Cristie
It has been quite some time since I’ve posted a true baby food recipe, so I thought I would post this old favourite. It is a recipe that I grew up on and still love, although we always had it with sugar, and lot of it. It is amazing how things change when you have…
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This is my version of a recipe that I have made many time from the Vanilla Bean Blog. I have simplified the recipe significantly, but the idea is the same and they are equally as delicious. I use store-bought puff pastry to speed things up, rather than use the homemade honey spelt pastry in the original recipe. I also…
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I have a huge basil plant that was in need of a major prune, and this is the result. Homemade, deliciously raw, broccoli and basil pesto. Pesto it is a great way to get children who don’t like the look of vegetable to get a good serve. You can stir it through pasta, add a dollop to soups, spread…
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I just had to include the picture above. Check out the lower left hand corner. It’s a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex! I noticed it when I was going through my photos – too cute! These shots were the best of the bunch, as that spice in the dish was everywhere and he was using it as…
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We celebrated my babies 2nd Birthday on the weekend – can’t believe he is two already! H had a wonderful time with his cousins and everyone was super surprised when we cut into his Birthday cake. My original idea was to create a checkerboard cake out of the different colour layers, so it would also…
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Strawberries and orange blossom water is a match made in heaven. Add to that ice cream and you have a huge winner! This is a simple ice cream recipe that is egg free, therefore doesn’t require you to make a custard. Simply whisk the ingredients by hand, then churn in an ice cream maker
This is a really easy dish to prepare and it has a wonderful flavour for not a whole lot of effort. To speed things up you could use a pressure cooker…
Maybe not entirely toddler friendly but everyone deserves something sweet once in a while – right! H is very much a savoury man but he is a fan of this cake. It is not overly sweet and the combination of cake and tart plums is heavenly. I have made this cake a couple of times and H…
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I’m excited to show you a little of where I grew up and spent most weekends as a teenager. The beautiful beaches of Newcastle. My girlfriends and I would catch the train every weekend in to town and go to the beach. My family still live in Newcastle so I go back home often….
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