Let me show you how easy it is to cook your side dish inside your roast chicken. On the weekend I had a memory about a shop that used to be, I think it was called Drunken Chicken and they used to cook the side dish inside of the chicken. It got me thinking as […]
Kambrook Simple Soup Maker Review
For the past month I have been road testing the Kambrook Simple Soup Maker and here is my review. Boys are bak at school and I am back in the kitchen. Today in making some new soup recipes in the @kambrookau Soup Simple. At 11.20 I am taking to Laurie Atlas on 4RO 990AM Rockhampton […]
One Pot Double Smoked Ham and Penne Pasta
One pot dinners are my mid week savior. You literally throw all your ingredients in walk away and come back about 20 minutes later and it’s done. If I am being super organised I will also cut the ingredients up in the morning before I leave for work so it is a matter of just […]
Cafe Style Banana Bread
I finally had two overripe bananas in the fruit bowl this week, for the past couple of weeks the kids had been demolishing them and I had been craving banana bread – this week I was finally able to make banana bread. While I have many banana bread combinations here to choose from, I decided […]
Beef and Vegetable Soup
I’m really sad that soup season is nearly at end as the days are starting to get warmer here on the Gold Coast. So while there is still a slight chill in the air I am cooking soups, stews and curries before the return to the barbeque and salad meals commence. I was gifted the […]
Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf
Yes, I am at it again cramming some vegetable into my baked goods. I had a quarter of a pumpkin in the fridge that need to be used and I knew it wasn’t going to end up in a soup or be roasted so i pureed it and added it to a chocolate loaf. The […]
Garlic Chicken and Cheese Nuggets
These garlic chicken and cheese nuggets make for the perfect Friday night dinner that is perfect for eating in front of a movie. Easy to make, packed full of flavour and the kids love the cheese that oozes out of the middle of them. Eat on their own with dipping sauce of serve with oven […]
Add some Buzz to the kids afternoon
This is a sponsored post for LessonBuzz. LessonBuzz is an educational literacy iPad program for children aged 4-13, it is available to download as apps for the iPad/iPhone and for schools to purchase as an in-classroom resource. My boys who are now 5 and 6 and in years Prep and Year 1 respectively, are at […]
Honey and Oat Bars
These Honey and Oat Bars make for the perfect breakfast either on the run or when you don’t have time to make something in the morning. I was strolling the “healthy food aisle” of the supermarket last week and spied a honey and oat bar that was close to $3 for one. I read the […]