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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Mid Week Makeover ~ Chicken Monkey Bread!

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OK! So EVERYONE knows I have an obsession with Monkey Bread. How proud was I when I remade my Mom’s classic gluten free (on the 475th 4th attempt) and then went on to make Monkey Bread Muffins on the request of a work colleague. I’m not sure why I am so enamoured of this lovely [...]

Slow Cooker Sunday ~ Beef Roast and Red Potatoes

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Today turned out to be an absolutely glorious day! Yesterday I spent almost the entire day in the kitchen getting organised for the week ahead as I wont be home until 9pm at least 2 nights this week with various meetings and don’t want my family to fall into a takeaway trap! So today I [...]

Meatless Monday ~ Mushroom Skillet Cabbage Rolls

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Happy Monday everyone! Meatless Monday is back with a CRACKER of a recipe! My parents used to get cabbage rolls from Jamil’s in Tulsa, a Tulsa legend.  I would never eat them, though, because cabbage was yuck as a child AND they were stuffed with MEAT  I’ve overcome my cabbage aversion so this was perfect [...]

Slow Cooker Sunday ~ Cheesy Chicken and Rice

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Tomorrow starts another week and I’ve been prepping food most of the weekend.  The kids also head back to school tomorrow so extra lunches, treats and quick dinners are now in our fridge ready for hungry bellies!  Today is Slow Cooker Sunday and today it was SUPER sized with 3 slow cookers going at once! [...]