Kidlets :

An ocean of pink sparkles

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I'm really just a big kid. Recently I was finally able to track down edible glitter here in Melbourne. For those interested it's Marg and Maree's in Heidelberg Heights which has breadmaking classes and ingredients along with cake related goodies[...]

For my littlest Valentines

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St Valentine's Day is a little different for me these days. Since our three children have come along our focus has changed. Not to say that there isn't some special grown up time, but that will come later on tonight after the children are in bed.[...]

Our big four-year-old boy!

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When I found out our second child was a boy, I was terrified! I didn't care which gender we had, but I thought I wouldn't know how to care for a boy. Of course, I have learnt, and continue to. The moment he was handed to me, I melted and wondered[...]

Lunchbox ideas - no frills

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Leftover fried rice with some soy-braised chicken makes a change from regular sandwiches, what follows are some of my thoughts and ideas about school lunches. I've had a look around food blogs at the lunchboxes being packed and sent off for[...]

Cookalong with Nigella.com4

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The first sweet dish for the Cookalong is a recipe from How To Be A Domestic Goddess . I'll no doubt be making more than one batch of this recipe, and in at least two variations. It's nearly upon us, Master ThreenearlyFour's birthday. There is a[...]

Better than chocolate crackles

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I've always been more of a savoury than a sweet girl. As a child, the kid's party held many temptations, cocktail franks with tomato sauce, party pies..with tomato sauce, sausage rolls......with tomato sauce (you seeing a theme here?). There was[...]

Is there anything more lovely?

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Than home-made Easter Eggs? Every year the children and I make Easter Eggs, a couple of dozen usually. Initially we'd do all different methods, but now, we (OK I) decide on one method, to do them all. This year we went with the Marbled look.[...]

Sometimes weird can be wonderful

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Two of my favourite things are soup and eggs. Both make quick and easy meals, especially for children. In my mind then, it makes sense to combine the two. This may sound like an insane combination, but I promise you, the children love this. The[...]

Dinner by Miss Six and Master Three

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I'm a firm believer that children should have the opportunity to really cook in the kitchen. I don't just mean helping on a regular basis, but really cooking a recipe with minimal input from an adult. It helps if the children want to participate of[...]

We're on the yummy 'bark' bandwagon

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What a day and age we live in. As we prepare to farewell the 'Noughties' and cook our way into 2010, I am amazed at the way recipe ideas can make their way so quickly around the globe. I have to wonder, in my grandmother's day how long it took for a[...]