I love watching the joy my kids have in celebrating new life on Easter Sunday with an Easter Egg hunt. The shrieks of delight when they find an egg and show me the stash they have found is priceless. The last few years I have purchased plastic eggs and filled them with special treats and […]
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Peppa Pig Birthday Cake
Posted on March 22, 2013 · 2 Comments
In the blink of an eye, my Miss 3 has become Miss 4! My littlest princess is growing up too quickly. She loves to celebrate and a cake is the major part of a birthday where she is concerned. For months she had been telling me she wanted a dinosaur cake for her birthday and […]
[Continue Reading]Just for Easter, Chicks on a Muesli Bar Nest
Posted on March 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Easter is just around the corner and it can be hard to find special treats for kids on the Failsafe diet this time of year. Shops are stocked full of amazing looking chocolates which are very high in amines and can cause huge reactions. It requires a little creative genius to come up with some wonderful […]
[Continue Reading]Whiskey Cream Liqueur
Posted on March 14, 2013 · 2 Comments
I have tried a number of different recipes to find the perfect liqueur that satisfies my taste buds using whiskey. I personally don’t like the smell or taste of whiskey, but since it’s one of the 3 beverages that are suitable for the failsafe diet, I was on a mission to find a way to like it. […]
[Continue Reading]Green Smoothie
Posted on March 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Following on with the St Patrick’s Day theme for this week, I thought I would bring you something green that I make regularly. I enjoy this green smoothie especially on days I have actually attempted to do a workout and I usually drink it just with chilled water added. As a refreshing drink my son and I prefer […]
[Continue Reading]Steak & Whiskey Pot Pie
Posted on March 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We would have loved to bring you a Guinness Pie for St Patrick’s day, but since Guinness isn’t suitable on the failsafe diet my husband and I have come up with this alternative using none other than Irish Whiskey, and he was happy to part with some of his precious stash for this recipe! A hearty casserole served in […]
[Continue Reading]Crab Dip Canapés with Quinoa Tostadas
Posted on March 2, 2013 · 2 Comments
Sometimes a recipe in a book looks great but doesn’t really come alive until you see it being cooked, made it yourself or tasted it when someone else has made it. Well that happened to me with this recipe. I have the In The Mix cook book and often drool over the recipes and don’t get the […]
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