by Anne Murphy | May 9, 2016 | Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Mains, Making-Do, Recipe, Tips/Hints
One of the things I’m most proud of, in the kitchen is my ability to make something out of nothing. In fact, I thrive on it. I find it so challenging and fun. Having only a little meat has never bothered me. I only ever make our family bolognese sauce with...
by Anne Murphy | May 8, 2016 | Children, Mother's Day, Parenting
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mums who are celebrating today. As much as this is a time of reflection for me, having lost both my mother and, more recently my beloved mother-in-law, it’s very much a time of reflection for me and how far I’ve...
by Anne Murphy | May 4, 2016 | Children, Food, Lunch/Snacks, Miscellaneous, Recipe, Salads/Vegetables, Tips/Hints
Here are 36 ways to serve vegetables you know your kids will eat. As you’re all probably aware, I’m one of two tuckshop convenors at my children’s school. Because of the new government initiative Smart Choices, we have to offer vegetables with most...
by Anne Murphy | May 2, 2016 | Craft, DIY
I gotta tell you, my son’s bedroom makeover has certainly become a labour of love or else I think I might’ve given up a long time ago. It’s slowly coming along mainly because I keep changing my mind, keep looking at Pinterest and keep coming up with...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 27, 2016 | Children, DIY, Making-Do, Organising
If only I could go back in time. A time when there wasn’t a block of Lego in my house. I’ll never forget my son’s teacher in his first year of school saying how wonderful it would be for him to have Lego. Uggghhhh! I wished I’d never listened...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 26, 2016 | Baking, No Bake, Recipe, Slices/Bars
You know the feeling. The cookie jar is empty. Your freezer supply of baked goods has gone and there’s nothing for lunch boxes. It’s 5pm. You’re in the middle of getting dinner on and you need to get something baked for school lunches. That was the...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 25, 2016 | Children, Parenting
Roll of Honour, Australia War Memorial, Canberra – Source Today is ANZAC Day here in Australia. A day Australians and New Zealanders (ANZAC standing for Australian & New Zealand Army Corps) remember the landing on the beaches of the Australian and New...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 18, 2016 | Shopping
With so much available for sale online these days, sometimes it’s like trying to ‘find a needle in a haystack’ when you want that particular thing. Some of the more popular online shopping sites have everything under the sun when it comes to...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 12, 2016 | Craft, DIY, Gardening, Making-Do
Let me tell you about my downstairs room. When we bought this house, it was such a great room. The previous owners sold us their pool table. The room had a built in bar. We put in comfy lounges and it was a great place to have a party and entertain friends. Along...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 11, 2016 | Mains, One Pot, Recipe, Slow Cooker
To begin, no chickens were ‘herded’ in the making of this pie! It sounded a bit silly at first to call this easy peasy meal a Shepherd’s Pie. A traditional Shepherd’s Pie is made with lamb (or beef) mince but this particular night I had chicken...
