This recipe for a gluten & dairy free white sauce that I use for pasta sauces, in lasagna, and where a white sauce is needed. This is a basic Béchamel sauce and is very easy to make. I substitute plain flour with gluten free flour, and we use a plant based milk (usually unsweetened soya […]
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Meal Plan Monday – rolling into Christmas
Welcome to the last Meal Plan Monday of the year and we are rolling into Christmas. I will probably do a sort of “what we might be eating for Christmas” next week but there is a lot of eating out and not so much meal planning happening as we approach Christmas so we will be […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – Silly season starts.
It’s Monday again and Meal Plan Monday is back as we slide into what I think many people call Silly Season as the end of term looms and Christmas is now properly on the horizon. I am loving reading other people’s blogs and what they eat and meal plan. I am super nosy about two […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – a busy week of meals
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday. This week we are busy as “silly season” starts in earnest and we roll into Christmas and December starts and it’s a busy week of meals. The teen is out not one, not two but three nights this week. She babysits to earn some money once a week and is […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – food allergy fail
The weeks are flying by and it’s Meal Plan Monday and I thought this week I would share a mum fail, a food allergy fail, before I kick off with our weekly meal plan. The teen was recently told it’s very likely she has Celiac disease. All her symptoms and markers point to that, we […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – Winter comfort food favourites
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and this week as we hit November, it’s time for some winter comfort food favourites this week. I love making food that fills us up after a long day of work or school and I also love pulling my slow cooker out and making it work hard at this time […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – meals for when we are unwell
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday again. I swear the weeks are flying past fast and Christmas will be here before we know it. Unfortunately we are all under the weather here so this week and meal planning has been a bit hit and miss and more about eating what makes us feel better and what […]
READ MORERoasted pumpkin seeds. Easy, healthy and delicious.
This is an easy recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds. Seeds and nuts are a great healthy snack. This is also a great way to use up the seeds when you are using a pumpkin, particularly around Halloween if you are carving pumpkins. I like my pumkin seeds salty and that can be tricky because you […]
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This egg fried rice is one of my go to meals when I want something easy and quick that I know everyone will eat. It’s cheap, nutritious and you can add any frozen veggies or fresh veggies you like. Rice is a staple in our house and handy for being allergy friendly. This feeds 4 […]
READ MOREDelicious creamy mushrooms on toast.
This creamy mushrooms on toast recipe is easy, delicious, and great as a filling breakfast, quick lunch, or supper snack. One of my children hates mushrooms but the other loves them and I am a massive mushroom fan and like to try all sorts of varieties and types. Mushrooms are very good for you and […]
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