New Zealand's Top Mummy Blogger Parenting Travel Blog Thai Chicken Pie Recipe

Thai Chicken Pies – Dinner is served!

I came to the realisation this week that, despite being a born-and-raised Kiwi mummy, there was something that was missing from my life.  Something so quintessentially ‘New Zealand’ that I’m pretty embarrassed to have been overlooking it for so long. I couldn’t remember the last time I had eaten a pie. Truth. There are few things we hold dear as …

New Zealand's Top Mummy Blogger Parenting Travel Blog Pulled Pork Recipe

Pulled Pork Tacos Recipe – In 10 Minutes!

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 …

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That Retail Life – What’s Hot this Week + WIN!

I’m seeing a lot of awesome new products each week so thought it was about time I curated these new releases into a weekly ‘Hot List’ that’s short and snappy, giving you guys the lowdown on the latest and greatest from brands we love. What’s New  – October #3 SunRice Brown Rice Chips – Sweet Chili RRP $5.99 Sure to …

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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 …

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Nutella Smile Jars – Fixing a Wrong-side-of-the-bed Morning

It happens to all of us and more often than not you just can’t put your finger on why you woke up in such a terrible mood!   We run to a pretty tight deadline Monday to Friday.  Ethan needs to leave the house by 7am to catch his school bus so a grumpy family member (large or small) can really …

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Super Grains Simplified

If you haven’t yet stumbled upon the goodness that is the super grain phenomena, fear not.  It’s not as hipster/foodie as it sounds and, it could be as simple as switching your white rice for brown. There’s been a very defined consumer shift in the past 18 months or so, with both singles and families driving a movement towards less …

New Zealand's Top Mummy Blogger Parenting Travel Blog Family Dairy Free French Toast Recipe

French Toast Recipe with Almond Milk – An Easy, Healthful Change

Having an indulgent, ‘treat’ breakfast is one of life’s little luxuries whatever age or stage you’re at.  By getting a bit creative with the ingredients, you can help reduce the ‘guilt’ factor many of us feel and make an easy family-friendly meal that can be adapted to meet many specific dietary requirements. We’ve been using Almond Milk in our smoothies …

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Perfectly Portioned Treats – 5 Ways

Navigating the treacherous rapids of the great sugar debate and the myriad voices of nutrition experts filling our social network feeds with raw food, gluten free recipes and chia puddings is exhausting, and confusing and ………….. a little bit boring (gasp!) to be really frank! In the face of all of this often unsolicited advice, making smart choices around treat …

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Easy Hummus Recipe

I’d never made hummus before and heard my friends recount epic tales of failure and grossness so I was a bit nervous about throwing all of this YUM into the NutriBullet and crossing my fingers lol. Turns out no luck was required as this recipe is totally straight forward and delicious!  And it takes 5 minutes max.  LOVE that yo. Best …

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Iced Tea Three Ways

2016 has certainly blessed us with an abundance of sunshine hours thus far, and Summer (albeit an El Niño one!) means spending time with friends and family and getting creative in the kitchen as we share these lazy days together. If you’re looking for something a little bit delicious to help you stay hydrated this Summer – or to wow …