Blueberry and Lemon Ricotta Slice

November 15, 2010

Our blueberry bushes are bearing and the farm up the road is selling bags of blueberry seconds so this is the  second in the   Muesli Bar Challenge series featuring blueberries.  Last week’s muffins are a hard act to follow.  This recipe is just as healthy, low in fat and sugar and featuring ricotta, yoghurt, eggs and [...]

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Blueberry and Oatbran Muffins

November 8, 2010

Blueberries are right in season up here in northern NSW, and with three major ingredients (blueberries, oats and yoghurt) in my superfoods list, this week’s Muesli Bar Challenge recipe blitzes the healthy criteria.  It is also really easy – literally 5 minutes to make then 25 to bake. Oat bran is specially healthy, loaded with the kind [...]

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Nina’s Classic Chocolate Slice

November 1, 2010

Number 30 in the Muesli Bar Challenge series.  The rules:  fast and easy, healthy enough for school lunch boxes, robust enough to survive the trip, and approved by my school age reviewers. This one is invented by my sister and first tested by my sweet toothed niece  and nephew,  Rosie and Oliver. The Recipe: For this [...]

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Pawpaw Gingernuts

October 25, 2010

Paw paws are in season and we are picking several a week at the moment.  If you live in their climate zone and grow pawpaws, you probably also have a glut.  If you don’t, sadly this recipe won’t be for you.  Pawpaws don’t travel well and those picked green for supermarkets are not worth buying. [...]

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Mulberry Black Forest Cupcakes

October 18, 2010

This is  number 28 in my Muesli Bar Challenge series. For those of you who are new to the site,  the Challenge is a school year’s worth of lunch box treats that fit the Witches Kitchen definition of healthy and ethical,  that are easy enough to be a real option, and that my school age reviewers prefer to [...]

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Mulberry Custard Tarts

October 12, 2010

Sadly fresh mulberries won’t survive a trip to school.  Which is a pity, because they’re right in season and hugely healthy – a real super food.  Most foods with that deep colour are rich sources of anti-oxidants, which are protective against lots of diseases including cancer, inflammation, diabetes, and infections.  Mulberries are also an excellent [...]

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Spinach and Feta Piroshki

September 29, 2010

The kids are on school holidays, so there’s no Muesli Bar Challenge baking this week.  So I thought I’d do some adult lunch box baking instead.  One of my favourite bought lunches is a spinach and feta pie – yummy but full of fake fats.  And I feel very silly buying it when I have [...]

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Strawberry Cheesecake Slice

September 20, 2010

My strawberry patch is laden at the moment, but despite the netting many of the berries are pecked. It’s pretty hard to beat a strawberry just as is, but they don’t travel that well in a lunch box, and this recipe is a good way to use the less than perfect ones.   Strawberries are [...]

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Mandarin, Macadamia and Poppyseed Cake

September 13, 2010

For practically the first time in my adult life, I have no chooks at present.  This is the culprit. I am working on a new roost design.  If it works, the chooks will be able to put themselves to bed at night.  I will be able to let them free range in the daytime and [...]

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