GOOD FOOD, GOOD NUTRITION, GOOD EATING, GREAT LIFE.
Greek Almond Crescents “Coffee?” “Mm, yes, please, but I feel like a shortbread too.” “Greek shortbread?” Ooh, Belinda goes looking for one of her biscuit cookbooks she knows has something similar. So, the coffee was made but we had to wait for some biscuits to drink it!! These were so simple and while Sophie doesn’t … Read moreGreek Almond Crescents
Oh what a week with everyone sick! It has not been fun! Next week is busy but so glad we have a public holiday on Monday. It’s the last interschool chess game for Amy on Friday afternoon which means we have Friday afternoons free again. Both girls are going to Mind Quest next weekend so … Read moreDinners 11th – 17th June
Slow Cooked Lamb Curry This week hasn’t gone according to plan with the two girls and now Greg, sick. It appears to be influenza or one mighty, nasty virus (thankfully the tests for whooping cough and mycoplasma pneumonia came back negative), so all activities and school have been cancelled so far this week. With the … Read moreSlow Cooked Lamb Curry
Again, it’s been ages, was going to review all the places we ate at in France / Switzerland / Dubai at the beginning of the year, but didn’t. Was going to write a weekly recipe, but didn’t. Was going to review my cookbooks, but didn’t. Was going to do lots of other things, but didn’t. … Read moreDinners 4th – 10th June
I’ve just finished my packet of baking powder. This is good one one hand (means I’ve been baking – I’ve been experimenting with biscuits with varying degrees of success) not so good on the other (I want to bake but don’t want to go and buy any!) So, what can I do? Simple! I have some … Read moreBaking Powder
Ok, slightly behind where I was planning to be but not stressing! I’d planned to update my blog regularly but things happen and so then other things don’t. I have learnt that sometimes things get done, other times they don’t but the world will not fall apart! So I posted about some toast topping options … Read moreBack to Breakfast – Cereals
Unlike the almond milk, I just can’t get the cashew milk to work that I like the taste. Sophie loves it but for me there is still a funny, almost dirty tasting after taste. The cashews have been soaked and rinsed. I also find it a lot harder to strain than the almond milk and … Read moreCashew Milk
One of the reasons we got a Thermomix was to make nut milks. With cow dairy an issue here, it’s nice to have a variation on goat milk from time to time. The Thermomix is very powerful and grinds the nuts and dates easily. Once it has been strained (I use some fine muslin I … Read moreAlmond Milk
Since writing several months ago, we got a Thermomix!! Given my Mix Master died (again), my blender didn’t seem to want to blend and I didn’t own a food processor, it was time to get something! After lots of research and deciding it would actually be cheaper to get a Thermomix than 3 different appliances, … Read moreThermomix – I got one!!!
Wow! It’s been a while yet I feel as if I only wrote yesterday! Between school holidays, my birthday, a holiday away, sick kids, preparing for a 5 day craft fair and training for a 50km walk, time does slip by! Yes, a 50 km walk! I’m still amazed that I am going to do … Read moreWalk for Women