One of the lovely things about childhood is little rituals. Kids seem to thrive on routine and doing something over and over can form really strong memories. Every Thursday afternoon, I collect my kids from school and drive to Adelaide's eastern suburbs so that my eldest daughter can have a violin lesson. While that's happening, I take my other kids to a nearby bakery which is 100 percent … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Low Histamine Zucchini Muffins
Okay, just bear with me for this post, as I'm departing from kiddy lunchbox fare and switching to adult-with-dietary-restrictions-work-lunch instead. That's because there's been a few changes around here. For many months now, I've been trying to get a few health issues sorted out. Following a fairly dramatic and totally undeserved weight gain last year, I was diagnosed with chronic low iron … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Cheesy Carrot and Zucchini Muffins
I love savoury muffins, especially when they're lovely and cheesy, served warm with lashings of butter. It's been a while since I've posted a savoury muffin recipe. I've posted plenty of recipes that are cooked in muffin-shaped tins, but not a bona fide savoury muffin recipe. So, in honour of the new school year, here's a muffin recipe that's packed with veggies for … [Read more...]
GFL’s Top 10 Lunch Recipes
Well, it's that time - back-to-school - and the foodie blogosphere is abuzz with back-to-school ideas. No doubt you already know that it's a non-stop back-to-school fiesta on this site. Almost every recipe I've ever posted is developed especially for the school lunchbox. But as a nod to the season, I'll hold over my latest recipe until next week and instead give you this top 10 … [Read more...]
Review: Back to school with décor
You may have noticed that I don't do too much product promotion on this blog. But every now and again something comes up that is irresistible. So when the folks at décor asked me if I'd like to road test some of their lunchbox gear, I could hardly say no. After all, décor is an Australian brand synonymous with lunchboxes. And this is a blog about lunchboxes. When I was at … [Read more...]