Saturday Sweet and Joyfulness of Caramel Stuffed Cookies!

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Joyfulness ~ • The Weekend • Safety for my family in Oklahoma after a very emotional week for them. • Motherhood, which is extremely challenging • Yogurtland YUM! • Friday Night Family dinner • Yoga pants • Breakfast with two wonderful ladies tomorrow morning for a catch up ♥ • Cookies!!!!! I don’t have a Weekend [...]

Fudgey Friday! Peanut Butter Cup Fudge

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Ironic that I follow a Weight Watcher Wednesday recipe with something rich and sweet, isn’t it?  It’s about moderation people……and chocolate! Sometimes you just NEED chocolate! Sometimes it is best to make chocolate, have a piece and plead with your family to eat the rest of it. The pleading is a lie, of course, because [...]

Weight Watcher Wednesday ~ Pretzel Chicken

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It’s Mid Week YAY! And today I thought we would change it up from Mid Week Makeover and look for a low fat and crowd pleasing Weight Watchers recipe. A few years ago, my former team was offered Weight Watchers at Work which was a fabulous initiative in wellness. Not only did we have a [...]

Muffin Monday ~ Mango Blueberry and Coconut Muffins

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I told you yesterday that the test kitchen was insanely busy and it WAS! One of the only things I actually like about my kitchen is that we have Dish Drawers so I don’t have to wait for a full load of dishes to run the dishwasher. The only thing about the Dish Drawers is [...]

Slow Cooker Sunday ~ Quinoa Chicken Chili

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Today was SUPER busy in the test kitchen but I did manage to find the time for a cuppa and chat with a friend and then a walk with the dancing daughter in the beautiful sunshine. I know the pleasant daytime temperatures won’t be here for much longer, so we are using every last moment [...]

Joyfulness and Weekend Breakfast……..

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Joyfulness ~ • Sunshine and line dried clothes • The dancing daughter writing about ME in a NAPLAN question of “who should get an award” ♥ • Apples…….yum! • A new mini slow cooker to add to the fleet  • Coffee today with a wonderful friend • DVD night with my honey • Inspiration ~ it [...]

Fake Out Takeout ~ Cashew Chicken

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By the time Friday rolls around I am generally to tired to lift a pan to cook dinner. It’s the end of the week, everyone is tired *and* famished, and we need a quick and easy meal to feed the masses that appear at our house each weekend. Friday is also one of those rare [...]

Mid Week Makeover ~ Cheeseburger Casserole

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I’ve yet to meet a kid who doesn’t like a cheeseburger. In my past life I certainly devoured more than my fair share of the golden arches burgers but nothing could beat the summertime bbq burgers of my Grandad. I still love a (meatless) cheeseburger made from Portobello, but the rest of my family enjoy [...]

Meatless Monday & Road Test Tuesday all in one ~ Herbed Ricotta Tart

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Before I started my new position I had a few days where I would test recipes on my former (awesome) admin team to see whether I was on track or needed to go back to the drawing board. It was such fun to be given a rating each day and this recipe was no different! [...]

Slow Cooker Sunday ~ Gluten Free Chicken and Noodles

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Happy Mother’s Day!!! Today was such a wonderful and glorious day that started with the beautiful sunrise, a showering of gifts from my fantastic family, and an absolutely superb breakfast out with the family and my Mother in Law. We went to Longbench on Darby and, even though Mother’s Day is notorious for service issues, [...]