May 2014 - Page 2 of 3 - All Mum Said

{Recipe} Bacon and Cheese Strata

May 20 2014

I love this bacon and cheese strata recipe because you can easily add and alter the ingredients to suit your personal tastes and the kids love helping to make it!! Bacon and Cheese Strata The kids can do most of this by themselves with just supervision and some directions. Ingredients: ½ cup milk ½ cup cream 6 slices of bread 1 cup of grated cheese (I use mozzarella) 4 bacon rashors 8 eggs Shallots Salt and Pepper *Additional/alternative ingredients can include: mushrooms, tomato, spinach, other vegetables, etc. Instructions: Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease tray/muffin tins (we use tray at home and muffin tins for school lunches) Crack eggs into bowl. Add milk, cream, salt and pepper. Whisk together. Cut shallots and slice bacon into strips. Add to egg mix. Tear bread into pieces. Add bread and cheese to mix. Soak the bread in the egg. Pour mix into tray/muffin tins…

Breastfeeding how you’re comfortable!

May 15 2014

*This post is now a tad outdated as it sat in my drafts for months. I thought it had been published and no one cared for the post but it turns out I hadn’t hit publish! So here is the post about my journey breastfeeding my now 11 month old daughter* I’m sure you all know that I have a 12 week old baby, if you don’t than you must be new around here so welcome. Anyway, what you may not know is that I am a breastfeeding mum. I am not anti-formula. I believe whatever you are comfortable doing as a mum is what is best for baby and that not everyone can breastfeed. I however can and do ~ proudly! I breastfed both my boys when they were babies however they were mix-fed from early on and shortly after were 100% formula. This was not entirely by choice…

Pumpkin Soup {Recipe}

May 07 2014

Soups are a popular choice in the cooler months. Lets face it we all love feeling that warm bowl of soup fill our bellies and with winter on the way this is a great pumpkin soup recipe to keep on hand. It’s a favourite in our home because it is very easy to make but it also tastes AMAZING!! My pumpkin soup is great served fresh from the pot or reheated, it can be frozen or even used as a sauce. Pumpkin Soup Recipe Ingredients 1/4 pumpkin 4-6 rashers bacon 1 large onion 1 tablespoon chicken stock powder 1 tablespoon curry powder water pepper Method 1. Roughly chop bacon, onion and pumpkin (taking off skin). 2. Fry off bacon and onion. 3. Add chicken stock (just as powder – do not mix with water) and curry powder to bacon. Cook until bacon is coated and smelling delicious. 4. Add water…

Meal Plan Week 19 – 2014

May 05 2014

The kids are back at school now and routine has kicked back in, well for the most part anyway. I have been down with the flu for a week now and it seems that Poppet (10 months) has been struck by it as well. We look and feel miserable but she is keeping in high spirits (through the day anyway). Anyway lets get on with Meal Plan Week 19 – 2014 and see what what’s cooking this week. Meal Plan Week 19 – 2014 Week commencing (05/05/2014) Monday: Wedges with bacon, cheese, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce. Tuesday: Dinner at the in-laws. Wednesday: Creamy chicken noodle soup. Thursday: Lasagne with vegetables. Friday: Italian sausage stew with polenta. Saturday: Zucchini slice, rissoles and potato bites. Sunday: Chicken pastry parcels with mash and vegetables. I hope you have been inspired or at least found something a little different to your usual meals. Keep an eye out for some…

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