Now that the days are long and hot we're spending more and more time outdoors. Most balmy afternoons the kids play in the backyard, digging around in the sandpit, skipping through the sprinkler or playing in the cubby house right up until the sun begins to sink beneath the horizon turning the ever darkening sky the most beautiful shades of burnt orange. It's usually right at this moment I see ...
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banana coconut mini loaves
These banana coconut mini loaves (or muffins) are moist, bursting with sweet banana flavour, with a golden crust of banana, coconut, cinnamon and sugar. Simple to make and super tasty, they make the perfect weekend baking treat! As the spring sun begins to rise earlier and earlier each day so too do my little ones. Our days now officially begin the moments the first rays of spring sunshine ...
blueberry coconut cookies with dark choc drizzle
Kid-Approved crispy on the edges, soft in the middle blueberry, coconut, oat cookies with dark chocolate drizzle. These cookies are delicious! Spring has definitely sprung. Along with the gorgeously warm and sunny days comes a whole heap of much desired playtime that my kids are absolutely gobbling up. Most days are spent in the back garden, digging around in the sandpit, playing in the cubby ...
kale, broccoli & cherry tomato penne with crispy garlicky breadcrumbs
Over the weekend we celebrated Mr H.'s first birthday with a little Peter Rabbit inspired party. The birthday boy had a fabulous time. With a weekend chockfull of sugary treats and wonderful birthday cake this week I wanted to get back to the good stuff so we cooked up this easy peasy penne pasta dish jam packed glorious vege and topped with crispy garlicky breadcrumbs. I'm so ...
everyday salad w’ hasselback sweet potato
This week our sweet little Harry turns one. I still can't quite believe we are celebrating his first birthday. It seems like only yesterday I was cradling the sweetest smelling cuddly snuggly newborn baby boy on my chest, beaming with pride wondering what I did to deserve such a divine little fella. And now my bright bubbly blonde boy is racing around the house giving his big sister a run for ...
pesto prawn spaghetti with oven roasted truss tomatoes
Believe it or not there are evenings cooking dinner is the very last thing I feel like doing. Yes, I am a food blogger and I absolutely adore cooking but with two little cherubs of endless energy at home all day, every day I often don't have the time, patience or sanity for cooking. On these evenings I usually turn to my store cupboard staples to save the day, the kind of ingredients that ...
