Making a big batch of roast vegetables is a task I do every week to help set me up for success. You can use the vegetables in so many ways. Spend 10 minutes to prep the vegetables, then pop them in the oven for 1 hour. Your future self will thank you for the 10 […]
Lunch
Cheats BBQ Crackers
Forget those flavoured crackers you get from the Supermarket that are marketed as lunchbox friendly or perfect for lunchboxes. They are not friendly nor perfect for school at all. Most flavoured crackers or chips include flavours created in a chemistry lab designed to excite our kids tongues and brain waves. These flavours tend to have […]
All Purpose BBQ Seasoning Pre-Mix
This seasoning is the BOMB! I originally created it as part of our one of Kids Health Quest Cook-Alongs with the specific intention of helping them to Design Their Own Lunchbox Cracker. They had about 4 different seasoning mixes to choose from. Anyways, this BBQ seasoning was by far the most popular with the kids. […]
Vegetarian Filo Parcels
I had some sad looking Silverbeet in the fridge and I hate wasting food, so I decided to make these vegetarian filo parcels. They were given the two thumbs up by the whole family and Israel even asked what sort of meat was in them. #WINNINGWITHVEG! Note, these parcels were supposed to be triangles but I […]
Roast Vegetable Sausage Rolls
Even our meat loving 9 year old son loves these roasted vegetable sausage rolls. To be honest, I am not even sure he is aware they aren’t meat. The secret to the meat like consistency in these sausage rolls is black beans. Nutritionally black beans are packed with protein and fibre so are awesome for […]
Smokey Sweet Potato Bean Hommus
One of my favourite questions to ask myself is how can I make this meal or snack more nutritious. One day I was making hommus (a favourite in our house) to go with our falafel for dinner and I asked myself the question – how can I make this more nutritious? Roasted sweet potato is […]