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Wholesome smoothies are just divine, aren’t they? And with the rise in popularity of the green smoothie of late, I think more and more people are discovering the smoothie goodness, especially for breakfast. I tend to make smoothies for morning or afternoon tea breaks to stave off the hunger on the weekends, or if Ned and I are home together….
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As the weather here begins to cool, I start to crave beef stroganoff. It is one of my favourite meals ever, and the fact I can eat it with rice is even better. I LOVE sticky white rice. I’m sure it is a throw-back to the months I spent in Japan as a teenager that I could happily eat…
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Like you, I’m a busy mum. Thankfully, I always begin my day with breakfast. But sometimes, when I am in the middle of a home-based project that is in full swing, I forget to eat. Or else, I only remember to eat when I’m so hungry I’m about to fall over. In these moments, I often rely upon a midday…
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I came across this book, Whole food for children by Jude Blereau (and its companion, Whole Food) at my son’s kindergarten. This book has been a guiding light and wonderful resource for the past two years as they have created and prepared their whole food program for the children. (In a lovely twist, I’ve heard that Jude’s daughter attended Ned’s…
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Valentine’s Day is just a few days away and I always like to do a little something, simply to recognise and acknowledge ‘love’ in all the forms it comes. For me, it’s not just about romantic love. (although of course, that is lovely.) I also like to give thanks for the ‘love’ that is present each day when…
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Many years ago, I bought a cookbook with the most scrummy recipe, Raw Chocolate Beetroot Cake. I loved it but since then, I’ve been playing with it and now the version I make is nothing like the original. But twice as good. I’m forever grateful to Suki for her inspiration because I never would have thought of adding beetroot…
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Last week, we visited the Brunswick Heads pub for dinner. The pub is one of Australia’s best kept secrets. (Shhh, I won’t tell if you won’t!) It’s a historic place but more than that, it’s got to be one of the best grub feeds you’ll ever have while enjoying the view of the Bruns river, listening to top local bands,…
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I have found cake perfection! Raw Key Lime Pie. I don’t need to look any further. You’d better get ready to print this recipe or write it down as once you taste it, you’ll be proclaiming this the world’s best cake pie too. On Saturday, my friend Cath hosted her Crafternoon. (Pop back tomorrow for a very cute tutorial showing…
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Santa brought Ned this Dutch Pancake maker for Christmas. It was the best $12 he ever spent… um, er, invested… For the past week, Ned and his dad have eaten baby pancakes for breakfast. (Ok. Sometimes Mummy had a little taste too…) Covered in lashings of real maple syrup (no maple flavoured syrup here) and a little dusting of icing…
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Inspired by both my friend Felicity’s mate Adam, and this book, Cake Pops by Molly Bakes, I made these delicious Red Velvet Cake Pops for Christmas Day. You might like to make some too! First thing is to make the cake. 1. Place 250 grams self raising flour and 1/4 tsp salt in a big bowl. Mix and set aside. 2. In…
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Roasted Pumpkin and Gooey Cheese Warm Salad by Friday’s Guest, Kyla Levi I visited my friend Kyla a few weeks ago and she made us this for lunch. Oh my. What a treat. The recipe for you by Kyla. Firstly chop up a selection of your favourite winter vegetables. I like pumpkin, sweet potato, fresh garlic, onion and purple onion…
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I love chai tea so I learned how to make it myself from scratch. As nice as those shop bought mixes can be, have you ever looked at the ingredients list? Scary stuff. My big tip: use tea bags in your mix. After a few fails where chai was so thick and gritty and not very easy to strain, I…
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This is my friend Mari. A few weeks ago, Mari invited us to dinner at her beautiful eco-friendly house. She prepared the most delicious meal of hand-rolled sushi, ‘te-maki sushi’. It was unlike any sushi (even hand-rolled sushi) meal I’ve had before and WOW…. yum! She has kindly offered to share the recipe with us all. Friday night’s dinner? Here…
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Don’t these veggie rolls just look divine? The original recipe for Veggie Spirals is from the Super Kitchen Machine Blog. I just tweaked it a bit and doubled it. We tried both ricotta and cream cheese fillings, and the winner by far was the ricotta. Easy to spread, but also low fat and super yummy. My tip: Heat up your frypan really…
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A long time ago, my youngest sister’s ex-boyfriend was celebrating his 21st birthday. It was a Retro 70′s party hosted in the country (and at times, redneck) town of Casino, and I was dressed in a shockingly gaudy rainbow coloured shirt and tights. There was a least one Michael Jackson lookalike with a huge afro ball of hair, plenty of…