This really is a deliciously healthy snack, dessert or even breakfast.  Mango, Pineapple, Lime and Coconut Tapioca is also perfect to freeze.  I simply warmed the mixture a little and it was perfect.  So double the recipe if you like and freeze what you don’t use for another day – enjoy…

 This is a simple dish that is packed full of flavour.   If you are keen to try the no knead bread recipe you will have to start it the night before.  It may look like a lot of steps, but once you have does it once, it really is very easy.  It also require a heavy oven…

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I promise it sounds more fancy than it truly is.  I’ve kept it very simple and have experimented a little by replacing the sugar with maple syrup (a wholefood).  For young babies you could leave out the sweetener all together and you have a simple baked custard.   You can also substitute the cows milk for almond…

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  I let Big H try the chocolate dipped oranges but I am keeping sugar to a minimum for as long as possible – so basically he gets just the orange and I get the chocolate dipped ones!  Be warned they are totally addictive.  I bought the dehydrator some time ago with the sole purpose of making these – they are…

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This is a great cake to get the kids involved.  All ingredients go into the one bowl, mix, bake and you’re done.  Simple but truly delicious.    I’ve added some fresh rhubarb, one of my favourite ingredients –  It reminds me of my dad.  He used to grow it in the backyard and would always cook some for…

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 My little man has been off his food due to croup, so I made him a smoothie that I knew he would love.  Its packed full of goodness, but it still tastes great.  H loved it… 

A really simple cookie recipe that makes a great afternoon snack or even breakfast on the run.  Toddler approved.

 This is my go to super easy lunch/dinner for Little Big H if I haven’t had time to prepare anything.   He loves it and its ready in 15 minutes. It’s best served cold, so make it ahead of time if you can.  If you don’t have a lots of fresh veggies on hand, it’s just…

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This quick crispy potato with nigella seeds recipe happened when I was in a bit of a rush.  I was going to boil some potatoes but noticed my nigella seed mix sitting there and decided to give my potatoes a quick toss in the pan, with some oil and a tablespoon of the spice mixture – they were delicious. Better than plain old boiled potatoes lets say! 

The nigella seeds spice mixture will make more than you need for this recipe, so keep it in a jar and add some to your sautéed veggies, potato salads, tomatoes salads, cous cous, quinoa salads, etc.  

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• 1 kg chat potatoes (or as many or few as you like)
• 1 tablespoon nigella seeds
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon oil
• Salt & pepper
• parsley leaves to serve; roughly chopped

• Wash the potatoes well because we are leaving the skin on. Chop in half and add to a pot of salted water and cook until tender. Drain and set aside.
• While the potatoes are cooking, add the spices to a mortar and pestle and bash/grind until ground.
• Add 1 tablespoons oil to a frying pan over high heat and add the potatoes. Give the pan a toss so the potatoes are evenly browned. Once golden add a tablespoon of the spice mixture and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper, serve warm garnished with parsley.

This is a delicate tasting puree and a great introduction to fish for your baby.  Any delicate tasting white fish will be fine in the recipe and combined with the witlof (Belgian endive) it is a lovely combination.

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• 150 g Sole Fillet (approximately 2 fillets with skin off and bones removed)
• 2 cups roughly chopped cauliflower
• 1 witlof
• a few sprigs of parsley
• zest of one lemon and a little squeeze of lemon juice

• Add all ingredients to a steamer basket except the lemon juice and cook until the vegetables are tender and the fish is cooked through. About 15 minutes
• Once cooked add to a blender with a squeeze of lemon juice and puree until smooth
• Serve warm, freeze remainder

Makes approximately 8 x 60 ml portions  

Yellow split pea dhal is the ultimate comfort food and it makes a nourishing meat-free meal that the whole family will love.  This variation is flavoured with mild spices and is incredibly simple to make. You simply cook the lentils in water with garlic and chili and cook away for 45 minutes or until the lentils…

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The sous vide cooks apricots amazingly well. They have a beautiful delicate velvety texture once cooked. You could also make this dish on the stove top if you don’t have a sous vide. The flavour will be the very similar but you will lose the velvety texture.  Little Big H loves the tartness of this…

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This is the simplest of purees but I wanted to add it to the blog to highlight that the organic apple season in Australia is coming to an end.  Apples top the ‘Dirty Dozen’ list so it is important to buy organic.  Apples are a bit of a staple for adding to other foods therefore…

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Forget boring and tasteless rice cereal as babies first food.  Offer real food instead!  Avocado and banana make wonderful first foods.  (Try individually to check for any allergies, then mash together for a wonderful tasting puree) Bananas’ high enzyme content (namely, amylase) means that they can digest themselves and thus, there’s less work for your…

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I have two weaknesses when it comes to food, chocolate and ice cream.  I often enjoy a bowl of ice cream of an evening, and up until recently I would serve myself ice cream and H natural yoghurt – sneaky but brilliant right 🙂 But at 2.5 years old, H is now totally on to me….

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This Mexican black bean salad is super easy and super quick.  I’ve used canned beans for convenience.  They are the perfect fast food and I always have some in the cupboard ready for a quick side dish or lunch.   I started giving H beans and chickpeas early on and would simply mash them with…

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Guacamole is the perfect toddler food.  No cooking required, it’s healthy, full of flavour and makes a great healthy snack that the whole family will love – and they can almost make it entire on their own! I chopped all the ingredients and put them into tiny bowls.  H mashed the avocado and assemble all the…

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   Tomatoes are easily H’s favourite food so I knew he would love this dish.  I have found that by adding Big H’s favourite foods to new dishes he is more likely to try new things, and get used to new flavours more easily.   This dish is easy to prepare and the coriander lime dressing is lovely…

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 This really is a deliciously healthy snack, dessert or even breakfast.  Mango, Pineapple, Lime and Coconut Tapioca is also perfect to freeze.  I simply warmed the mixture a little and it was perfect.  So double the recipe if you like and freeze what you don’t use for another day – enjoy…

Teriyaki salmon is one of those dishes you assume is time-consuming and has a million ingredients but it is actually very simple.  It has only 4 ingredients: salmon, sugar, soy and mirin.  Simple but really delicious.  Serve with a salad and you have a super easy weeknight meal.

I cook the salmon under the grill when making this dish.  The marinade caramelises really nicely that way.  You will see it bubbling away and getting nice little dark caramel bits – yum.   It will take about 5 minutes for medium, and I always baste it a couple of times during the cooking – just to get as much of the yummy marinade as possible on the salmon.  Enjoy xx

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• 4 pieces skinless salmon
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup soy
• 1/4 cup mirin
• toasted sesame seeds to serve
• spring onion to serve; sliced

• Combine the sugar, soy and mirin in a bowl. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add the salmon and place in the fridge to marinade for preferably 30 minutes.
• Heat the grill to very hot and move the oven tray to the top shelf. Remove the salmon from the marinade and add to a baking dish. Baste the salmon so you have as much marinade on there as possible. Place under the grill for about 5 minutes, basting the salmon again during that time. Its ready when it is golden on top and just cooked through. Cook for a few extra minutes if you like it well cooked.

I like to add the salmon to a baking dish so the marinade doesn’t run everywhere. Once you have some of the marinade in the bottom of the baking dish, use that to baste the salmon rather than dipping into the marinade that had the raw salmon in it. You should see it bubbling away and getting thicker so it will stick to the salmon better anyway.
Cooking time will very depending on the thickness of your salmon

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• 1/2 Pumpkin
• small tin of Chickpeas
• Coriander
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Olive oil

• Pre-heat oven to 190 degrees c (374 degrees F). Remove the pumpkin skin and seeds and cut into small size chunks. Add to roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil. Dust with cinnamon and nutmeg. Roast for 35 minutes (this produces pumpkin that can be easily mashed with a fork. For firmer pumpkin cook for less time or cut in to larger size chunks)
• Drain and rinse chickpeas. Mash chickpeas with a fork to break then up a little. Finely chop coriander. Combine roast pumpkin, chickpeas and coriander in bowl and toss to coat the pumpkin. (optional: drizzle with olive oil)

 This really is a deliciously healthy snack, dessert or even breakfast.  Mango, Pineapple, Lime and Coconut Tapioca is also perfect to freeze.  I simply warmed the mixture a little and it was perfect.  So double the recipe if you like and freeze what you don’t use for another day – enjoy…

  I let Big H try the chocolate dipped oranges but I am keeping sugar to a minimum for as long as possible – so basically he gets just the orange and I get the chocolate dipped ones!  Be warned they are totally addictive.  I bought the dehydrator some time ago with the sole purpose of making these – they are…

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A really simple cookie recipe that makes a great afternoon snack or even breakfast on the run.  Toddler approved.

I often serve gougères (aka delicious french cheese pastries) as an appetiser at dinner parties – everyone loves them, H included – they are really good! Serve them as is or cut in half and fill with what ever takes your fancy. I have always found they work out best mixing by hand but you could give…

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 You may have seen this recipe a million times on the internet, but I couldn’t resist putting it on the blog for anyone who hasn’t.  It is perfect for babies from 6 months old – and its delicious.   My favourite topping is mango and passionfruit but use whatever fruit is in season. It takes…

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Super light and crispy kale chips make a delicious snack.  Kale is one of the healthiest vegetables around, and is particularly high in vitamin K, A, and C  My toddler loves them and I’m sure you little ones will too.  Just make sure they are nice and crisp.  That way they just melt in your mouth…

Making custard at home is a really great option.  You can be guaranteed that it is sugar-free and free of all other nasties – something I am very particular about when feeding my son. This is an easy custard recipe and baby will love it.  Stir though a little pureed fruit for a natural sweeter…

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Ciao friends! I’m super excited to share something I’ve been working on behind the scenes — I made an iOS app for my recipe blog! Its called SAVOUR 🎉 Now you can browse all your favourite recipes right from your phone. It includes a lot of recipes from this blog + more… The app is completely…

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Good Old-Fashioned Aussie Rissoles 🇦🇺 A quick Google search tells me they’re actually of French origin — but regardless, most Aussie kids grew up eating them, and they’re almost always on the menu when I visit Mum. Her rissoles are simple, made with just a few basic ingredients, but they’re full of flavour. You can…

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My healthy-ish ricotta pancakes are made with just a few simple ingredients: wholemeal spelt flour, eggs, milk, fresh ricotta, and baking powder. That’s it! I haven’t added any sugar because, let’s be honest — if you’re going to smother them in maple syrup (like I did), you really don’t need it. But if you prefer,…

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Ciao from Isolation 🥴… words I never thought I’d be writing — but more on that later. First, the food. Today I’m sharing a classic French quiche recipe. Quiche is one of those wonderfully versatile dishes that’s surprisingly easy to make. For this version, I’ve used caramelised onions, perfectly ripe tomatoes, and for a little…

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It may be getting cold here in Firenze but the city is more beautiful than ever. The Christmas lights are up all over the city, there are idyllic Christmas markets with mulled wine and delicious treats, and Harry said to me yesterday that he loves Florence. This made me so happy! Harry and I have…

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Dinner ready in 10 minutes? Pasta al limone is for you…. But first… yes I finally did it.  I moved us both to Florence Italy.  My son H and I are both on this amazing Italian adventure.  It has been just over two months and it still feels like a dream. Food is my passion but I have…

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Chocolate mousse is my current addiction…  and there will be none of that healthy avocado cocoa business here…  this is a traditional French chocolate mousse – dark chocolate, eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla. It’s velvety, thick and super rich but also somewhat light and fluffy! I could eat the entire bowl on my own! It’s easy to…

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I’m sharing another H favourite with you today. Pappardelle bolognese with lot of hidden veggies. The rich bolognese sauce will feed about 6 people or freeze what you don’t use for another time. I always have some in my freezer ready to go. An important step when making this dish is to get a nice…

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I’m sharing a simple recipe with you today – perfect stove top popcorn. Who doesn’t love salty buttery popcorn! It’s a H favourite so I make it often, minus the butter. I use coconut oil instead and it works a treat. I of course have nothing against butter, so feel free to melt a little…

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It has been so long since I have cooked lamb shanks – I’m not sure why! There is something so satisfying about cooking a tough piece of meat and turning it into something super tender and melt-in-your-mouth. This dish is just that… the tomatoes and spices produce a rich chunky sauce, and the chickpeas add…

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With consecutive 42 degree days in Melbourne this week, I was keen for somethings chilled, and this was the result. A silky smooth chilled soup.  I wasn’t sure that Big H would go for the aniseed taste of the fennel but he did!

Fennel is also great for breastfeeding mums with supply or letdown reflex issues – maybe that’s why H like it.  I consumed by fair share of fennel in the early days after being given that advise.  I added it to smoothies, roasted it, grilled it, soups, etc… 

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• 300 g fennel (approximately 2 large bulbs)
• 1/2 leek
• Butter
• Tarragon
• 2 1/2 cups organic chicken stock (or vegetable stock)

• Sauté the trimmed and chopped fennel and leek with 1 tablespoon of butter to soften – about 5 minutes
• Add 2 1/2 cups stock; boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer until fennel is tender – about 15 minutes
• I used a vitamin to purée which produces a beautiful creamy soup but depending on your type of blender you may need to strain the mixture at this point
• When cool, garnish with tarragon and serve

Adapted from NY Times – 12 Cold Soups