Roasting the almonds first gives the nut butter a deeper colour and flavour - both are delicious, but my prefe

My kids are big fans of the meatball and I am pretty partial to them myself, but since dropping gluten amongst

This tuna snack is a hit with both me and the kids.  It has great texture, nice crunch and the sweetness of t

Today kicks of my annual Christmas Planning in July series. You can see previous posts on planning for Christm

As noted last week, I am undertaking a challenge at the gym I attend which is encompasses exercise and nutrit

I love sweet chilli sauce!  When I cut out processed foods I missed this, so I set about finding away to make

These sweet potato brownies are delicious! As they are egg, dairy and gluten free, it is a handy recipe to hav

To the surprise of even myself, I am still staying away from processed carbs like pasta, rice and bread. It is

I am loving this banana bread! It tastes amazing and as well as being gluten free it is also cane sugar free.

Recipes mid week is not the usual pattern of things on Planning With Kids! Winter sports are in full force for

This is a stew I created using ingredients I had on hand and wanting to make it paleo friendly. The apricots g

The winners were: Elissa I’m torn!! My fridge needs an overhaul so I desperately need the Ventsmart containe

This balsamic roast beef recipe is one that gives you a great result for minimal effort. You do most of the wo

Growing up my mum made mayonnaise all the time. One of my sisters soon learnt how to make it and became the ch

This is a beautiful soup. I made it for me, the kids had a taste and thought it was okay, but am not sure they

These lemon and poppy seed muffins are so quick and easy to make.  They are perfect for whipping up on a Sund

One of my goals for 2013 is to continue to improve my diet including one meat free meal a week, reducing my co

Making fresh simple salads like this Roasted Tomato Salad, really makes me want to grow my own food. Lovely fr

I have used zucchinis once before for a cake - Chocolate Zucchini cake, which is amazing, so when I came acros

Happy New Year! January is birthday party month on Planning With Kids! Over the next couple of weeks I will po

I am very into "mini" food at the moment as you may have guessed with recent recipes including mini hamburger

I made these for the first time for a family Christmas Lunch this year. Remember the Chilli Jam I made? Well t

I wanted to try out a recipe that needed Sweet Chilli Jam. I thought about buying some, but thought I would ha

These ice cream tarts were inspired by these ginger ice cream tartlets by Jules at Stonesoup (her blog is amaz

This post is part of my 10 point Christmas Planning Series. This evening we will head off to the school Nativi

I made these Mini Cheesecakes for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Our primary school has a lovely tradit

Today's recipe is not from me, but comes from a gorgeous new cookbook After Dinner Mints for Breakfast. There

It is the time of the year for lots of parties and get togethers where you need to bring along a plate. I love

All of the kids gave these cookies the thumbs up! The recipe makes a huge batch (we made 72), so is a great on

Earlier this month I had a lovely email conversation with a long term reader of the blog Katie Rainbird. Katie

This recipe is in some ways just a slow cooker version of one of the most popular recipes on the blog - Mexiba

I have been wanting to make Arancini for some time. Lots of recipes require you to shallow fry the risotto bal

The kids loved this slice. It is easy to make and uses basic pantry ingredients. You wouldn't have to ice it,

My kids love the chocolate balls I make and they are a great quick treat to make for school lunch boxes. I tho

My kids adored these. They thought they tasted just like my fried rice. I wasn't sure I would like them cold a

This recipe includes two of my new favourite ingredients - chia seeds and cranberries. These were a great muff