Category: Meal Type
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Chicken Souvlaki Wraps
Part of our strategy to get Oscar more interested in food, especially vegetables, is to get him involved in cooking them and serving himself. Wraps are great for that, and these aren’t really souvlaki, but you get the idea. They are also one of those meals, where you can cater for different dietary requirements… Read more
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Asian Feast – Baked Spring Rolls and Chicken Vermicelli Noodles
I’ve never tried spring rolls with Oscar because, until recently, it’s been painful to get him to eat anything with vegetables in it. This made the fresh Vietnamese style ones out, and I’m not a big fan of deep frying, so I haven’t made the cooked ones either. With the vegetable situation improving I decided try… Read more
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BBQ Whole Chicken and Potato, Egg and Bacon Salad
It’s been an interesting week food wise. On Sunday I went to a Thermomix party. I met R, the hostess, through Freecycle where I had used my Oscar’s Mum email. R has 2 kids on the RPAH elimination diet and her husband had recently found my website and R had found the book Oscar’s Lunch box –… Read more
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No-Tomato Sauce & Nectarine and Sour Cream Cake
Welcome back for 2012. It’s been a busy time in the kitchen at Oscar’s house this summer. We’ve had a breakthrough with vegetables, with Oscar suddenly eating orange ones (carrot and sweet potato) without complaint, and even some greens ones! I’ve been putting them into more meals to keep his interest up – salads, sweet… Read more
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Happy New Year!
So 2011 is coming to an end – a very hot end if you are celebrating in Melbourne. Happy New Year to all my readers, and all the best for 2012. Thank you to everyone who has followed my blog, facebook page, and twitter feed; left comments, emailed me directly and visited anonymously. I’m really… Read more
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Christmas Wrap Up and Boxing Day Leftovers
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day and have been able to have an enjoyable long weekend (apart from those enormous hailstones and storms in Melbourne). Our Christmas Day was very enjoyablel. Our Oscar-friendly menu went down very well, with the only things not suitable being the prawns (sulphates) and… Read more
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Christmas Cake Decorating Part 2 – Royal Icing
I’ve finally finished my Christmas Cake and I’m quite pleased with it. The Royal Icing part was actually quite easy and I had enough left over to let Oscar help me make some Christmas Tree shapes to decorate the top. And as it’s Christmas we used a little bit of natural food colour to make… Read more
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Christmas Cake Decorating Part 1 – Cashew Marzipan
I’ve never decorated a cake with anything more fancy than butter icing before, so I’m not sure why I’m tempting fate decorating Oscar’s Christmas Cake, but I am! The first step is the Marzipan. I’m not a fan of almond marzipan, but while researching options I came across some recipes for cashew marzipan, which seems… Read more
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Christmas Biscuits
Last weekend we had our Street Christmas Party, so Oscar and I made Christmas Biscuits. The recipe is from the Christmas activity book his grand parents gave him. We took a plate to the party and there were none left to take home. Read more
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Chocolate Cashew Butter Cheesecake
I made a trial of my Chocolate Cashew Butter cheesecake for Christmas last week; luckily I had a picnic to take it to, as it is far too rich for us to even consider polishing of ourselves! Oscar even told me it was too sweet. Even with low fat sour cream and cream cheese, it… Read more
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Carrot, Zucchini and Apple Loaf with Cream Cheese Icing
I published this recipe in February, but when I made it recently I also made a cream cheese icing to go with it. Which gave me a good excuse to republish it. Read more
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Chicken and Risoni Salad
Making mayonnaise is not one of my strong suits and the ones I’ve tried out of the Failsafe cookbook have been too sweet for my liking. Finally I’ve found a very easy, eggless mayonnaise recipe, which adapted well to a few changes. Combined with some left over chicken and vegetables, a can of beans and… Read more
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Potato Bake
I’ve always had trouble with potato bakes, the potatoes never seem to cook, no matter how long I leave it in the oven. But I’ve finally nailed it, with a recipe I modified from kidspot. It worked perfectly. Read more
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Herb and Chive Damper
Damper is a really quick, simple alternative to making bread. I found this recipe using chives and parsley at taste.com. And my little green vegie hater didn’t even bat an eyelid at the obvious pieces of parsley and chives. This is best eaten warm, but can be eaten cold. It can also be stored in… Read more
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Cereal Bars
The idea for this recipe is from the Uncle Toby’s Cholesterol Challenge website, but it was made with just oats. This version combines a variety of cereals, and Oscar just loves them. They store well, so are great for taking to day care. Read more
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Paw Paw Jelly
Jelly is fun for kids to eat – and make! And its quite easy to do at home without a packet mix. Just remember, the gelatine does need to be boiled to remove the sulphates. One of Oscar’s favourite songs is “Aeroplane Jelly”. I sang it to him once when he wanted a plane song… Read more
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Pumpkin and Lentil Pasta
This recipe is based on Butternut Pumpkin and Lentil Spaghetti by Frillypants at Real Meals. I found it ages ago, but never got round to trying it – until last week. The recipes at Real Meals are made using a Thermomix (a fantastic looking all in one cooking machine), so I had to try and… Read more
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Golden Drumsticks and Apple and Sour Cream Coleslaw
With the weather getting warmer, its time for salads and BBQs. I got the idea for this coleslaw from Better Homes and Gardens a few weeks ago. The drumsticks can be cooked in the oven or on the BBQ and be eaten hot or cold. Cold they are great to take on a picnic, and go well with… Read more
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Fresh Stuffed Pastas and Creamy Garlic Sauce
Once again, my local Maxi supermarket has thrown up something new – fresh stuffed pastas that have no artifiicial preservatives, colours or flavours. They are not low chemical, but the bulk of the ingredients are OK for Oscar and he can probably tolerate the small amounts of the other ingredients. I can’t tell you that… Read more
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Apple or Pear Rice Bubble Biscuits
This recipe is adapted from one on the back of the Rice Bubbles packet, minus the spice and using fresh mashed apple or pear. These biscuits are really filling and this version is a bit healthier with wholemeal flour. Its also a good recipe for kids who like cooking, as they can help roll and… Read more