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Recipes
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Broccoli Fritters
These are quick to whip up, taste great, and help you easily get more veggies into your day. Serve them up with some raw veggie sticks or on a salad for lunch or a quick dinner. If you can convince your kids to give them a go, they’d make a great lunchbox filler too. Try…
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Super Salad Dressings
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably craving salads right about now. With all the excesses of the silly season, the desire for loads of fresh, crunchy veggies is strong. But the same salad day after day can get pretty boring. Changing the ingredients is one thing, but to take your salad to the next…
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It’s been very quiet in here lately. The end of the year craziness will do that to a blog I guess. Rest assured I’m still cooking delicious food for my little family – if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you’ll see some pics of it there. I did a Facebook Live this afternoon…
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Family Friday – How my kids eat…
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if your kids ate exactly what you gave them, without argument? It would make dinnertime a whole different experience, right?
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Frugal Friday – Pizza/Pasta Sauce
I love taking advantage of specials on fruit and veggies to help us to eat healthy food for less. My kids love homemade pizza (and so do we!), so I always try to make sure I keep a stash of homemade sauce in the freezer ready for our weekend pizza-making activities. When I saw that…
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Recent Kitchen Happenings…
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but – life with 3 kids can mean that Mummy’s a wee bit too tired for blogging after a long day! Sorry for the break in transmission, but here are a few things that have been happening in the Fresh Fast & Frugal kitchen in the…
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Pumpkin and Red Lentil Curry
This is one of my absolute favourite meat-free meals. It is so easy to make, super cheap, very tasty, and makes loads, so it’s a great one to freeze in portions and pull out on those really busy nights. Serve it up with some brown basmati rice, some pappadums and yoghurt and you’re good to…
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Magic Mince Mix
So you know how we’d all like to get our kids to eat a range of vegetables in their own right, willingly and without complaint? Yeah? Does that happen at your place? If it does, then you are one lucky Mum (or Dad). It certainly doesn’t happen around here. And so, like many mums before…