Cooking at home can be as simple as taking a recipe you know works, then tweaking it to create something new. Last week I shared a One Pot Banana Cake recipe that Israel’s grandmother handed down to the family. This week I decided to try turning this recipe into a carrot cake. And guess what, […]
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One Pot Banana Cake
This cake is a family tradition in Israel’s family. It has been handed down from his grandmother. This is recipe is actually in her handwriting back from 1st May 1985. How special is that? This cake is so simple to make with everything being done in one pot. There’s numerous ways you can get your […]
Super Simple Homemade Banana Ice Cream Cake
This Super Simple Homemade Banana Ice Cream Cake was a last minute decision. Our daughter turned 13 and was having a party 5 days after her actual birthday. She had requested a cake for her party but I really did not want her special day to go by without a cake and without blowing out […]
Homemade Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns have been in our stores since just after Christmas but as Easter is nearing, I thought I give making some at home a try. You might be thinking why would you do that, the store bought ones are so delicious. Oh, I know they are but have you seen the ingredients. If […]
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 […]
5 Lunchbox Recipes Your Kids Can Make
My work has started to take me away from home for short trips, which means I am often stressing extra to get the household prepared food wise for when I am away. I decided an easy way to reduce some of my stress would be to give our 12 year old daughter some responsibility in making snacks […]