Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin soup is a winter favourite. I made this recipe a lot when the older four children were little. Every week in winter in fact. We would get a box of fruit and vegetables delivered to our door and every week there was a pumpkin. I would make a big pot of pumpkin...
Growing Pumpkins is Easy
Joshua found the pumkin seedss on the bench while cleaning up from dinner and asked if he could have them. The following day he asked if he could plant them. In pots I told him as the garden inst prepared. Now I didnt give him any instructions except in pot. ...
How to make Savoury Mince
The first time my family had this meal was when I had been called into work for the day and I had to quickly organise something quick and simple for Daniel to do for dinner. OK a simple meal, so I went to my slow cooker central book. Found the...
15 Free or low cost things to do on school holidays
With the school holidays just around the corner and trying to save for our next holiday I have been looking at free or cheap ways to keep the brood busy for two weeks. Because the worst thing on school holidays to hear as a parent is I’m bored. This can be...
Moist Chocolate Cake
Who doesn’t like chocolate cake? No one that I know. We love chocolate cake and this recipe is so yummy and very moist. We have had a lot of birthdays lately and this is my go to recipe for chocolate cake. The children love it especially when I put m & m’s...
Camping at Lake Navarino
On the weekend we took the children camping to our favourite camping spot, Lake Navarino. Lake Navarino, also known as Waroona Dam, was completed in 1966. It covers an area of 145 hectares with its main use being for irrigation. The dam and surrounding areas...
Easy Creamy Potato Bake
Growing up my Mum would make potato bake a lot. It was always so yummy. Loved a bbq with potato bake, or any other meal she would cook it with. As I became a teenager and started visiting friends and having meals at their places I discovered another potato...
How to Make Chocolate Balls
I have been making this recipe since before my children were born. It’s very simple and everyone seems to like them. When the children were little we made these with our friend Lia and her children. I had the oldest 3 and Lia had her 2. They all had a ball...
13 things to do during Isolation
This is what we did with our children during isolation when covid was in full swing. With all the pandemics that have happened over the years I am sure there will be more to come. These ideas can be used at any time you don't need to be in a pandemic to enjoy...
Homemade Vouchers For Christmas
We have 3 teenagers and 1 pre teen and then Liam who is only 7 living in our house and I kept asking the children what they would like for Christmas. The answer I keep getting is I don't know. The teenagers are getting hard to buy for since they are getting...