Smoothies

We love smoothies at our place, they are often whipped up after school for a healthy snack or on weekend mornings when we have a little more time. We have been loving them though the hot summer days, as when using frozen fruit, they are a delicious icy treat. 

I often buy the marked down stone fruit from the supermarket, slice out the bad spots and lay on a plate with baking paper in then pop in the freezer.

I then put the fruit in a zippy bag ready for our smoothie mornings. 

I also do this with bananas (a staple in all our smoothies), blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and even spinach.

Then chuck what ever fruit we choose in the blender with the liquid of choice, coconut milk or water, almond milk, cows milk, orange juice, the possibilities are endless.

Served in a cute bottle or jar, and topped off with a pretty straw, of course.

Do you smoothie at you place?

Yum! xx

Easy Peasy Sprinkle Biscuits

These Sprinkle Biscuits are great for baking with children, the recipe is so ridiculously easy that it's impossible to mess them up, perfect for freezing and delicious!

What you'll need:

125g butter

1/2 caster sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 egg

2 cups plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbs milk

100's and 1000's

What to do:

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a couple of baking trays with baking paper.

In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar 

and vanilla until pale and creamy.

Add egg to butter mixture and mix until combined.

Sift flour and baking powder over butter mixture and mix in gently by hand until well combined.

Stir in milk.

Roll tablespoons of the mixture into balls and press down with fingers or a fork to make flat biscuits, sprinkle 100's and 1000's over the top.

Bake for 15-18 minutes until firm.

Four

Today my tiny two turn four and on Saturday we had a party at our local bike center to celebrate.

We all had to rug up as it was very cold, but no one seemed to mind, and especially not the children who had a fantastic time, riding their bikes, playing on the playground, stopping at the traffic lights and playing a game of ping ping or two.

We decorated our bikes, scooters and trikes with spoke beads and streamers,

And enjoyed a  BBQ for dinner followed by a sugar high from Alexis' favorite rainbow jelly and Rory's requested bike cake.

It got dark early, but no one seemed to mind, the children rode their bikes until it was too dark and we had to go.

The perfect way for my two to celebrate their special day.