuts

  

  The Princess has decided she hates muffins. This is quite an annoying development, as muffins are quick to make and are the perfect size to tuck into a... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• DIY Smoothie Cubes

  

  Sometimes it's the little things that excite me the most. Like homemade beef stock cubes, making my own yoghurt, or these DIY smoothie cubes. I've seen smoothi... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 35

  

  I had a slightly dummy spit towards the end of this week. I didn't want to cook, and there was nothing suitable in the freezer, so I picked up a frozen beef pi... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tropical Vegan Breakfast Popsicles

  

  This post is sponsored by NuLac Foods, in accordance with my Disclosure Policy. All opinions remain 100% my own. I'm not a huge breakfast fan, although I... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• In My Kitchen – November 2015

  

  In My Kitchen this month is a very large stack of new cookbooks. The lack of inspiration I had been suffering of late has been banished thanks to this influx... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 34

  

  The race is on to eat the silverbeet and the kale before it is demolished by the aphids and other bugs. I've been freezing the kale to turn into kale pesto at ... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spiced Chickpea Burgers

  

  I have a hot tip for you. Chickpeas swell significantly when cooked. So upon deciding to cook the small bag of chickpeas in the cupboard (no sense in leaving... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 33

  

  Every now and again I inadvertently remind myself how big a difference menu planning makes to my life. This week, somehow, I only planned for four days out of... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mulberry Curd

  

  It started with a doughnut. It was the last one, and it sat there, right next to the till, as I waited to pay for my meal. The doughnut oozed a luscious,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kitchen Basics: Homemade Beef Stock Cubes

  

  I rarely use beef stock, although I occasionally stumble across recipes that require it. During winter, I dedicate a large amount of freezer real estate to tub... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 32

  

  I had grand plans for my time off, none of which came to pass. I did, however, enjoy a much needed break, and have returned refreshed and inspired. The... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Easy Lasagna Cups

  

  There is nothing more irritating than taking the time to cook dinner, only to have a child turn up their nose at the meal placed in front of them. Even more... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 31

  

  It is the last day of the school term, and two weeks of holiday stretch before me. This possibly means that I have two weeks of The Princess driving me crazy,... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Toasted Coconut Peanut Butter Cups

  

  I have an absurd surplus of peanut butter in my pantry at the moment. Whilst I could bore you with the story of how this came to pass, I would much rather... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 30

  

  I am feeling completely uninspired about cooking at the moment. We are coming to the end of the school term, so I am hoping that a short break will give me tim... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Take-Out, Fake-Out: Homemade Frozen Pizza

  

  We seem to eat a lot of pizza. I often make Flat bread Pizza and Stovetop Pizza for a quick lunch, whilst a more traditional pizza will usually appear at dinne... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lamb & Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

  

  I am not a fan of a lamb roast. Never have been. Any lamb roast has to be well marinated, then so slowly cooked that the meat is falling off the bone, for me... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Our Real Food Meal Plan – Week 29

  

  The weather was all over the place this week, which required some improvisation and juggling in the meal plan. My original plan for a cheesy cauliflower soup... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Indian Spiced Roasted Chickpeas

  

  There was a period, a few years ago now, when The Princess was happy to eat almost anything I made. Of late though, I feel like we have a toddler back in the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES