So.... salads are shit. Let's be honest. There is nothing exciting about a bowl full of foliage unless it has been dressed up with some amazing toppings and sauces. Salads are like the meal equivalent of going to the dentist; You don't really want to go through with it...

I'm back baby!!!!

After taking a long hiatus from writing to focus on what has been an insanely busy life over the past two years, I am finally back behind the keyboard! 

What is the reason for this triumphant return to blogging? 

Well....

It's this  little guy! 

Intro...

Let's all just forget that it has been months since gracing you all with a new recipe. You will be pleased to know that all recipes from here on in are stamped with the nutritional seal of approval as I am now officially a qualified nutritional expert. Deakin Universit...

Holidays fill me with so much gratitude and happiness. It's such a blessing to have the gift of time to tackle all the tasks that get thrown in a mountainous pile during each school term! This morning I took some much needed time to reconnect with myself and my family....

So you know how some people get a little depressed on Sunday evening because they have to get up for work on Monday? If you don't know anyone like that you are clearly surrounded by people who love their jobs and are the envy of all others! Anyway it's totally a thing....

It's whacky Wednesday and holy batman I can't believe how quickly these precious days are escaping from me. It's nanna Shirleys birthday today and we are headed to the buffet for lunch so a light and energising breakfast was on the cards today. I reckon it took me all...

It doesn't take my body long to recognise when it is in holiday mode! I enjoyed a long sleep in this morning, only to be drawn from my sleep by an evil circular saw on the worksite opposite my bedroom! Fortunately I had this delicious recipe ready to fill me with happy...

So it's day one of winter school holidays and despite the fact that I was awake at the same time I would be awake to get up for work, the freezing temperatures outside kept me snuggled in bed for an extra few hours. 
 

Once I finally did drag myself out into the cold I...

Who doesn't love a delicious serve of hot chips with their meal in Winter?!! They are a delicious, golden, crunchy, savoury delight that provide the perfect amount of comfort and warmth on a chilly day.

If you are anything like me, one or two chips quickly turn into a...

So over the last two weeks I have been on, what regular people like to refer to as, "school holidays". Us folk in the biz know that it is anything BUT a holiday as we scramble to mark hundreds of assessment tasks, finalise term registers and throw together programs and...