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Fill Them Up Chocolate Milk
This healthy homemade chocolate milk has been a go-to recipe for me over the past few weeks. I call it “fill them up” chocolate milk, as the oats in it really do fill them up for that bit longer than store-bought chocolate milk. Why the need for a healthy homemade chocolate milk recipe? About 6…
End toddler mealtime battles – Introducing new foods to a picky eater
So here is the thing, veggies are important for good health and disease prevention. Not just a little bit of vegetable content here and there, but loads of vegetables 8-10 servings of vegetables and fruit a day in fact, but how the heck do you convince a picky eater to eat these vegetables, or come…
3 Easy Sheet Pan Dinners for School Nights
School’s back, whoop whoop! But on the flipside it means I need to get back into being organised to beat the 5pm panic of getting a meal on the table when there has been school pick ups, after-school activities and tired kids to contend with. I’ve partnered with Countdown to share some quick dinner inspiration…
Healthy Apple Cinnamon Muffins
I’m not sure about your kids, but sheesh during the holidays they quantity of food they seem to eat rises exponentially! I find muffins quick to make and they fill up tummies like nothing on earth. These healthy apple cinnamon muffins have been an absolute hit with all three of my kids, which means they have…
Christmas Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites
My kids love energy bites, so this week we played around with one of their favourite recipes to add a Christmas twist, and this is what we ended up with Cranberry Pistachio Energy Bites. Making Christmas Energy Bites To make these energy bites have a festive flavour the kids and I essentially just popped on…
Ginger Pear Parfait
This ginger pear parfait recipe is actually a throwback to my boarding school days and a dessert I remember being served. It was always so popular, and so easy to make. So I thought I would recreate it (a little flashier) as at boarding school it was served in plastic cups. But it remains delicious…
Gingerbread Christmas Nice Cream
Have you tried banana nice cream? By nice cream I mean a vegan/dairy-free ice cream alternative made by literally blending frozen banana slices until it turns into a creamy soft-serve style ice cream alternative. It really is a delicious summer snack or dessert, easy to make (although you do need a grunty food processor) and…
Christmas Cupcakes – Easy Chocolate Reindeer
Do you have memories of Christmas baking with perhaps your mum or grandma? I certainly do, we made ALL the traditional things, Christmas Mince Pies, Steamed Christmas Pud.. but here in New Zealand sometimes the weather just doesn’t seem right for these heavier things, and let’s be honest some of these Christmas goodies are an acquired…
Christmas Cake Decorating Ideas – No Traditional Icing!
I love Christmas, I love Christmas Cake, well I love Christmas Cake right up until the point that it gets covered with marzipan and white icing. Countdown Supermarket came to me and asked me to come up with a Christmas Hack to share with people and 2 things sprung to mind. One was how to…
Rainbow Water Challenge – Sugar Water Density Experiment
Rainbows are awesome, in this sugar water density experiment your kids can create a rainbow in a glass and learn a little about the science water density as they go along. I am so lucky to have the fabulous Jessica Wilson of Playful Learners blog writing guests posts for me. A Science teacher by trade…
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