In our house, we have one morning each week when our family can lounge a little, stay in pajamas a little longer than usual, NOT rush out the door at 8am, not huddle in the cold at rugby or hurriedly scoff porridge before work, school and kindy. Sunday …
I have an ‘easy dinner’ method of making chicken pies for those nights when you have zero time to get some good-enough food on the table. Basically I layer spinach and feta on 1/4 of a chicken breast, season with garlic salt and salt ‘n …
Tis the season ya’ll – feijoas are back and when you are blessed with a feijoa tree you don’t just get one or two do you? You get ALL the feijoas, so having multiple recipes up your sleeve is never a bad idea. I make this loaf multiple times each year, we love it in all of its sugary glory, but, it works just as well with a stevia natural sweetener. Yay for reduced calories!
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Why complicate something simple right? We all know how important staying hydrated is, the formula’s not hard – Drink. More. Water. Everything’s better with bubbles, so I decided to pump up my water intake by combining two of my faves, SodaStream soda water and Red …
We are still loving finding new ways in which we can work Vitasoy’s new Coconut Milk into our diets and this new recipe I’ve mixed up results in a deliciously creamy popsicle, without the guilt factor. Best thing is, these creamsicles don’t have that super-hard …
Sponsored post, but you all know I LOVE eggs right?
Anyone who has read this blog for any length of time will be familiar with my love of eggs. All the eggs please ALL OF THE TIME!
I’ve been eating eggs for breakfast for 3 years now. I find it a really easy and quick way to squeeze in a complete protein based meal that seriously keeps me full until lunchtime. I cook them the same way, every day, in the same bowl and I love the simplicity of my little morning routine. When I was pregnant with Nixon and still working I often wouldn’t feel like eating too much when I first woke up so I would take my eggs and cheese to the office with me and microwave them at work! So good.
Last winter, as I was struggling with the hectic, erratic non-schedule of a newborn and a nine year old {and a husband!} my trusty 2 minute eggs were still the hero of the morning for me. Protein is SO important for breastfeeding mums both in terms of increasing milk supply and just basic energy levels, luckily the speed of preparing an eggy-based breakfast makes them a time-poor mummy’s perfect go-to.
Here’s how I whip them up;
2 eggs
splash of milk to taste
salt
pepper
cheese {if desired}
Tip: I use a noodle bowl with a smaller top diameter than the bowl in the image below. This helps stop the eggs from over-cooking in the microwave. This is very much a trial and error process which you will fine tune according to your own bowl, microwave combo!
For more yummy ideas with eggs which are super kid friendly, click here to download a Quick & Easy Recipe Guide
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We have an amazing little trooper of a lemon tree that is only two seasons old but has produced a bumper crop this winter. So, lemon recipes are go! This cookie recipe is a winner, quite a different texture; lovely and soft and cakey …
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 however, it is so dang sweet that next time I will halve the sugar in the cake recipe, and divide the whole icing recipe and use a third. But see what you think,
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 lg eggs
1 430gm can crushed pineapple
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of chopped pecan {you don’t need this much}
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup butter
1 can condensed milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
BAKE THESE COOKIES. I swear you will not be disappointed – adapted and tweaked from a couple of other recipes into my own mongrel favourite; You will need: 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup caster sugar 1 cup butter, room temp 2 eggs 1 …