This week has a bit of seafood theme. We are lucky enough to live a short drive to the local trawlers where we regularly buy fresh squid to make our calamari. This week we bought some fresh local caught prawns as well as squid, enough to freeze and cook with for the week. Both boys […]

Kid Friendly Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Icing
I haven’t made a carrot cake in such a long time, and I think that I haven’t made it because I know I will be the only one who will eat it. So I set myself a task to make a carrot cake that the kids would also eat. The nuts are on the outside, […]

Kids Party Punch Using SodaStream
I first received my SodaStream Source Elements at the end of last year, you can read about it here. Since we have had it I haven’t had to buy soda water (I sometimes like to have bubbles instead of plain water) or soft drinks. It has proven to be a really handy addition to my […]

Gnocchi, Pumpkin, Chicken and Parmesan Bake
This Gnocchi, Pumpkin, Chicken and Parmesan Bake is made using leftover homemade pumpkin soup and leftover roast chicken. It is a great budget friendly meal that turns leftovers into a meal the whole family will enjoy. Most of the cooking has already been done, so once the gnocchi is cooked and tossed with the other […]

Weekly Meal Plan #4
This week has been a pretty standard cooking week here. After a few weeks of organising something other then our normal weekly meals, it was great to have a little breather. Even though it was Mr 5’s birthday on Monday and mine on Tuesday, we had done most of the celebrating on the weekend so […]

Trash Pack and Green Theme 5th Birthday Party
Last weekend we celebrated our eldest son’s 5th Birthday. He had chosen a Trash Pack theme and while that was all well and good, I had to add the Green Theme element to make all work. Luckily there were heaps of green decorating options and I got lots of ideas from Pinterest. While it is […]

Homemade Chocolate Yogo
A few weeks ago my Mum made the boys a treat for when we visited. When I tried it I said wow, this tastes very similar to the chocolate yogo you can buy in the supermarkets. When I asked Mum what the ingredients were I was amazed how simple they were. It doesn’t take very […]

Weekly Meal Plan #3
Another week has rolled over and it’s been another busy one here. We celebrated my sons 5th birthday which you may have seen snippets of on Instagram and Pinterest where I set up a Trashies Party Board for my Trash Pack crazy little guy. I’ll share more party details next week. Here’s what we ate […]

Baked Sausage, Salami and Potato
I have been making a few one dish meals lately and I have really loved the simplicity of these meals. There is less washing up and there are no time consuming steps, just place into the dish and bake, dinner is done. Sausages can sometimes be quite boring, but when you bake them they become […]