Peanut Butter Quinoa Bites
– 1/2 cup quinoa flakes
– 1/2 cup oats
– 1/2 peanut butter
– 3 tablespoons honey
– small handful chic chips
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Form into balls on baking tray. Bake for about 10 minutes.
You can also add other nuts or dried fruit. Some of these have dried cranberries.
I introduce the Tim Tam Slam. A different way to get a chocolate fix.
Add the drinking chocolate to a large mug.
Pour the boiling water over the drinking chocolate.
Add the milk to your mug.
Bite both ends of the Tim Tam (and eat them). You could bite off opposite corners instead.
Use the Tim Tam as a straw.
The hotter your drink is, the quicker the Tim Tam will melt.
I had never tried chia seeds before and decided to take the plunge when I saw them on the shelf next to the quinoa in the health food isle at the supermarket. Chia seeds have gained so much popularity recently & I must say I hadn’t ever head of them until recently too. Chia seeds are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids & can absorb up to 12 times their weight in liquid!
Now that I have discovered the wonder that is Chia, I’ve had to look up some recipes. I tried a few but they did not turn out to be as amazing as I had hoped. Lucky for me, I am not afraid to make it up as I go & this is the end result.
This recipe is best made a few hours prior to consumption, to give the chia seeds time to absorb the liquid. If you are taking it to work, like I do, just make it in the morning before you leave then put it in the fridge when you get to work.
Start with a heatproof bowl or container (with a lid if you plan on transporting it).
Add 1 tablespoon of chia seeds.
Next add 2 tablespoons of oats.
Add 1 tablespoon of protein powder. In this case, I have banana. The main role of the protein powder is provide flavour. Chai seeds & oats on their own can be pretty flavourless.
Add 1/2 cup milk.
Then refrigerate for a few hours.
When you are ready to eat it, microwave on high for 1 minute. You might need to add a bit of extra milk after it comes out of the microwave.
Give it a good stir & enjoy!!
Combine all ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl.
Refrigerate for a few hours.
Microwave on high for 1 minute.
Stir and enjoy.
This is the best potato bake that I have ever had, although if I’m totally honest, I haven’t tried too many. The recipe came from a friend and I really do think she made it up. It is an absolute miracle when there are leftovers, somehow it tastes even better when reheated the next day. But whenever I make it everyone loves it and they are all disappointed when there is none left. It’s creamy, it’s a little bit tangy and best of all, it has bacon! I don’t know what could make it any better.
Would it be a crime to eat the seasonings without the potatoes?
How delicious does it look now that it’s ready to go into the oven?
A delicious potato bake that tastes even better reheated the next day
Preheat the oven to 180°C
In a large pot boil the potatoes until tender.
While the potatoes are boiling, cut the bacon and onion into cubes.
Brown the onion and bacon in some oil in a frying pan.
Combine sour cream and soup mix in a jug or bowl.
Add the browned bacon and onion to sour cream soup mix
Drain potatoes and place in a baking dish
Pour sour cream mixture over the potatoes and stir through
Cover the top with shredded cheese
Bake for approximately 45 minutes
If, by some miracle, there is any leftover, it tastes even better the next day!
I had some friends over for dinner recently & wanted to make sure there was a dessert element to the meal. I’d seen some amazing crock pot desserts around Pinterest & was looking forward to trying one. My husband suggested to make something that was both chocolate & banana. Unfortunately, Pinterest was only able to provide recipes for crock pot choc chip banana bread.
Then I had a brainwave: Rolo Pudding. Rolo Pudding is a chocolate self-saucing pudding made with Rolo chocolate. This has been my husband’s all time favourite dessert since my mum made it for the first time. The recipe originally appeared in Super Food Ideas magazine in the July 2010 edition. My mum’s original copy is quite worn, it’s been used that many times.
Sift flour & 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder into a bowl.
Add caster sugar, melted butter & milk. Whisk until smooth & combined.
Spread mixture into prepared pan.
Break chocolate into squares & press into mixture.
Smooth the mixture over the top of the chocolate.
Sprinkle brown sugar over mixture & sift over remaining cocoa.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t swift enough to get a photo before most of it disappeared. You have to be quick around here!!
Kathleen (noun), newly 30, bustling employee, inventive house wife & wannabe creative, just wanting to share the favourable parts of my life.
