School holiday breakfasts

buttermilk pancake cooked

During the school holidays I think every Mum feels like they are asked for ‘something to eat’ every hour! This can become quite exhausting, not to mention expensive. I have found that a great way to alleviate the “I’m hungry” lament is to serve a late breakfast of big, fat and filling buttermilk pancakes. Buttermilk pancake recipe . . . → Read More: School holiday breakfasts

Book event at Warrandyte

Peta @ Warrandyte

Last week Peta and I attended a book event for We Love Food at Warrandyte’s Neighbourhood House that was all about budgeting. We were there to give some tips on how to make the weekly food budget stretch further. . . . → Read More: Book event at Warrandyte

Budget tips for family meals

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If you are anything like us then you will have been feeling the squeeze as the cost of fresh fruit, vegetables and meat has skyrocketed lately. Here’s our best budget tips for the kitchen. . . . → Read More: Budget tips for family meals

Storing herbs and spices

Organsing herbs alphabetically in a box.

If you are anything like me you will have odds and sods of dried herbs stuffed into drawers and corners of cupboards. The new organised me decided this has to stop. It was time for me to organise my dried herbs and spices in the one place, so I could actually use things without starting a treasure hunt in my kitchen. . . . → Read More: Storing herbs and spices