Caramelised Onion Dip
Join us I absolutely love dip! Nothing beats a dip and cheese night with friends but Im struggling to find good store bought dips these days. I tend to make most of our dips with the help of the Thermomix. Making it yourself takes no time at all, often cheaper and you know exactly what is in it. Win, win, win. This is my Caramelised Onion Dip which is a delicious variation of my Bacon and Onion Dip. It a [...]
Baked Muesli Bars
Join us This is my recipe for Baked Muesli Bars. They are a spin on my Fruitless Muesli Bars that are very popular! My kiddies absolutely love these and they are made almost weekly in my house. They freeze well too so are great to whip up and freeze for those days you have nothing left in the house for the lunchboxes! Today is the second day of our fourth round of the #freezertolunchbox 5 day challenge. This edition is [...]
Cheesey Broccoli Muffins
Join us Today's recipe, Cheesey Broccoli Muffins, comes from my Ready. Steady. Lunch! mini cookbook and was part of our previous round of #freezertolunchbox challenge (where we cook 5 delicious lunchbox recipes over 5 days. Join the mailing list to know when the next challenge will be INSERT LINK). These are so full of flavour and such a delicious snack or lunch item for the lunchbox. These are great sliced in half and topped with a little ham and chutney! [...]
Apple and Banana Oat Pods
Join us These Apple and Banana Oat Pods are so easy, tasty and use a handful of everyday ingredients. These are a cross between a super soft cookie and a little morsel of porridge. These are great to make and pop into the freezer for a quick lunchbox or morning tea snack. They even make a good breakfast snack on the run! We have been busy with our current round of our Freezer to Lunchbox 5 day cooking challenge! This [...]
Lunchbox Noodle Frittatas
Join us We have just started our next round of our FREE Freezer to Lunchbox 5 day cooking challenge! This round is all about swapping the sandwich. Each day for 5 days we cook one new non-sandwich lunchbox recipe. We are keeping that theme going on the Facebook Page this week. I will be posting some great freezeable lunchbox recipes for you to enjoy! This is a quick and easy dish that kiddies love and is perfect for the lunchboxes! [...]
Hoppy Easter!
Join us Can you believe Easter is only days away!? Being in March it has completely thrown me! This week we have been celebrating Easter Week with delicious Easter themed recipes. Have you seen them? Simply click on a pic below to be taken to that recipe so you can save or print them for the weekend. Want more Easter recipes? My Mixing Easter e-book has 34 delicious recipes to see you through Easter and the rest of the year! [...]
Bunny Biscuits
Join us Confession: I wish I was an awesome biscuit decorator but I am not (can you tell?). I've always admired decorated biscuits and in awe of peoples talent. Maybe I should do a course and see if I can improve my skills. They can't get any worse right?... right? These Bunny Biscuits are so incredibly easy to make and decorate that they are a great activity for the kiddies over the long weekend (and current school holidays for some). [...]
Quick Chicken San Choy Bow
Join us This recipe is loosely based off my Beef San Choy Bow recipe posted in 2014 but revamped with some new flavours. What I love about this dish is you can serve it as is, in lettuce cups, over steamed rice or alongside some delicious steamed veggies. It is so versatile (and SO delicious!). This is great served hot or cold! I love it cold the next day served with salad veggies. I have cooked this in a large [...]
Mini Carrot Cakes
Join us You requested it so here they are! The Mini Carrot Cakes from our recent 5 Day #freezertolunchbox Challenge we held in January. For those that missed it, we cooked one lunchbox recipe per day for 5 days to stock the freezer. In the end we cooked 160 snacks to last us the first few months (hopefully!) of being back to school. Sad you missed out? Sign up to our challenge alert email list. When the next challenge is [...]
Spinach, Pesto and Mozzarella Rolled Roast Chicken
Join us A rolled chicken roast is always a regular on our Easter menu every year. Gone are the days of buying an expensive one from the local chicken shop. You can easily make one from scratch in no time at all and very little effort. Despite looking impressive, this is one of the easiest meals you will ever make! What I love about it is you can change the filling to suit your tastes and what you have in [...]
Steamed Christmas Pudding
Join us Today the team at The 4 Blades Magazine launched The Festive Issue! Jam packed full of so many great recipes for not only Christmas Day but for the entire month of December and 2016. We have made is useful as possible so you will get months of enjoyment out of it. My job was to create a pudding recipe for the mag. Oh the pressure!!! (Should I mention that Im not a massive pudding fan - horrible memories [...]
Healthy Coloured Popcorn
Join us We are celebrating 1 year of The 4 Blades Mag! What an exciting 12 months it has been. We celebrated by creating a party issue full of your favourite party recipes! A favourite childhood party treat was coloured popcorn. Unfortunately they are often loaded with A LOT of refined sugar (45g per 100g of coloured popcorn. Now I love sugar. I'm not going to lie but that's a lot!) and artificial colours etc which isn't always fab for [...]
Creamy White Chocolate Pudding
If you a subscriber to The 4 Blades Magazine you will know how popular this dessert has been! This Creamy White Chocolate Pudding recipe comes from our Desserts Issue which was released back in July this year. This is my tweaked version. If you want an even quicker version (under 10 minutes!) see The Desserts Issue for recipe. This is a delicious quick treat when you need dessert in a hurry or want to make something in advance. It's simple, [...]
Hummingbird Cake
Hummingbird Cake always reminds me of childhood. When my childhood best friend had a birthday her Mum would often buy a Hummingbird Cake. Boy did I love that cake! Full of delicious banana and pineapple with a yummy cream cheese icing. I always felt really fancy eating this cake. I felt so grown up. When it came time to pick recipes for The Picnic Issue of the The 4 Blades Magazine I couldn't go past this cake. These just screams [...]
Created with Jamie | Lemon and Herb Chicken with Zucchini Risotto
Product was provided by Woolworths for this recipe creation* On Tuesday night I posted that I have been creating some very exciting new recipes with the Created with Jamie range by Woolworths. This week I have published my Crunchy Garlic Chicken Fillets with Pesto Potatoes and my Pork and Veal Sliders with Wedges recipe and tonight I am posting probably my big favourite of the bunch, Lemon and Herb Chicken with Zucchini Risotto. Just quickly, if you missed the [...]
Healthy Choc Pops
If your kiddies love Coco Pops or similar they will love these! These Healthy Choc Pops are something I have been wanting to bring to life for quite some time but never had a reason to (I already have way too much food in my kitchen most days!). These evolved from my Healthy Chocolate Crackles recipe I posted at the beginning of this year. Bec and I were busily working away on The Breakfast Issue (released today!) of The [...]
Chicken Larb
Finally I am back and posting recipes! March was a quite month in TRTLMT HQ as we had several major events happen with the family so my focus was there BUT things have settled down and I am back on the TRTLMT recipe train. I have so many recipes to post now! YAY! This is one of my most favourite Thai dishes. I love Chicken Larb. I love how fresh it tastes and how light it is to eat especially [...]
Back to School with Yumbox Australia and So Young Australia
This is a sponsored post by Mini Hippo Imports As part of my TRTLMT Back To School Guide 2015, I’m showcasing some amazing businesses to get you ready for the new school year. This weeks business is Mini Hippo Imports who import the very popular Yumbox and So Young bags featured it today's blog post. Mini Hippo Imports was created by Megan Mallen, a Mum who likes unique products. The goal of Mini Hippo Imports is to share unique finds [...]
ZipPops – 20% discount and recipes!
This post is brought to you by Zip Pops. Who are Zip Pops? Zip Pops is an Australian family owned business based in Newscastle, NSW. They started in 2013. Zip Pops was created as an alternative to store bought ice blocks. As we know, many store bought ice creams and ice blocks are full of additives and preservatives which a lot of families are trying to avoid or cut down. With Zip Pops you make your own treats and know [...]
Review: Zip Pops
We have been using Zip Pops for almost 12 months after discovering them late last year. I was looking for a way to make my own ice blocks easily and cheaply for the children. I purchased two packs of 20 that were on special at the time and haven't looked back. Who are Zip Pops? Zip Pops is an Australian family owned business based in Newscastle, NSW. They started in 2013. Zip Pops was created as an alternative to store [...]