My 4-year old son is becoming a real foodie. His new favourite breakfast is chia seed pudding. His little sister likes it too. They put it on their breakfast request list a couple of times per week and since it is so nutritious and easy to make, it really has become a family favourite. There
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Purple chia seed pudding
June 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
Grilled zucchini pizza bites
May 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This week we ended up with a lot of zucchini. That’s courgette for our UK readers. A friend gave me some from her garden, the neighbour left some when he went on holiday and I had already bought a large batch to make soup. My children love zucchini soup but they don’t like zucchini any
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Cauliflower crust pizza
March 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I was very happy when my neighbour gave me a piece of his cauliflower pizza to try. I knew that it was something my children would love and it is ideal for those following a gluten-free or grain-free diet – or just a healthier diet. We make this at least once a fortnight and the
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Delicious turmeric banana lassi
November 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The days are getting shorter and darker as winter approaches and we are spending much more time indoors than we did during the summer. It’s the season of cosy ‘fika’ as they say in Sweden, which roughly means ‘to drink coffee with squash’, usually accompanied by something sweet. For us it just means an excuse
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Smashed egg sandwich spread
February 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I seem to write a lot about recipes that you can prepare quickly and easily if you are in a rush. Life can be hectic with small children and I’m not always organized, so I find it very useful to have a repertoire of quick and healthy dishes to choose from when one or more
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Raw chocolate brownies
January 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
Our recipe for these dark, chewy, crunchy, gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free no-cook brownies consists of just a handful of ingredients, all of them raw and unprocessed. Our raw cheesecake base morphed into a brownie one day when I was sampling the base and came up with the idea of adding some thick, chunky walnut pieces,
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Children’s spicy latte
December 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
A warming spice drink is a wonderful way to beat the winter chill. I spend half the winter with a warm drink or soup in my hands and my little ones don’t miss out because we mix them their own little winter lattes, sans caffeine of course. They love to help mix it and sit
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Lamb & beetroot burgers
November 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Whenever we are stuck for ideas for dinner and the day is getting late, we make burgers. Not just any old burgers, but a burger recipe my husband concocted a few years ago, one we haven’t yet managed to beat. We made them again tonight and I suddenly wondered why we hadn’t shared this recipe
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Tuna steaks with puttanesca
October 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
Some friends of ours came over for dinner the other night and we made broccoli and cheddar soup with mustard croutons, followed by seared tuna steaks with puttanesca vegetables. The next day one friend sent a message to say that it was possibly the best meal he had ever eaten. I had to agree –
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Chicken, garlic & coconut burgers
June 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
It is very easy to make the same “trademark dish” over and over again, particularly when you are a busy mother or father with demanding little mouths to feed. We often make homemade burgers of some sort when we are in a rush because they are very easy and quick to make and since there
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Mint tzatziki
June 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
Homemade tzatziki tastes so much better than the store-bought kind and is very simple to make. It is a great recipe to make alongside your little chef, who can help to tear up the mint, grate the cucumber or squeeze the garlic press and of course, stir the ingredients together. For me this tzatziki conjures
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Rosemary & black pepper crackers
April 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
These crackers are great as a convenient, nutritious snack, either at home or on the go. They are grain-free, gluten-free and high in (nut) protein. They are baked, which some would say is not optimal for health, but they are still far better for you than any commercial cracker out there. These crackers are made
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Rachel’s lamb & feta meatballs
March 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This recipe was given to us by our friend Rachel, who has her own very hungry little one who’s about the same age as our sons. He is a big fan of meatballs with tomato sauce so she wanted to share his favorite recipe with us. One thing I love about meatballs is that you
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Rockstar ragu
January 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our very own variation of the classic Bolognese sauce! Originally coming from Bologna in northern Italy, ragu is a meat sauce typically served with pasta, containing ground beaf, tomatoes, vegetables, herbs and spices. Just like the French ‘ragout’ (a main-dish stew slow-cooked over low heat) the name comes from the word ‘ragoûter’ which translates ‘to
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Simple animal cookies
August 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Baking is a great way to spend quality time with your child. No matter the age, there are always steps that he can help with: adding ingredients to the blender, counting up eggs, measuring or weighing ingredients – you get the idea. It’s so much fun for a child to feel involved in a kitchen
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