This week is National Diabetes Week and this year the focus is on diabetes related amputations. You can find out more about this campaign at Diabetes Australia. Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes. This includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.2 million known and registered) as well as undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (up to 500,000 estimated). […]

A classic winter warmer. Beef and Red Wine Casserole 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 bacon rashers, trimmed, chopped 1 large brown onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 kg beef chuck steak, trimmed, cut into 3cm cubes 2 tablespoons plain flour 250mls (1 cup) red wine 375mls (1 1/2 cups) beef stock 1 x […]

Hmmm so Winter is already here, I didn’t even get to say “Winter is coming” I’m not actually sure what it means anyway as I’ve only read half of the first Game of Thrones books. But I do know that earlier this week it was the coldest May morning in a number of years. Cold […]

No, you’re not imagining it, it’s starting to get a little bit cooler in the mornings and overnight. Autumn is here, it’s delicious. Whilst it might still be over 30 degrees most days we can start thinking of those cooler weather meals. One of the best things about cooler weather is the casseroles stews and […]

I hit the wall this week. Not the “running out of glycogen during a marathon” type of hitting the wall, the “cooking and preparing food for other people” hitting the wall. Oh you didn’t know such a wall existed? Really? Because I ran this concept past some friends who are also mothers of small children […]

Susan Williams, dietician, hosted a series on Feeding Fussy Eaters – every busy parents worst nightmare!  Here is a summary of just some of the gems that she shared. Healthy meals for everyone Mel: Just wondering how you go about setting out healthy meal plans ensuring that everyone eats the same meal……i.e not cooking separately […]

This recipe comes with thanks to Marion’s Kitchen via the delightful Susan Williams, who tells us again and again that food is all about enjoyment.  Thanks Susan, and you might also like to check out our Spring Newsletter for another of Susan’s cooking suggestions. This dish is light enough but deliciously warming for this time of […]

I’ll admit I’m not a runner. I can run, and have, and, just for a minute, I thought I’d become one of those people who needed to run. It turns out I hadn’t. My longest distance has been 15km, and my first fun run (13km) I got runners gut – badly. I’ll leave you to […]

So, my children all had birthday parties last weekend. Three children, three parties, argh! My oldest child is my biggest lolly monster and at her friends party on Saturday evening she ate her body weight in green jelly beans. There was trampolining, table tennis and table soccer. She had a ball.