Category: Breakfast
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Quinoa Porridge
When I wake up early in the morning and everyone else is asleep, this is my favourite breakfast to enjoy in the peace and quite with a big pot of tea. Read more
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Easy Granola
Granola is an american breakfast cereal, very similar to our toasted muesli, although it is often clumpy. I came across a granola recipe on Go Dairy Free (I can’t find the link to the original recipe) using maple syrup, coconut oil and spices, but I instantly knew with a few substitutes I would have a… Read more
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Three Easy Desserts/Snacks for Kids to Help Make
Lately, Oscar has been showing an interest in helping in the kitchen to prepare the evening meal. It’s a great way for him to learn about food and we talk about the different ingredients we use. He’s learning how to chop vegetables, squeeze lemons, whisk eggs and stir things on the stove. These are three… Read more
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Fluffy Spelt Pancakes
It’s Oscar’s birthday today, so for his special day he will be having pancakes for breakfast. We make our pancakes with spelt flour now and they are much nicer than with regular flour. This recipe is based on my Fluffy Breakfast Pancakes recipe, with a few additional variations. You don’t need to have these for… Read more
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It’s the Easter Long Weekend: Keeping it Casual with Hamburgers and Buttermilk Pancakes
The Easter long weekend starts today, and while this post is going out we will be eating pancakes for breakfast (actually I hope we get to sleep in a bit longer!). Pancakes are our favourite holiday/weekend breakfast. They are easy and can be adapted to almost any dietary restrictions. This recipe comes from the Martha… Read more
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Irish Potato Bread
St Patrick’s day is coming up this weekend and Rona from Domestic Diva suggested that we make a St Patrick’s Day issue of At the FAILSAFE Table. I didn’t have many “green” recipes, so I thought I’d try and find a few Irish ones to try. The first one is Irish Potato Bread. While this… Read more
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A Salicylate Challenge – Apricot or Peach Breakfast Oats
Summer would have to be the best time to do a salicylate challenge – so many delicious fruits that we have had to steer clear of are back on the menu (even if briefly). We have four stone fruit trees in our garden – apricots peaches and nectarines, as well as a mulberry tree that has… Read more
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Pear and Quinoa Breakfast Muffins
Oscar loves muffins so much that we make them almost every week. To add a bit of variety I decided to replace the Oats in this Muesli Breakfast Muffins recipe with quinoa. The muffins themselves are lovely, but the topping is a bit hit and miss, as it doesn’t really bake in and tends to… Read more
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More Breakfast Ideas – Overnight Oats and Buckwheat Muffins
Some more recipes to put a bit of variety into breakfast. The overnight oats I actually came up with for myself, not Oscar. I love bircher-style muesli, but we consume a lot of dairy in our house, so I’m trying to cut down. I was searching for soaked oats recipes without milk, cream or yogurt and found… Read more
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Breakfast Ideas – Crumpets and Fluffy Breakfast Pancakes
Breakfast is probably the most boring meal of the day in our house, especially week days when we have exactly the same thing each day. For Oscar it’s porridge with maple syrup and banana or pear – he loves it (thankfully!). So every now and then on the weekend we try something different. The fluffy… Read more
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Pumpkin Muffins
The first time I made these muffins Oscar helped me make them in the morning. That night we were having a roast for dinner and while I was preparing the vegetables Oscar came into the kitchen. This is the conversation that followed. Oscar: what’s that mum? Mum: Carrot Oscar: I don’t like carrot………..what’s that? Mum:… Read more
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French Toast
Oscar woke up very early this morning, so to let his dad have a sleep in I decide to get Oscar to help me make breakfast. We made Fabulous French Toast from Kids Health; although I called them “toast pancakes” so he wouldn’t refuse it without trying. Read more
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Buckwheat Pancakes
The original recipe, based on a Martha Stewart one, was at Cuisine.com.au. The flavour of these pancakes is really lovely. I made the mixture up the night before, stored it in the fridge overnight, then just re-whisked it a bit in the morning. Buckwheat Pancakes with Ricotta, Maple Syrup and Banana [gmc_recipe 3274] Read more
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Banana Milkshake
Oscar’s first introduction to milkshakes and smoothies was while we were on holidays, but until today he hasn’t had any at home. He’s been asking for chocolate to be added to his milk lately, so I thought I’d give a banana milkshake a try – he loved it. [gmc_recipe 6769] Read more
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Banana and Rolled Oat Muffins
These muffins have a really lovely flavour and texture. They would make a very good breakfast or brunch muffin. The original recipe came from Taste.com.au. [gmc_recipe 4636] Read more
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Bircher Muesli
I’ve been searching for Bircher Muesli recipes for a few weeks now and they all seem pretty simple and very similar – equal quantities of rolled oats and liquid (fruit juice and yoghurt) with optional dried fruits, nuts, seeds and spices, mixed together and left in the fridge overnight. I had a go myself last… Read more
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Muesli Pancakes with Bananas and Maple Syrup
I found the original recipe for the Muesli Pancakes at weightloss.com.au. It sounded a bit weird, but I thought I’d give them a go. The were really nice, the muesli adds a nice nutty texture to the pancakes. [gmc_recipe 4658] Read more
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Muesli – a great way to start the day
One of Oscar’s favourite breakfast options is muesli. We make our own muesli as all of the commercially available ones contain at least one ingredient he can’t have. I make a large batch, about 8 cups, which lasts for months in an airtight container. Oscar loves this so much he will eat it dry, without… Read more
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Yummy Chocolate Spread
This weekend I have tried making a chocolate nut spread, an alternative to Nutella, using cashews. Not something for everyday consumption, but a nice treat for weekend breakfasts or morning tea. It also went really well with chopped banana in a little pie made from some leftover pastry. Oscar loved it on crumpets, and thought… Read more