Sunday, 3 June 2012
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Breakfast Cookies!
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| Photo credit (These didn't last long enough in my house to take my own photo!) |
Running late and need breakfast for you and your family on the go?
Maybe you are just looking for a little treat for that special occasion or laid back weekend?
Look no further than these yummy breakfast cookies!
They're not like regular cookies, as these little gems contain absolutely no sugar, butter, flour, or eggs, making them very healthy and the perfect choice not only for breakfast, but at any time of the day.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
1 cup coconut flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 cup of ground almonds
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped
1 cup dried fruit
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method:
Preheat oven to 175C/ Gas Mark 4. Line a cookie sheet with baking paper.
In a bowl, combine together all of the dry ingredients; rolled oats, ground almonds, mixed nuts, coconut flakes, allspice, cinnamon and dried fruit. Stir throughly.
Add wet ingredients; canola oil, mashed banana and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
Flatten mixture on a work surface and cut to preferred shape.
Bake for around 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Monday, 28 May 2012
Meal Plan Monday! - 28/05/2012
With some lovely weather finally arriving, this week will feature some BBQ food and leftovers :)
Monday: BBQ
Tuesday: BBQ leftovers
Wednesday: Baked potatoes
Thursday: Vegetable pasta bake
Friday: Lentil Supper
Saturday: *Chicken curry
Sunday: *Chicken Roast dinner
(*denotes a double quantity cooked to make another meal quicker and easier to prepare)
Baking Day: 3x sponge tray bakes and fairy dust cookies.
(I have a bake sale this week as well as the usual baked goods for the children)
What's on your menu this week?
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Arts and Craft Corner - Homemade Playdough
Playdough is the stuff of dreams where kids are concerned!
It doesn't matter how old we get, we all secretly love to have a little play with some nice squishy playdough!
If you buy it in the shops, playdough can be quite expensive, especially if you have a few children and they all want a few different colours each! Those little pots just don't stretch to cater for my four children, who all, always want to play with it at the same time.
The solution is simple enough.. Make it yourself at home!
Playdough is very easy and quick to make and you will probably have most, if not all of the ingredients sitting in your kitchen cupboards right now!
Not only is this recipe cheap, quick and easy, it is also safe for those little ones whom still love to put anything and everything in their mouths (although it won't taste particularly nice!) AND, as if that wasn't reason enough to make your own playdough, it also makes a whole heap of the stuff!
What you need:
2 cups of plain/all purpose flour
1 cup of salt
2 tablespoons of oil
1.5 cups of boiling water
2 tablespoons of cream of tartar (this helps the playdough keep fresh for up to 6months!)
Food colouring, glitter, glycerin (adds a little more stretch!) and food flavouring are all optional ingredients.
Method:
Put all of the ingredients together in a pan or bowl and mix until it forms a dough, then knead by hand until smooth.
Leave to cool before giving to your children (10-15mins)
Storage:
Store in an air tight container, a zip lock bag or even a plastic carrier bag (twisted tightly around the dough to keep the air out)
If you have used the Cream of Tartar, then it should keep for around 6months.
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| Homemade purple glitter playdough 'wedding cakes'! |
Monday, 21 May 2012
Meal Plan Monday! - 21/05/2012
Just another Manic Monday..!
Didn't that weekend just fly by?! After a trip to the park in the sunshine, I got down to business making this weeks menu plan. This week, I am using the lovely Nicole's Planning with Kids meal plan app.
Nicole writes an amazing blog, which I refer to regularly! She is super organised, super efficient and supermum! Be sure to check out her Planning with Kids blog here.
Monday: Sausages with Steamed Vegetables
Tuesday: *Chicken wraps
Wednesday: *Slow Cooker Beef Casserole
Thursday: Vegetable Pasta Bake
Friday: *Chicken Balls
Saturday: Homemade Pizza
Sunday: *Roast Beef dinner
(* denotes double quantities cooked to be used for another meal during the week)
Baking Day: Chocolate Chip Muesli Slices
What are you having for dinner this week?
Sunday, 20 May 2012
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