Category: food
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Gluten free 101 – the things I’ve learnt so far!
Ok so I now into my third week of eating gluten free and there a few things that I have learnt! First and foremost it’s that I MISS GLUTEN! Now don’t get me wrong I think that we eat waaaay too much gluten in our diets these days, and it’s not that I miss a…
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De-coding gluten free life: being a mum and a struggling new celiac
It’s been just over a week now since I discovered that I am celiac and it’s been a slightly turbulent ride. I am overwhelmingly happy that I am not dealing with a sinister cancer however the biggest learning curve of my week has been just how big a life adjustment this is! Given that this…
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From Endo to Celiac…how the last two weeks has changed my life.
Well I didn’t see that coming! Let’s go back to the beginning. About 6 months ago I was driving my kids to playgroup and became crippled over with period pain! It was excruciating to the point that I had to pull over, stop the car and tears were streaming down my face. ‘What’s wrong mummy’…
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I’ve rediscovered a sweet classic winter warmer!
Rewind to mini Nix as a kid and there were very few things mumma Nix could cook (don’t worry I’m not being mean she’s the first to admit it!), however there were a few classics Mum could nail and one of them was bread and butter pudding! I remember sitting in front of the fire…
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Drop the take away…nothing beats homemade pizza
And before you say but it’s sooooo hard, NO! Shrug off that attitude and grab your mixing bowl because whipping up homemade pizzas are the best! Ok there is one little annoying bit (the kneading) but think of it as a bit of a work out and then you can have more pizza! Winner 🎉…
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We unleashed our pre-parental selves and hit up Newcastle!
When someone says ‘weekend away’, 25 year old me says…hell yeah im in…30 something mother in me says… what the hell would I wear, what happens to the kids and should we be spending any money! So I was pretty grateful when Chris simply said we’re heading to Newcastle for the weekend you have no…
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A guide to an American/ British tea party!
If you, like me are running on Royal wedding excitement and preparing yourself for the big evening ahead (Aussie time) then you’re probably working out what to eat while you watch the best of the best strut their stuff at Harry and Meghan’s shindig! While the reception is likely to be catered in true opulence…
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Is the School Canteen now just a memory of the past?
Can someone PLEASE step away from the school canteen!! No seriously I mean it! I feel like right now I have to go into bat for the school canteen, because clearly our government and nanny state is out to ruin childhood memories! This morning it has been announced that there is now a new list…
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Australia – our garlic bread crisis is real!
So listen up Australia, we have a crisis on our hands! I am not talking about the type of crisis that will see politicians flood to parliament to hold 24 hour meetings, no my friends, this is much worse! We…are in the middle of a garlic bread crisis! Yup you heard it right! Wholey moley…
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A Nugget of Goodness – National Nugget Day!
Ok, let’s all just take a moment and soak up the fact that today is…National Nugget Day! I don’t know what is more amazing? The oh so delicious crispy nugget…or the fact that there is now a national day celebrating the fried chicken treat! Either way, I’m excited to celebrate nugget day! When it comes…
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