by Anne Murphy | Sep 10, 2021 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe, Slices/Bars
I can remember my good friend Claire telling me about a microwave slice recipe and I was positive I kept a copy of it but couldn’t find it anywhere especially when I had company coming for afternoon tea and I needed something to feed the kids. I did a quick...
by Anne Murphy | Oct 19, 2020 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Children, Food, Frugal Living, Lunch/Snacks, Recipe, School, Shopping
This is a cost comparison on how to make your own muesli bars from scratch to save money and know exactly what ingredients are going into them. Muesli bars are something that are worth making from scratch compared to if you buy them from the supermarket. Using very...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 21, 2020 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe
If you’re looking for an easy ANZAC Biscuit recipe, this is mine. It’s the same one I used when I was a child and is probably the same one (or similar) used back in the days of World War I. This is my easy ANZAC Biscuits in less than 30 minutes recipe....
by Anne Murphy | Jul 15, 2019 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Miscellaneous, Pasta, Recipe, Slices/Bars
I first remember cottage cheese in the 1970s when my mother bought it. I think it was because of the diet craze and somehow cottage cheese had all these health benefits. For me, as a teenager, I took one look at it and knew it wasn’t for me but as an adult,...
by Anne Murphy | May 6, 2019 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Cake, Food, Lunch/Snacks, No Bake, Recipe, Slices/Bars, Sweets, Tips/Hints
You know when you buy an ingredient because the kids are eating it like there’s no tomorrow and then all of a sudden they stop? Well, that’s what happened when I bought a huge bag of popping corn and now no one will eat it. I thought I’d share 20...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 13, 2019 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Breakfast, Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, No Bake, Recipe, Shopping, Slices/Bars, Tips/Hints
Can you believe the cereal aisle at the supermarket? Aren’t we spoilt for choice? So many cereals, so little time. You’d spend nearly an entire day there if you had to read through every nutritional panel on every box of cereal let alone work out what the...