An advantage of cooking butterscotch muffins is that the house smells so yummy. We are still in Canada and it has been snowing outside all night. The kids have been building a snowman and tobogganing. They always builds up an appetite burning energy in the snow. We often make hot chocolates when they come in [...]
While on holidays in Canada we found the yummiest maple syrup. It inspired me to add it to these delicious pikelets. The kids loved them. The brown sugar and maple syrup gave them a sweet taste. The first batch only lasted 10 minutes or maybe less. As they were coming out of the pan [...]
During a recent trip to Big Bear California, the kids and I decided to bake some, Big Bear Cookies. Coming from Australia, the only bears we see are Koala bears. American grizzlies and brown bears are really big. Hence the Big Bear. We visited to zoo to learn that bears really do like honey, it [...]
Peanuts are banned in lots of schools, so check with yours before you pack these for your kids lunch. So for all those families who have a child with Peanut allergies, this recipe is not for you. For everyone else it is very important to be aware of your children’s friends. If you make these [...]
Banana Choc Chip Muffins, yummy. This recipe is so quick and easy, with very few steps it takes no time to put it all together. A great recipe for those banana’s that have gone a bit too soft to enjoy eating fresh.
This is an enjoyable healthy snack to put into your children’s lunch box [...]
Another quick easy wheat biscuits crumbs recipe. This one is is sweet and tasty with the lovely combination of honey and cranberries. Dried fruit are a great way to get fruit into cooking without all the juices.
This easy slice recipe came about for me with left over ingredients in the cupboard. I a not [...]
These Chocolate chocolate chip cookies are yummy, serious comfort food. Lovely for an afternoon tea with milk or in a lunch box as a special treat.
This is not something I make all the time but when I do, they don’t last long at all. With all the sugar and chocolate it is not what [...]
Have some fun with the kids and make these ice-cream cone cupcakes. We decorated them with popcorn to celebrate the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
It is a tasty vanilla cake recipe cooked in the ice-cream cones, then iced and decorated with coloured popcorn. The kids had a great time, especially with the coloured popcorn. [...]
Jam drops are my Godson’s favourite cookie and have been since he was very young. One of the joys of cooking is the watching the pleasure others get out of eating what you have made them. Jam drops are one of those cookies that most people love so I find it a safe choice to [...]
My kids love dried apricots, those and sultanas are their favourite dried foods. We pack them as a snack on their own. But put them in a slice with some coconut and they are a real winner.
This is slice has no sugar in the base making it not to sweet and stays together well. [...]