Halloween is a fun time of the year but trick or treating isn’t widely celebrated in Western Australia. We don’t let our children go trick or treating even though they want to.   The younger 2 dressed up in their costumes and were waiting for trick or treaters to...

I have seen this recipe around and thought that it looks really yummy but I never made it. Joshua came home from school one day and said “look what I cooked mum” and he showed me the recipe and said “it’s so yummy”.   That night I went to the shop and brought...

Banana bread is one of Joshua’s favourite snacks. Actually he is a teenage eating machine so food in general is his favourite. Anyway I think he deliberately leaves the bananas to go soft so I will make him banana bread. Ashley and I love it too. With butter spread on...

I heard of sloppy Joe’s from tv but I had never had them. Some American missionaries that we knew came over and made us some for dinner one day last year. My children have occasionally asked for them since then.   They showed up on the menu at work, so I cooked...

FAMILY MYRTACEAE Scientific name Melaleuca nesophila Common name Honey showy myrtle Native area WA native Growth size 1 tall-3m wide meters Growth habit Shrub Evergreen or deciduous Evergreen Leaf type Simple Leaf arrangement Alternate Leaf shape Ovate Leaf margin...