I shared our absolute favourite family dinner recipe ideas earlier in the week. Last night we enjoyed Katsudon – a recipe that has a few different steps, but is so worth it for the authentic Japanese flavours. You'll soon be making it so often that it won't feel...
I have to confess, before I came up with this amazing tuna tagliatelle recipe, my pasta repertoire in the past tended to go something like this: Spag bog, spag bog and spag bog. (that would be Spaghetti Bolognese for the less bogan-ish among us). It’s just one of...
Mac and cheese just screams comfort, doesn't it? It's got just the right amount of carby, creamy goodness that is so satisfying to tuck into. I've kinda-sorta made my Mac and cheese recipe a little healthier by adding a few veggies, but there's no denying that this is...
My dad used to make a seriously tasty rissole, so I grew up munching into yummy, flavourful beef dinners. These days, I've taken over this last bastion of cheap eats and made it tastier, yummier and veggie smuggling. These are my amazingly tasty rissoles! I discussed...
Have a look into any family freezer and you're almost guaranteed to find a box of baked chicken tenders or chicken nuggets. Baked chicken tenders are the kind of thing you always have on stand-by for when you really don't want to cook. The good news is, you don't have...
I made cassoulet once. Not a cheat's cassoulet, a real one. Succulent pieces of roast duck, herby Toulouse sausages and rich pork belly. It’s classified as French peasant food. Once again I am reminded that if you’re ever going to be a peasant, France is a cracking...
We've been making Tomates farcies for years now and it's a firm family favourite. Not surprising, as Tomates farcies has been a French nursery staple for generations. You simply cannot go wrong with a French staple. The thing is, the rules of French food and the...
These homemade fish fingers are nothing like the frozen fish fingers that I grew up with. They are crunchy and full of flavour, not soggy and bland. They actually taste and look like fish. Homemade fish fingers are such a good starting point for kids who won’t try...
I can't believe that I have only recently discovered the joy that is the chicken tray bake. OMG, the BEST! You can't beat it for an easy midweek dinner. I'm not sure what I used to do before the chicken tray bake, but it can't have been as easy or as yummy. Everything...
This zucchini and carrot slice came to be because I didn't have enough zucchinis to make a standard zucchini slice. Of course, I would have to be one of the only people I know who would attempt a recipe called "zucchini slice" without enough zucchinis, but life is...
used to be the kind of school swimming carnival mum who says, "go and support others, even if you don't participate", but not anymore. I don't make my kids go to the school swimming carnival anymore. I did for years, but I'm done with it. Even though I'm really...
It's no doubt the #1 response parents make when they ask what they want for their kids in life: "I just want my child to be happy." “I just want my child to be happy.” We mean it wholeheartedly when we say it. Then we leave that happiness to chance. We talk to our...
Do you feel guilty all the time about the way you have raised your children? I have always felt so guilty from day one: I didn't give my kids enough of my time and I escaped to work as soon as I could, because mothering was so hard. Now my daughter is self harming,...
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