Last week my 9 year old complained about her dinner which was baked chicken breast, vegetables and pasta. MISS 9 : “Mum, you know I HATE chicken, why do we eat SO MUCH chicken?” ME: “We eat chicken about twice a week and as you know it is basically impossible for me to cook…
I confess I really don’t enjoy baking and I really don’t enjoy making lunchboxes every day during school term. But I do like to try and put as much unpacked stuff in the lunchboxes as I am able to. This means anything I bake has be easy! Here are the three things I have…
I first met Anna in August 2017. I had arrived at a local beach playground to set up my daughter’s birthday party. Anna had just finished a short ocean swim with some other women. I decided anyone willing to swim mid-winter in New Zealand was the kind of person I wanted to know and so…
I have an abundant supply of cauliflower in my garden right now – yum! My kids won’t eat it though and my husband is overseas so I have been exploring new ways of cooking and using it so I can freeze some meals. Here are some really delicious cauliflower recipes: ROASTED CORIANDER CAULIFLOWER –…
Breakfast … the most important meal of the day … I know you know that. How often do you eat breakfast or a breakfast that makes you feel good? Most Mums I know, myself included, struggle with a good breakfast every day. Sometimes I do very well, sometimes I leave the house for school…
We are off camping this Sunday for 5 nights. We haven’t been camping for at least 2 years now … possibly nearly 3 years! We are super excited. We are off to Motutapu Island and will be getting there via a water taxi service from Waiheke Island – much simpler than dealing with ferries. With…
Last year we went on a fruit picking adventure with some friends. The fruit of choice for this adventure was mandarins and we had lots of fun. The only problem is that with three very enthusiastic children it was hard for us to keep the amount of fruit picked in moderation and my kids are…
I absolutely LOVE soup in winter! My kids … well, I haven’t managed to get any of them to embrace soup … However, I still make soup for my husband and I because it is so easy to pack in lots of yummy, healthy things. I prepare in bulk which helps in my aim to…
This recipe for Slow Cooker Massaman Beef Curry is a family favourite. Why do I love it so much? It is really easy to make It has delicious grown up flavours yet the kids love it too Pop it on at 9am and we are ready to eat at 5pm – easy I can use…
I love to cook. I love to cook when I have time to plan, potter in the kitchen and enjoy the experience. Being the mother of three young children I very rarely have this time and therefore rarely enjoy the process of cooking. It tends to be a functional activity, we all have to eat!…