My Last-Minute Veg-Packed Pasta Salad
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My Last-Minute Veg-Packed Pasta Salad

This veggie-loaded pasta salad is healthy and filling, and best of all, it is easy and quick enough to be a last-minute meal. Perfect for the crazy busy mornings when lunchboxes are empty and time is short. You’re wolfing down a piece of toast while you simultaneously brush a child’s hair and run through last…

Kid-Friendly Spinach Muffins for a Sandwich-Free Lunchbox
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Kid-Friendly Spinach Muffins for a Sandwich-Free Lunchbox

While my daughter may happily munch through a sandwich with a few salad leaves added in, my son loves to take every food I lovingly make for him and pull it apart into its elements. Seriously, even pizza gets eaten in parts: toppings, cheese, then crust. And if I dare to put some spinach leaves…

How to Make Low Sugar Gluten-Free Banana Upside-Down Cake
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How to Make Low Sugar Gluten-Free Banana Upside-Down Cake

Before having kids, I used to love to bake to impress. To bring out a pudding that had serious wow factor and that made people ooh and aah as they ate it. Between having children and cutting back on our sugar intake, I’ve had moments where I wonder if those wow-ing dessert days are behind…

Easy 5-Minute Microwave Applesauce (With Veggies!)
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Easy 5-Minute Microwave Applesauce (With Veggies!)

Do you ever have that moment where you go to make a great-looking naturally sweetened recipe and realise halfway through that it calls for unsweetened applesauce that you definitely don’t have in your kitchen? I’ve had that moment a few times too many, but instead of learning from my mistakes and reading the recipe through…

Greens & Goat’s Cheese Quiche (an easy make-ahead lunch)
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Greens & Goat’s Cheese Quiche (an easy make-ahead lunch)

Hands up if you have time to make a from-scratch exciting lunch everyday? Yeah, me neither. Instead, in order to make sure we have healthy food as often as possible throughout the day, I rely heavily on leftovers and make-ahead meals. This is one of them. A delicious, creamy, soft quiche that keeps really well…

Roasted Almond & Sunflower Seed Butter
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Roasted Almond & Sunflower Seed Butter

My 3 and a half year old LOVES peanut butter. I mean, LOVES it. No matter what I put on a piece of toast, he will immediately ask for peanut butter on it. He will scrape off the lovingly cooked scrambled eggs or homemade baked beans. He will push away his lunchtime soup and triumphantly…