ADM – Page 3 – Keeping Them Occupied

Champagne Cork Letter

This week we made a letter M (for our family’s surname) covered with champagne and sparkling wine corks. Before anyone gets concerned about my level wine consumption, I bought the vast majority of these corks online. You can still get hold of champagne corks quite easily for crafting, though corks from still wine (the straightContinue reading “Champagne Cork Letter”

Family Hand-print Art Project

This is an art project that is simple to do and involves the whole family. It is also a snapshot in time of just how little little hands were for the future. Things you need: 30 cm2 (12 inch2) ready made canvas.Acrylic paint (we used black and white, and mixed shades if gray.a hand fromContinue reading “Family Hand-print Art Project”

Lunchbox mini quiches

Miss 5 is starting school on Monday and I went looking online for lunch box ideas. I found this Taste recipe. I have adapted it to include foods that Miss 5 actually likes and things we had available. Ingredients 12 slices of bread4 free-range eggsfresh Italian parsley3/4 cup chopped roast chicken1/2 cup frozen veges (weContinue reading “Lunchbox mini quiches”

Feijoa Loaf

This recipe is a slight variation on one found over at the Chelsea sugar website. I have used my old “include the feijoa skin” trick to make this loaf extra feijoaey. Ingredients: 10 small feijoas1 cup boiling water1 cup white sugar50g butter1 free range egg2 cups self-raising flour1 teaspoon baking soda Instructions: Preheat oven toContinue reading “Feijoa Loaf”

Crunchy Lemon Muffins

I used to make similar muffins to these many years ago. My first flat had a lemon tree out back, and couple of hungry flatmates, and these went down well. Our lemon tree has lots of lemons ripening at the moment, so we decided to give these a go. The recipe is a slight variationContinue reading “Crunchy Lemon Muffins”

Feijoa Crumble Slice

Is it a snack or is it dessert? Yes! This feijoa recipe has been adapted from this apple crumble slice recipe. I have once again left the skins on the feijoas, to ensure optimal feijoainess, but you can peel them if you prefer. Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups plain flour1 1/4 cups rolled oats1/2 teaspoon salt1/2Continue reading “Feijoa Crumble Slice”

Feijoa, Lemon and Coconut Muffins

Another feijoa recipe this week, to try to use up some of our feijoas from our trees. We also used a lemon from our lemon tree, which has lots of fruit that is just turning yellow. We made some yummy feijoa, lemon and coconut muffins based on this recipe. Ingredients: 6 feijoas, peeledJuice and zestContinue reading “Feijoa, Lemon and Coconut Muffins”

Feijoa Cake

Kiwi’s love their feijoas, but we had trouble getting hold of them in other parts of the world. So if you don’t know what a feijoa is, I recommend you see if you can track some down. These are an awesome little autumn fruit, and we have two trees in our back garden which areContinue reading “Feijoa Cake”

Pear Cardamom Cake

This will be the last pear based recipe for a while, the trees have done their dash for this season. The pears maybe over, but the good news is the feijoa season is now upon us, so you can expect some feijoa based goodies in the near future. Today’s recipe is slightly adapted from theContinue reading “Pear Cardamom Cake”

Ginger and Pear Loaf

Thanks to Rachel for recommending this recipe. I have adapted it a little, mainly to make up for a lack of fresh ginger. Ingredients: 200g butter3/4 cup brown sugar packed4 tablespoons golden syrup1 tsp pure vanilla extract1/2 cup trim milk1 free-range egg4 small pears or 2 medium pears, diced2 cups self raising flour2 Tbsp groundContinue reading “Ginger and Pear Loaf”