"What's for Dinner?" has been the catch cry of my children since they could talk. Often this would be one of the first things my daughter would ask in the morning when she was little. I started menu planning a few years ago and have found that it helps. I usually plan and shop for… Continue reading What’s for Dinner?
Category: Lunch
Last Weeks Menu – 15 Feb
Last week was a fairly big week, baking wise. I made No-Bake Walnut Cookies (which are stored in the freezer), raw brownie bites (don't tell my husband what's in them!), apple cinnamon muffins, Banana Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins (the recipe uses raspberries but I used blueberries instead), my version of My Kind of Bliss Bliss Balls, chocolate slice and passionfruit slice. The… Continue reading Last Weeks Menu – 15 Feb
Last Weeks Menu – 1 Feb
As my son returned to school last week. I did some baking in preparation for that. For lunches I made Pizza Scrolls. He only went to school for 3 days so I had some left for today. I also made some Choc Crunch Granola, Seed Toast, chilli roasted trail mix (I used some almonds as well… Continue reading Last Weeks Menu – 1 Feb
Last Week’s Menu – 26 September
Breakfast this week has been a bit of a mixed bag including dry corn thins on a day I wasn't feeling too good, leftover frittata, puffed corn cereal with banana & almond milk, fried veggies with an egg, scrambled egg with tinned salmon & avacado and of course bacon & eggs. Lunches again mostly involved… Continue reading Last Week’s Menu – 26 September
Last Weeks Menu – 19 Oct
Last week I got back to making my own almond milk again by simply used soaked almonds and blending with chilled water, straining in a nut milk bag and using. I used this with breakfast some days or in some of my baking/cooking. This week I made another GF spiced sultana bread to take to a… Continue reading Last Weeks Menu – 19 Oct
Last Weeks Menu – 12 Oct
My week involved less baking as I ended up working on more days than I thought I would. Fortunately I still had some baked goodies in the freezer. As it was a public holiday here last Monday I made melting moments and sultana bread which has been useful for breakfast as well as snacks. I… Continue reading Last Weeks Menu – 12 Oct
Corn Thins Pizza
We have been away for a few days. On holidays it had become the norm to cook in the unit one night and have take away the next night. However there is very little take-away that my husband can have. My sons reactions are not too bad now so he can get away with some… Continue reading Corn Thins Pizza
Lunchbox Roundup
As our children go back to school here in Australia, thought I would do a roundup of some the lunchbox ideas I have found. Here are the links: lunchbox ideas & a give-away healthy lunchbox ideas 7 sandwich free lunchbox ideas 100 kids lunch ideas lunchbox doctor (a whole website devoted to healthy lunches & nutrition)… Continue reading Lunchbox Roundup