by Anne Murphy | Apr 9, 2012 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Cake, Dessert, Easter, Food, Muffins, No Bake, Recipe, Slices/Bars, Sweets, Tips/Hints
Normally, I could quite easily sit and eat a whole bar of chocolate or a whole Easter egg, but for some reason, this year, I’m quite sick of the sight of chocolate and to be honest, I think my kids are too. This is a good opportunity to stash it away and use it...
by Anne Murphy | Feb 13, 2012 | Food, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Miscellaneous, Recipe, Salads/Vegetables, Tips/Hints
Pesto Genovese or basil pesto originated in Genoa in the northern part of Italy. Traditionally, it was pound or ground in a mortar and pestle by hand. These days a quick whizz in the food processor and you’re done. If ever I have an abundance of basil, I always...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 30, 2012 | Food, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Recipe, Tips/Hints
When you’re on a budget and trying to cover all the food groups, I’m always looking for a nutritious bargain. Whenever I buy protein of any type, I try to keep the cost to $10 per kilo or less for meat and chicken (not sure of comparable pricing overseas)...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 15, 2012 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Cake, Food, Frugal Living, Homemaking, Muffins, Pastry, Recipe, Tips/Hints
When you’ve got young children, no matter how old they are, you’re always faced with the problem of having good, healthy food options on standby for snacks, morning snack at school and afternoon teas. As much as I try to do my week’s baking on a...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 8, 2012 | Tips/Hints
You think you’re doing the right thing by buying a 500 pack of Q tips from the dollar store but when you poke them in your ear, the cotton ball remains. Not good. I’ve now got 499 Q tips to use up or should I just throw them in the bin and forget about the...
