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very naughty choc chip cookies

Oh yes, the old chocolate chip cookie made a comeback today after many weeks of no white flour/sugar/chocolate/fun in this house. This is the ORIGINAL visitor biscuit and goes like this: 125g bu…
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building up little people’s appetites

Henry and Tilly exploring with two of our favourite explorers, Sebastian and Ashley Some people have small children who sit down for dinner and eat a plate of lean protein and vegetables. That&#…
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masterchef for kids

Photo by Jim Walmsley Former leader of the anti-vegetable party picking (and eating) cherry tomatoes. Dammit, sometimes feeding children is totally demoralising.  You think about what they might…
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goodie goodie yum yum

Some days we make treats we keep and some days you have to tie the small people down as the treats walk out the door. Here is the lovely butter cake with coconut I made for my divine next-door neighbo…
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today we wore our food

One of Tilly's favourite things is jewelry, the louder the better. Today we made our own. TORTIGLIONI BOSCAIOLA One of the things kids will usually eat is pasta. One of our family favourites…
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liquid breakfast

My children USED to eat breakfast like a dream. Henry would dive into a big bowl of fruit salad with some yoghurt and then put away two slices of wholemeal toast. Tilly would have porridge or her favo…
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sometimes only a biscuit will do

Both Adam and I have shocking colds and it's really unusual for us both to be sick (and miserable) at the same time. After about six nice cups of tea I felt up to baking some bikkies.&…
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