My Easy Tips To Make Mealtime Less Painful
Some of the best advice I got very early, as a parent was “pick your battles”. I live by that nugget of wisdom handed down to me. With two very young children, I am presented with a huge amount of battles daily and to fight them all would be exhausting. One battle I gave up […]
5 Awesome Tips To Make Dinner Planning A Breeze
“What’s for dinner?” It’s a question that can bring even the most stoic parent to their knees. And unfortunately, if your house is anything like mine, it gets asked multiple times a day. If only I knew the answer! I must be perfectly honest; dinner is not one of my favourite times of the day. […]
5 Easy Ways To Make Dinnertime Meaningful and Fun For Your Family
This Post Is Sponsored By Steggles Over and over the research keeps telling us how crucial meal times are for families. I was at a parenting seminar recently and the presenter was saying how important it was for children’s mental health that their family share a meal together at least 5 times a week. He […]
Homemade Baked Beans
My kids love beans and this recipe is a way to make them awesome at home. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small garlic clove, finely diced ½ medium brown onion, finely diced 400g tinned tomatoes, blended ¼ cup (65g) tomato paste (concentrated puree) 1 tablespoon honey ¼ cup (60ml) water 400g tin cannellini beans, […]
Fish in a Bag
If you struggle with cooking fish … give this simple idea a go. Ingredients 4 large handfuls of English spinach 4 atlantic salmon fillets, skinless salt pepper 1 punnet (250g) cherry tomatoes, halved 4 teaspoons capers extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling 1 lemon, cut into wedges for serving Directions Preheat oven to 170 degrees […]
The Most Useful and Budget Friendly Cookbook For Families
I am guessing most of you know by now that I run another Facebook page and website as well called ALDI Mum. Yes it is true that I am a big lover of ALDI. I have been for many years. I really do think ALDI is a fantastic supermarket which has put pressure on the […]
Chicken Sliders with Paprika Potato Wedges
This recipe was from the fantastic cookbook My Secret Ingredient which is filled with over 120 delicious, healthy, achievable and creative recipes. Ingredients Paprika Potato Wedges 8 medium potatoes, cut into wedges rice bran oil, for drizzling ground paprika, mild, for dusting salt Chicken Sliders 2 large chicken breast fillets, butterflied 2 tablespoons light soy sauce […]
Hidden Vegetable Spaghetti Bolognaise
This is a weekly meal in our house that everybody loves which is a win for me. I also put a stack of vegies in it and I never hear a complaint so YAY! All I can say is my grater is my best friend. Ingredients: 1 large finely grated carrot 1 large finely grated […]
Creamy Bacon & Spinach Penne Pasta
Here is a delicious & quick pasta recipe to try: You will need: 6 rashers of bacon, sliced into thin strips 1 can of evaporated milk (375ml) 1 brown onion, diced 5 mushrooms, sliced bunch of spinach leaves parmesan cheese, shaved salt & pepper 400g penne pasta Step One Bring a pot of salted water […]
10 Super Tasty Family Friendly Pasta Recipes
This post is Sponsored By La Famiglia I don’t know about you but pasta seems to be a dinner winner in our house on most nights with the kids. With this in mind we decided to put a collection of our favourite family pasta recipes together below. The only thing that tends to get a […]