Imagine, as a Mum, if every time you said – ok SCREAMED – “Dinner is in ONE minute!”, you were actually telling the truth. What if the ravenous hordes could literally smell dinner cooking within moments of you opening the fridge to begin dinner prep? Like, really, are you imagining this because it’s a sweet, sweet dream ya’ll. A dream …
How to: Family Friendly Ramen Bowl Recipe
Ramen bowls are trending hard right now and rightly so. They are quick, easy and budget friendly meals that can smash leftovers and just as easily feed the troops on a busy weekday evening or be pared back for a perfectly sized meal for one. I wanted to make the family roast chicken stretch for two meals so reimagined our …
Kid’s Choice – Easy Egg Burrito Recipe
Friday is always the best day of the week when you’re a kid and this winter Dave has started a new breakfast tradition that has the boys getting to the breakfast table even faster than usual. Ethan is a kid who has remained true to his birth-place of Southern California in that we can chuck anything in a tortilla …
Crockpot Recipes – Shredded Taco Chicken
This shredded chicken recipe is a guaranteed family favourite! Dust off your crockpot, winter is here and it’s time to work some easy, slowcooker magic! http://thebestnest.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/@eclaremagazine.jpg Crockpot Shredded Taco Chicken 3 x chicken breasts or equivalent chicken thighs, tenderloins 1 packet of taco seasoning 1/2 large onion chopped 1/2 large capsicum chopped 2 tsp chopped garlic 1 can black beans 1 …
Savoury Mince Recipe
You just can’t beat a great savoury mince recipe in winter right? This is one of our family’s most favourite and EASY dinner recipes that is a regular on the meal plan – especially in winter. Dave’s been whipping this mince up for years and I’m stoked I was finally able to get the recipe out of his head so I could make it …
Recipe | Tuna & Chilli Mayo Stuffed Mushrooms + win $100 Briscoes Voucher
Stuffed mushrooms make a super-easy, quick dinner that is one of our favourites. It’s perfect for those nights when you don’t feel like cooking a ‘meaty’ meal with multiple sides and multiple pots and pans to wash – plus, it’s kind-of a little bit fancy. You could definitely use smaller, button mushrooms and recreate the dish as an appetizer or …
Book Review | Healthy, Easy Dinners for Busy Mums by Julie Bhosale
Auckland Mum of two Julie Bhosale has been busy over the past year. We are all busy this is true. I’m not sure about you but I know I haven’t had my second child, finished writing my thesis, become a viral internet sensation by changing how the world views the post-partum female body and knocked out a cookbook on the side. All …
Tangy BBQ Beef Skewers + Giveaway
Summer might be over but you can still fire up the BBQ and whip up these delicious skewers, plus, the NEW Colman’s Horseradish Sauce is to die for (I’m plowing through it by the jar-full!) TANGY BBQ BEEF SKEWERS INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, crushed 2-3 fresh thyme sprigs 400-500 gms diced lean Beef 24 button mushrooms 1 …
5 Days, 5 Ways – Family Cooking with the De’Longhi Multifry
Ok. Lets just start by saying I had NO idea what to expect when I was asked to get on board with De’Longhi and create some (hopefully?!) delicious and inspiring content around their new Multifry Multicooker. The name is what threw me off. This fabulous piece of Italian tech – which will never leave our bench-top again – is not a fryer in …
3 Salads to put on the Menu this Summer!
It feels odd to be writing this on a very gloomy and rainy Saturday here in Auckland, but the weather is (slowly) heating up and I’m feeling the urge to crank up the BBQ and relax into a season of easy salads and lazy dinners outside. I enjoyed these three amazing salads at a lunch last week introducing media to Diabetes …