Today is MyMiniMeals Mates Monday so here is a great recipe from my friend Lauren. It’s a really easy and extremely tasty potato and vegetable bake that can be eaten on its own or as a side dish. Lauren makes it in a big dish and then slices it up in portions to freeze. I tried it in muffin cases and it worked really well too so give both options a try. You can use the vegetables listed here or change it up a bit. I think parsnips or some other kind of root vegetable could also be used and you can try adding in some other vegetables to pack in the nutrients. You could even add some grated cheese into it and onto the top if you want to add in some protein and make it a really nutritious dish. Thanks Lauren!!
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Six Simple Salmon Ideas
I buy a lot of salmon as Little Lady loves it and occasionally I can get The Boy to eat it (usually by hiding it in something else and dousing it in ketchup!). It’s so good for kids as it contains Omega 3 and it has a mild creamy taste so usually is very popular with children. Here are 6 simple salmon ides for you. I hope you enjoy!
No bake “Chocolate” naughty(ish) treats
I am proud that none of my recipes contain any added refined sugar (by this I mean the white or brown stuff you get in bags and spoon into things) but sometimes you just have to let your children have something naughty as a treat so I do try to find as healthy treats as I can for them. These recipes are great as none of them require baking and they are quite healthy as there is no added refined sugar (although some of their individual ingredients do contain sugar). They also all contain cocoa powder so are really popular as children think they are eating a proper chocolate treat. I hope you enjoy them!
What’s in the MMM freezer?
Today I went to a music group with Little Lady and I was asked by 4 people how I have the time to make all the food I do. My response was simple – I make vast quantities of food and freeze it all so at any point I usually have something that I can take out the freezer and give the kids. One lovely lady named Sarah said – “Oh I would love to see what is in your freezer”. So Sarah – wish granted! Here is what I currently have in my freezer for my kids and links to the recipes for each item. As you will see many of the freezer bags are close to empty as I like to run a lot of the food down and then take a couple days a month and do a big batch cook. I hope you enjoy me baring it all!
Pancakes galore
I love pancakes and I have found so many great ways to make them – sweet and savoury. So I thought I would show you some of my favourite pancake recipes that as usual are so easy and quick to make and only need a few ingredients. They can all be frozen so I tend to make a big batch of them, eat some – I mean my kids eat some!! – then freeze the rest. That way you only need to take a couple out at a time, let them defrost then just either heat them up in the microwave or frying pan or pop them in the toaster! Such a great idea for snacks or breakfast and the savoury ones make a lovely, easy dinner. Continue reading
7 Days Of Lunches Part 4
Following on from the success of my previous “7 Days of Lunches Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3” I give you – “7 Days of Lunches Part 4”!!. It’s been the summer holidays for the last 6 weeks so I have had The Boy at home a lot with me at lunchtime so what I am showing you are meals I have given both of the kids for half of the week and just Little Lady the other half (when The Boy has been at camp running around like a lunatic and eating far too much chocolate!). Also Little Lady has been teething so I have been giving her quite a lot of soft food as she really isn’t that interested in eating. But I realised these softer, mushier meals are prefect for those babies who are early on in the weaning process so I hope you find them interesting and useful for your very little ones.
Child friendly chicken nuggets
It’s MyMiniMeals Mates Monday so today I am showing you all a great recipe from a lovely lady called Esther – Homemade chicken nuggets. Esther claims she isn’t a good cook but she made up this recipe and they are so delicious! They actually taste better than chicken nuggets you find in certain fast food…
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Simple Spinach and Goat’s Cheese Pasties
As today is MyMiniMeals Mates Monday I am yet again handing over to one of my fabulous MMM followers Lisa who sent me this great recipe for Simple Spinach and Goat’s Cheese Pasties. They are really delicious and so easy to make. Between you and me I am slightly worried that Lisa is now competition for my title as MMM Queen as this recipe fits all the criteria for how I like to cook – only a few ingredients, no added sugar or salt and terribly easy to make. They are perfect picnic food or for a packed lunch and can be served hot or cold. Thanks Lisa!!
Easy Bake Bagels
I am still obsessing over my discovery of “2 Ingredient Dough” which I used in my Easy Peasy Pizza Parcels and 3 Ingredient Fruit Scroll recipes. I have been experimenting lots with it and today I have been making bagels. My household is a bagel loving one and we buy them every week and have them for lunch most weekends. But they aren’t cheap and most contain a lot of salt so I tried to make my own and, with 2 Ingredient dough, they couldn’t have been easier. And the bonus is that they taste totally yummy! I made a few versions – plain, cheese and onion (Mr MMM favourite type of bagel) and they all worked so well so have a go and let me know what you think!
Carrot and apple stars biscuits
I find the most successful recipes are usually the simplest ones. Todays MyMiniMeals Mates Monday recipe is from a lovely lady called Jude on my FB group who showed us all these delicious carrot and apple star biscuits and so far everyone who has made them has loved them. They are so easy to make and are great for a snack or dessert and freeze beautifully. They don’t contain any refined sugar but they do have some honey so aren’t suitable for under 1’s. You could remove the honey if you liked and I am sure they would be as yummy just not as sweet.