I’m so pleased to have joined Munch Cooking this year as one of their Munch Mums! Look out for my reviews and giveaways each month as I introduce you to some awesome {and pretty innovative} products from The Munch Cupboard. We are big fans of …
Gah! I’m SO excited about taking Nixon to see this show next year! His first stage show featuring all of our favourite friends from Sesame Street! Elmo and friends are coming to New Zealand in March 2015, playing in Auckland and Christchurch. In the show, Abby …
We made it! It’s the final day of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway and talk about going out with a BANG!
The Wooden Toy Box Company have been super generous with the Runna Mini Balance Bike we gave away yesterday and now today we have this beautiful All Season Furnished House from Hape up for grabs!
The All Season Dolls house is great for pretend family play all year round. Arrange and rearrange the furnishings and even the roof to match the seasons. The doll’s house features six rooms, moveable stairs, and a reversible winter/summer themed, solar-panelled roof to inspire year-round activities. The furnished set comes with one master bedroom, bathroom, media room and kitchen. Or you can purchase just the shell and furnish yourself. (Adult assembly required. Dolls not included. Dolls sold separately)
Enter via the matching image on our FB page and head to The Bubbalino Kitchen for another chance at winning this incredible prize and making some little persons dreams come true on Christmas morning!
Told you that the prizes were just getting better. How amazing is this one!? The Wooden Toy Box is a Tauranga based business that prides themselves on being able to offer you a full range of quality wooden toys at permanently discounted prices. With over 400 products …
We have two amazing prizes today for the little people in your life, you will absolutely love them both! One Mum Book Pack New Zealand mum Ella O’reilly is the one mum behind Onemum; Ella’s foray into book writing started as a hobby – writing …
Our first day of giveaways is sponsored by what must be one of the most innovative support networks ever offered to parents. The new Night Light Hub on the Johnson’s Baby website activates at night when parents need it most, offering a place to find support, information and even an online nurse during what can be some dark and lonely hours before dawn.
Johnson’s Baby have paired with Plunket to create Night Light, an online destination which hosts the Chat Room to connect with other parents {open 8pm-8am}, the Reading Room to collate and share resources and the Nurses Office open 7pm to 1am via Facebook messenger. Surviving your kids sleep issues can be one of the most daunting {and exhausting} parts of parenthood, Night Light enables parents to connect, commiserate, encourage and support each other when they need it most.
Andrea McLeod, Plunket’s Chief Operating Officer says “One of the main reasons that Mums and Dads contact Plunket is for practical support from our Nurses on how to get their baby to settle. A crying baby who is constantly waking can leave parents frazzled and exhausted and unsure of their own parenting abilities. Parents can find the PlunketLine contact details on the Night Light website; we’re excited to be working alongside Johnson’s baby, helping mums during a time of the day they can feel the most alone”.
Prize winners must contact us within 24 hours via email at melissa@thebestnest.co.nz otherwise we will redraw.
People go crazy about their coffee and its inherent routine in their day. Some will happily knock back a cup of instant and be good to go, but others love the process and the ritual of brewing and perfecting their consummate cup. The team at Volt Espresso …
*****Congratulations Kasey Potter & Tracey Joyce! Please shoot me an email {melissa@thebestnest dot co dot nz} with your delivery address and I will get your prizes on their way!***** I love working with super cool New Zealand companies and The Collective is no exception. …
Dave and I attended an awesome Supper Club hosted by Sealord on Tuesday night which saw Trudi Nelson from www.fresh.co.nz cooking up some divine recipes using fresh Hoki. Previously I had been a bit turned off by Hoki, my experience was that it was a bit too flaky to really use for anything other than a pie. Well, I have been totally converted and to be honest, I’m pretty stoked to discover how much we love this mild, versatile and inexpensive fish ($9.99 at New World this week! – as cheap as mince!).
There were a couple of dishes that particularly grabbed my attention so I was keen to give them a go at home, only I liked them both so much I decided to create a mash up! By the way, check out that pic – no flaky mess, hurray!
This dinner was so super quick to prep and cook, and though I’m no nutritionist, I say it def ticks a few boxes.
Both of Trudi’s original recipes can be found here, I have combined them below for my mash-up version. Ethan (age 9) ate the miso crusted hoki but he didn’t love it, next time I will just do a simple panko crumb on his piece and everyone will be happy!
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Merry Christmas from me and my little family! 2013 has been the bestest year for us with the arrival of Nixon, another little chubba to enjoy on Christmas day! Thanks for hanging in there with me, reading along as I bumbled {and complained} my way …