Mum Daily

June 2013

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burgers

A sweet take on your traditional black bean burgers, these are insanely light, filling and tasty. Make them earlier in the week and freeze them for quick sandwiches and burgers on the go. Sweet potatoes are packed with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties and Vitamins A & C. They are also particularly noted for keeping blood sugar under control. …

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Hearty & Healthyish Nachos

On a cold Saturday night, there’s nothing better than curling up in front of the tv with the family and a big plate of these nachos… it’s jam packed with carefully hidden veges but don’t tell the kids!

Simple Holiday Fun

Trying to come up with fresh ideas of fun things to do with your kids during the holidays? Here are a few things our family likes to do…

Chocolate Slice

I made this slice and it lasted in our house for approximately 24 hours, it tastes so good!  Was so quick to throw together and really, who doesn’t love chocolate slice?!?! Ingredients: 3 Weet-bix 1 cup desiccated coconut 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 cup self-raising flour 2 tablespoons cocoa 150g butter 1 teaspoon vanilla essence …

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Crispy Chicken Bake

  If your family is like mine, teatime can be the craziest time. Sometimes opportunities can be missed to spend time with your kids. I take this time to spend it with my daughter as well as my sons. This can be a fun time to teach them how to cook and keep them busy …

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Making memories with your kids these holidays

I always remember the winter school holidays with great fondness. Cold, short days spent for the main part indoors together. Pj’s until lunch time, toasted sandwiches for lunch, blankets in the lounge room, movies and ABC kids TV in the arvo! Those were such fun and simple times of being together and creating memories. My children – now 28 and 25 can still recall those movies and TV programmes we watched when we reminisce their primary school years.

Embracing ‘Dress-ups’

I attended a “Pirates and Princesses” party with my son today.  I so enjoyed dressing him in a costume for the first time in his short life (he’s just 2) and teaching him how to “arrrhhh” just right.  I, of course, jumped at the opportunity to dress as a princess, borrowing my daughter’s hand-crafted tiara …

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A Night at the Drive-in

Today, while I was at my niece’s 1st birthday party, I was chatting with a friend Julie, who randomly asked the question ‘Do you ever go to the Drive In?’  At that moment I had a flash back to the one and only time that I had, as a 10 year old – I saw …

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