Ok, first things first; black rice is SO hard to photograph, black rice would get in all kinds of trouble as a food model – hard work yo! Secondly; Dave and I ate black rice as a side dish at an event a couple of weeks ago and it has kinda been stuck in my brain since. I was grocery …
Cook, Eat | Best EVER Waffle Recipe
Dave received a waffle maker for his birthday at the beginning of the month, so we have been faffing about, trying out different waffle recipes for the past three weeks and not been entirely impressed with any of them. Until today. Behold, The Jack Family 2/3rds American Approved Best EVER Waffle Recipe! These have a very liquid, thin batter which …
Kiwi Mummy Blog Review – Vitarium Sugar Free Drinking mixes
I’m not a huge milk fan, to be honest I really, really don’t enjoy milk. This makes remembering to offer it to my kids a wee bit of a problem. Problem now solved as I don’t have to remember – Ethan simply asks for milk {every day!} mixed with Vitarium Sugar Free Kids drink mixes. These 100% natural mixes blitz …
Eat | Pitango Solos
I was so happy to spend Wednesday morning as a guest of Pitango and learn about their new Solos range; fast, tasty, home-cooked style meals for one. Monday nights in our house are particularly crazy, Ethan has rugby practice then has to be flanneled off at the field and bustled into his scouts uniform only to arrive home pretty exhausted at 8pm. …
Cook Eat | Tortilla Recipe
Making my own tortillas has been on my to-do list since I moved to San Diego in 2003 and became forever addicted to Mexican food. The gauntlet was laid on Friday night as Dave caught a shit-tonne of snapper and fish tacos were calling. There was nary a tortilla in the house. It was time. I did some googling, read …
Yummy! | Popsicle Milkshake Swirls Giveaway {closed}
Our family LOVES sampling and reviewing products so last week we were so excited to receive a delightful {and beautiful!} package of Popsicle Milkshake Swirls to try. We are mad ice cream fans, who sneak up to our local 4 Square far too often. I justify my our ice cream addiction in the name of calcium. I don’t like yoghurt, despise …
Cook | Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe
I found this recipe on another NZ blog Monkey Makes Three and it was perfect for a 9pm chocolate craving. Lonely nights with Dave away just make me want to eat arggghhh. And cook. I think about cooking all the time. Any way, back to the recipe. I realise I may be a bit late to the party with mug cakes …
Pineapple Coconut Goo Cake Recipe
This is a no-good very BAD cake that you shouldn’t make if you are at all concerned with sugar, butter and all of those yummy things. For the rest of you that like to live and eat cake, I give you this recipe that I discovered in my cousin-in-law’s lovely kitchen in Florida. I made this as per the instructions …
Friday love
Lawn mowed, weed eating done time to weekend! Mum and I busted ass this afternoon and got our outside chores out of the way before the inevitable rain returns. September, like every other month this year is just flying by. I get to the end of the week to write these posts and look in my camera roll, for the …
Living off the land. Or trying.
I am soooooo excited about my vege garden this summer, I haven’t felt this excited since the summer of 2006 which is when we moved to opposite land and I couldn’t stop planting shit because we had a GARDEN AND WE DIDN”T LIVE IN AN APARTMENT!!!! Anyway, here is what I have planted so far; This is the sunny bed …