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Make a fun cake. No occasion necessary!
This is a fun white and dark marbled chocolate cake with a delicious chocolate cream cheese icing and shouty marshmallow letters—but a nice kind of shouty.
Smart Snacks
From issue 15 of Lunch Lady. Power-packed recipes for toddlers to teenagers by child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg + foodie Flip Shelton Avocado chips dairy-free / gluten-free option / nut-free We mash it, we smash it, we can make a face mask with it … so why not create a chip with it? Avocados are high in...
GREEN PEA, MINT + COCONUT SOUP
This is one of the simplest soups–as it’s mainly made from frozen veg + takes only a teensy bit more than five minutes to cook. It might look green but has a sweet taste from the peas with freshness from mint, lemon + ginger + creaminess from coconut milk. To...
HAYLEY MCKEE'S SIMPLE GERANIUM BUTTER CAKE
A simple butter cake infused with scented geraniums every step of the way. Baking doesn’t get much easier than this. Just be sure to start things off the day before to allow the flavour of the geranium leaves to really work its way into the sugar and butter. Sincere and...
Summer Strawberries
STRAWBERRY SCROLLS Makes 8 giant scrolls or 16 little ones For the dough: • 2 1/2 cups (380g) plain flour • 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast • 2/3 cup (170ml) warm water • 1/4 cup (50g) sugar • 1 tsp fine salt • 2 tbsp oil • 1 large free-range...
Brekkie in bed recipes
Looking for breakfast in bed inspo for Mother's Day, Father's Day or a random Sunday? We've got five fab recipes that are guaranteed to delight.
Fruit cakes!
EASY PEAR CAKE Serves 8–12 • 260g / 9.2oz light buckwheat, light spelt or plain flour • 2 tsp baking powder • pinch of fine salt • 2 tsp ground cinnamon • 2 large free-range eggs • 175ml / 5.9 fl oz maple syrup • 2 tsp vanilla paste •...
BANANA TOFFEE YOGHURT CAKE
Serves 8–12 You can easily make this cake vegan just by substituting the natural yoghurt with coconut yoghurt. You can also make it gluten-free by using your favourite gluten-free flour. • 3 large bananas• 35g / 1.2oz coconut sugar• 250g / 8.8oz nut butter• 150g / 5.3oz maple syrup• 100ml...
Edible Eyes: A royal icing DIY
Edible eyes make lunchboxes more fun and healthy food way more appealing. Learn how to make them from royal icing. It's easy, fun and they last for ages in the pantry.
the (After-School) hunger-games
EGG-CELLENT! SWEET FRENCH TOAST + STRAWBERRIES • 2 eggs • 1/4 cup pure cream or buttermilk • 4 slices of bread, cut into triangles • 1/4 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced • icing sugar, for sprinkling 1. Whisk eggs and cream or buttermilk until smooth. 2. Dip bread triangles in...
Holy Scrolly - try these scroll recipes
CHEDDAR + MISO SCROLLS • 1 cup self-raising flour • 3/4 cup Greek yoghurt • 3 tbsp hatcho miso • 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated • 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4. 2. Line a baking tray with baking paper....
Peter Piper picked a peck of pita pockets
PITA POCKET RECIPE WHAT YOU NEED 1 cup warm water 2 teaspoons instant yeast 2 1/2 cups plain flour, extra for kneading 2 tsp salt 2 teaspoons olive oil WHAT YOU NEED TO DO Mix water and yeast together, and let sit for about five minutes until the yeast is...
Tart up your lunches
BURNT BUTTER + PEAR TART For the pastry: • 150g / 5.3oz plain flour • 75g / 2.6oz unsalted butter • 1 tbsp coconut oil, or flavourless oil • 1 tbsp water For the filling: • 100g / 3.5oz butter • 1/2 pear, quartered and thinly sliced • 2 eggs...
Taco Tuesday
Make these delicious Tacos the family will love…any day of the week 🙂 COCONUT + PAPRIKA ROASTED SWEET POTATO + EGGPLANT TORTILLAS WITH SPRING ONIONS, AVOCADO + SPICY, SMOKY TAHINI SAUCE Makes around 10–12 tortillas For the roasted sweet potato and eggplant: • 3 tbsp coconut oil • 2 medium...
Mornings are hard, muffins are easy
BROCCOLI + POLENTA WHAT YOU NEED 1 cup plain flour
1 cup instant polenta 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp mustard powder salt and pepper, to season 1 small broccoli, cut into florets and blanched 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 1 1/3 cup milk 2 eggs WHAT YOU NEED TO...
Crumpet recipe
Crumpets makes 10-12 310ml milk 80ml water 225g plain flour 7g instant yeast 1 tsp fine salt 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp baking powder butter for greasing In a small saucepan, gently heat the milk and water until it is warm, but not hot when you dip your finger in...
EASY PEASY PASTA DINNER IDEAS!
PENNE WITH SPINACH PESTO AND BAKED CHERRY TOMATOES. For the pesto: • 200g / 7oz spinach leaves • 3/4 cup cashews • 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated • 2 garlic cloves, diced • 1/2 cup olive oil • salt and pepper, to season For the tomatoes: • 1 punnet cherry...
Veggie & Boogie burger recipes
PUMPKIN + FETA BURGERS WITH MINT PESTO + CRISPY BAKED ONIONSMakes 6 patties • 3 cups pumpkin, grated • 1 egg • 1/3 cup buckwheat flour (or flour of your choice) • 1 tsp salt • 1 tbsp sweet paprika • 100g / 3.5oz feta, crumbled Mint pesto Makes around...
ELDERFLOWER + EDIBLE FLOWERS ICY-POLE
Cool down with this delicious and very pretty Elderflower & edible flowers icy-pole recipe!
How to make pasta shapes
So you have mastered making pasta from scratch, you have even made coloured pasta – now to turn it up and make pasta shapes! Pappardelle broad flat noodle Dust the top of the dough sheet with flour and loosely roll into a cylinder. Using a sharp knife, cut into 2cm-thick...
Super easy pasta recipes
Three quick dinners in under 15 minutes. Pick your fave–Penne with Spinach Pesto + Baked Cherry Tomatoes, Pappardelle with Cheesy Pea + Mint or Farfalle with Zucchini, Ricotta and Basil.
Pasta from scratch: how to make pasta!
Step by step recipe: how to make pasta. To make pasta you need: • 2 cups plain flour • 1/2 tsp sea salt • 3 large eggs • 1 tbsp olive oil • pinch of sea salt 1. Pop eggs, oil and salt into a food processor and whiz until...
Best Summer Fruits to Grill
Throw another Watermelon on the Barbie! Here are our go-to fruits to grill this summer. Watermelon To grill a watermelon, cut it into triangles with the rind attached; if you remove the rind, the watermelon can fall apart when flipped. Flavour a bit of sugar with lime zest and sprinkle...
Frozen yoghurt terrine time
A perfect summer recipe, you’ll have some requests for seconds for this frozen yoghurt terrine! PLUM + GINGER + HAZELNUT FROZEN YOGHURT TERRINE For the yoghurt: • 1kg / 2.2lb full-fat natural yoghurt • 1/2 cup coconut cream • 1/4 cup caster sugar • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste For...