Do you plan your meals? I usually shop fortnightly though I do get a weekly ethical groceries (EGG) order which supplements this. As I do my main grocery shopping fortnightly I generally do a menu plan for the fortnight. For a while I was posting about our menu weekly but haven't done that in a… Continue reading What’s Been on the Menu Lately?
With Christmas just a few days away, I'd thought I'd share this round-up of last minute Christmas recipe ideas. Just in case you're still looking for ideas. Our usual Christmas Menu involves cold chicken and ham, with salads. Followed by plum pudding and other desserts. There are of course also lots of other Christmas snacks… Continue reading Last Minute Christmas Recipe Ideas
Recently we were given quite a few home grown sweet potatoes. So, I've been looking for Sweet Potato Recipes to use them in. We've give away some of the sweet potatoes but I'm still looking for recipe ideas that use sweet potatoes. A pile of sweet potatoes ready to use Sweet Potato Information We really… Continue reading Sweet Potato Recipes
Are you looking for a quick and easy gluten free alternative for lunch? Recently I turned a sweet gluten free microwave mug muffin into a savoury Gluten Free Ham and Cheese Mug Muffin. Cooked GF Ham & Cheese Muffin, still in the mug Lately I've been making a lot of this microwave gluten free bread… Continue reading Gluten Free Ham & Cheese Mug Muffin
This is the question that my daughter posed to me this week. She was making a potato salad to take to uni for lunch. She wanted to boil potatoes, as well as hard boil some eggs to go into her potato salad. So as she was preparing to boil the potatoes she asked "Can I… Continue reading Can you boil potatoes & eggs together?
Apparently it's Chicken Month in September, among other things. We usually eat a meal with chicken in it once or twice a week. This week we've had Chicken Pot Pies and then used the same chicken mixture to make Chicken Pasties. Other chicken dishes that my family enjoys include Grain Free Chicken Schnitzels with an almond… Continue reading Chicken Month (including a recipe)
The potato salad that I make is always popular but so easy to make. It is a recipe that my mother taught me & in fact she'll be making the potato salad for Christmas Day. You can also make this recipe with sweet potato as well. On Christmas day I'll be making a different sweet… Continue reading Potato Salad
There is very little take-away food that my husband can safely eat without having to worry about sulphites, in particular. Â A while ago we did have a Baja Steak bowl from a mexican take-away shop. Â We now make our own version of this at home. My husband BBQ's the steak which we then slice thinly… Continue reading Baja Steak
Last week I managed to make a couple of quiche like slices for my children to try as lunch options.  I made No Green Stuff Veggie Slice which I took to my friends house for lunch with a small group of ladies.  There were a couple of slices left but my children didn't try it.  I also… Continue reading Last Week’s Menu – 13 February 2017
My children don't particularly like sandwiches. Â Though they both often have bread rolls for lunch. Â I struggle with what to give my son for lunch. Â He will like something for a while and then go totally off it. Sometimes if we have leftover chicken I will make a quick, easy Caesar salad. This week I… Continue reading Quick, Easy Caesar Salad
