Posts filed under: Food Tips

5 Time-Saving Kitchen Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed

Most of us already have standard kitchen gadgets like a food processor or an immersion blender, but there are some less-common gadgets that can really make your life a lot...

The Myth of Cooking Everything Fresh (And What Busy Mums Actually Need Instead)

Cooking everything fresh sounds like the gold standard of good motherhood. Fresh meals. Fresh ingredients. Freshly cooked dinners every night. It’s the version of feeding our families that’s praised the...

What to Expect in My ‘9 Family Dinners in 30 Minutes’ Live Class

If you’re a busy mum who’s tired of cooking from scratch every single night, or relying on takeout more than you’d like, this meal prep live class is designed for...

Why Dinner Feels Hard for Mums (And Why You End Up Eating Whatever’s Left)

Dinner feels hard for mums not because they’re bad planners, lazy, or lack willpower, but because by the end of the day, their mental energy is already spent. If you’ve...

My Favourite 3 Zero-Effort Dinners for Busy Days

When I talk about zero-effort dinners, I don’t mean takeaway nights or eating toast at 8pm because you’ve run out of steam. I mean dinners that don’t require thinking, deciding,...

The Freezer Trick Every Busy Mum Should Know

The freezer trick I’m about to share has nothing to do with with buying more food and everything to do with how dinner gets decided. Most busy mums already have...

4 Easy Holiday Dinner Recipes for Christmas Day (& Beyond)

There are lots of great holiday dinner recipes for Christmas if you poke around online, but most of them have one thing in common: they require superhuman efforts (or a...

Back to School Meal Planning in 3 Easy Steps

It’s that time of year again… the first day of school is fast approaching, and that means it’s time to get serious about back to school meal planning. For a...

How to Make a Single Family Meal Work with a Picky Eater

Oh boy, can I relate to this one. I know it’s a challenge to cook one family meal with a picky eater. BOTH my kids are picky eaters. But, I...

Simplify Summer Grilling with a BBQ Basket

If your idea of a great summer night involves cooking dinner on the grill but you don’t have the space for a full setup, a BBQ basket can make your...