By Mandy Sacher, paediatric nutritionist, mum and author of Wholesome Child: Complete Nutrition Guide and Cookbook Store-bought banana breads are often overloaded with processed flours, sugars and unhealty fats. This far healthier recipe contains wholegrain spelt flour, a reduced amount of unprocessed sugar, coconut oil and chia seeds. It is dairy-free, …
Eat These 5 Foods When Breastfeeding Hunger Strikes
By Steph Wearne, Head of Nutrition at 28 by Sam Wood Breastfeeding mamas, we’ve all been there… tearing through the pantry in the middle of the night looking for something to eat while up for the umpteenth feed. But instead of raiding your cookie stash (we know you’ve got one), …
Mama Yum: Thai Pumpkin and Coconut Soup
The weather is cooling down, which means one thing – soup time! Pumpkin soup is always a crowd fav and this recipe ramps up the humble veg soup, so it’s probs going to be a regular request from the whole fam this season. This recipe serves 8-10, so you can …
Comfort Food: Lamb Shanks With Sweet Potato Mash
By Magdalena Roze These lamb shanks are one of my go-to recipes because they’re incredibly simple to make, nourishing, versatile and flavoursome – the magic lies in the slow cooking. This gives the meat a chance to release all of its flavours and mesh with the others, while becoming deliciously …
DIY Mexican Fiesta With This Epic Taco Board (and Margaritas!)
By Maegan Brown Now this is taco night, done right! What better way to bring people together than with a big board covered in colourful fillings for each person to fix their own tacos? With flour tortillas, hard shells, beef, chicken, shrimp, and an amazing selection of vegetables and fillings, there is truly …
Stuff Yo’ Face with this Mid-Week Meatball Recipe
This dish involves a bit of creative meatball rolling, but the final product is so delicious that it’s well worth getting your hands dirty. Once the prep is done, just pop it in the oven and chill out (or clean up) while it cooks. You can cook this dish all on the …
The Cake Recipe All Mamas Need in Their Arsenal
By Christin Gewek Quick nut cake Makes one 20CM (8 INCH) cake // Ingredients 2 ⁄3 cup (75 g) walnuts 4 eggs, separated ½ cup (125 g) butter, softened 125 g (4½ oz) caster sugar 125 g (4½ oz) ground hazelnuts 125 g (4½ oz) quark (40% fat) or Greek-style yoghurt …
Chillax With a Slice of This Homemade Marbled Cheesecake
By Christin Gewek MAKES ONE 24 CM (9½ INCH) CHEESECAKE Ingredients // For the base 75 g (2½ oz) butter 175 g (6 oz) digestive biscuits 1½ tsp brown sugar 1 generous pinch of salt // For the filling 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) cream cheese 200 g (7 oz) …
Orgasmic Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate is the way to a mama’s heart and these chocolate truffles will have you saying O-M-G! They’re wickedly good and oh so rich you’ll only need one or two to really hit the spot and satisfy those cravings. Serves 12 Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 10 minutes Cooling …
Silence Your Hangry Babes With This #Recipe
By Maegan Brown Whether you’re just feeding your kids after a long day at school or a houseful of preschool friends playing the afternoon away, you can make snack time fun and yummy with this interactive board that lets the little ones build their own “ants on a log” or “fish …