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Dec 10

Old Fashioned Egg Salad

An old fashioned egg salad using mayonnaise and curry powder served on a bed of shredded lettuce.  Soft and crispy at the same time, this was served with a pasta dish at lunchtime.  Other serving ideas are:  serve on a large lettuce le (read full article)

lunchbox, Salads

Dec 08

Raspberry Banana Muffins

Before baking these, I didn't think it was possible to really enjoy a muffin that doesn't contain chocolate. However, I combined a few recipes to make these as a 'healthier' muffin choice and they were great.IngredientsMakes 20 2 1/2 cups self r (read full article)

lunchbox, muffins

Sep 25

ANZAC Biscuit or Oat Cookie

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and it is believed that these biscuits were created to honour those men during WWII. There are many variations of the recipe involving different quantities of butter, oats and shredded or dessic (read full article)

Cookies and Biscuits, lunchbox

Sep 08

Banana Cupcakes

This is a basic banana cake mixture baked in a muffin tray. I was planning to ice them with a vanilla glaze but the kids insisted that they were ready to eat NOW and did not need icing. Who was I to force them to consume more sugar? So here they a (read full article)

Cakes, cupcake, lunchbox

Aug 21

Quick Mix Chocolate Muffins

Chocolate velvety muffins. But be careful, if you over cook them they taste plain and dry. Mine are slightly overcooked. Still managed to taste good but the perfect ones end up with a pointed top with a crack on top. A bit like a volcano. Not rou (read full article)

lunchbox, muffins

Aug 17

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These delicious chocolate chip cookies are crispy on the outside yet chewy in the middle. I thought they would be a flop but I am pleased with the result. My baby did not sleep as planned so I cooked while he crawled around picking through the bin (read full article)

Cookies and Biscuits, lunchbox

Aug 15

Quick Crustless Quiche

A delicious quiche without the hassle of making pastry. This is versatile as you can add whatever combination of vegetables you like. You could even add meat, although I haven't tried this myself. You can make it as bland or as fancy as you like d (read full article)

cupcake, lunchbox, Other baking

Aug 08

Chocolate Orange Muffins

Delicious choc orange muffins that remind me of the Jaffas we used to eat at the movies when we were kids. I found the basis for this recipe on the blogosphere and changed it to my liking. So if you don't find it sweet enough use dark chocolate or (read full article)

Baking with oil, lunchbox, muffins

Aug 02

Basic Chocolate Brownies

Unlike other brownie recipes, this one makes a large slice and keeps fresh for a day or two. It doesn't have too much butter and contains no chocolate (although you can easily add some chopped up pieces if you like). A 'healthier' brownie for the (read full article)

lunchbox, Slices

Jul 12

White Chocolate Muffins

These white choc chip muffins have a lovely vanilla, buttery taste but they don't actually contain any butter. Once again I have used canola oil. I like these lazy recipes as you can get a quick result when you don't have to cut, measure and cream (read full article)

Baking with oil, lunchbox, muffins

Jul 10

Muesli Slice with Chocolate

This slice contains healthy olive oil and rolled oats. It does contain sugar and chocolate but is still a better choice than other cakes or biscuits for the kids lunchbox. It is a crumbly slice so make sure it is cold when you cut it.Ingredients:2 (read full article)

Baking with oil, lunchbox, Slices

Jun 26

Chicken Noodle Soup

Great soothing winter soup and good for the lunchbox thermos.Your choice of stock cube will impact how salty and tasty your soup is. I used Massel Salt Reduced Chicken Style stock cubes which are actually made of vegetables. When using a different (read full article)

lunchbox, Soup

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