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Vanessa Gibson

With a degree in journalism and post-graduate studies in public relations, combined with a love of all things topical, Vanessa is the newsreader on 96.5FM in Brisbane with an opinion on just about everything. Vanessa is married to Dean and has two beautiful children - Hope and Jed. In her spare time, she cheers on the Brisbane Lions and loves cooking, reading and travelling.

Bacon Zucchini Pasta

This recipe takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish, plus is tasty, healthy & budget friendly. My kids loved it – I hope yours do too!

Healthy Anzac Biscuits

Here’s an Anzac Day treat you can enjoy without getting the guilts! These are delicious, healthy, super quick and really easy to make – and taste like Anzac Biscuit mixture – yum!

Guilt-Free Lamingtons

Making lamingtons for Australia Day is a tradition my sister Fiona & I started many years ago.  There’s something really satisfying about the process and they taste SOOO much better than store-bought.  Here’s my go-to lamington recipe, which I entered into the Ekka two years ago.  Sometimes, I like to mix things up with lamington cake or cupcakes, …

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Crunchy Brown Rice Salad

Perfect for a lunch, dinner, picnic or BBQ – add or subtract any ingredients you like! This is versatile, healthy, colourful, delicious and easy – try it out 🙂

Kidney Bean Chocolate Cake

I couldn’t believe the results of this chocolate cake (or cupcakes as you can see in the photo)!  I’d heard about “magic bean” cake before but this was my first go – and I actually was quite impressed!  I scoured the internet and brought together a couple of recipes – for a bit of an …

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Echidna Balls

This recipe epitomizes family-friendly, easy, cheap, healthy and delicious meals!  It’s from the 4 Ingredients Kids book and will definitely be made again in my house! Ingredients (serves 4) 400g beef mince 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup cooked white rice 400g can condensed tomato soup Method Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.  In a bowl, …

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Teriyaki Salmon Pasta

This is so easy to throw together on a weeknight – it’s so simple, healthy and delicious!  It uses just 4 ingredients, but I did use home-made marinade, which was leftover in the fridge from something else.  You can easily make your own using a recipe like .  I would love to eat fresh salmon more …

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Marathon Mum

I was never into fitness. I was not one of the sporty kids at school, and I absolutely hated running. But after having two kids, I decided I was sick of the extra weight I was carrying, and it was time to do something about it. I started running to try and drop the kilos …

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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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