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Banana & Papaya Muffin Recipe

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Banana & Papaya Muffin Recipe. Today I want to share with you a recipe that is guaranteed to get your little ones eating bananas and papaya. It is quite quick and easy to make and has been a favourite in our home for years now. They can be easily adapted to suit personal taste and can be enjoyed many ways – as muffins, with custard, cream or ice cream, etc.

Banana & Papaya Muffin Recipe

Banana & Papaya Muffins
Makes approx. 18 muffins

Ingredients
115g (1/2 cup) butter
1 cup castor sugar
2 eggs
2 bananas (mashed)
1/4 papaya (mashed)
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Method
1. Preheat fan forced oven to 160C.

2. Cream sugar and butter until it is a light and creamy.

3. Beat the eggs in until fluffy. Add the banana, papaya and mix well.

4. Add sifted flour, cream of tartar, all spice, salt, cinnamon and ginger to the banana and papaya mix.

5. Spoon mixture into lined muffin pans until 3/4 full and bake for approx. 20-25 minutes.

*This can be made with only banana also and tastes just as delicious*

Gelato ~ The Perfect Summer Food

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I love Summer!

I love the heat, the BBQs, the kids playing in the sprinkler or wetting each other with water pistols. The smell of rain coming over late in the afternoon following a scorcher day is hard to beat. But something that no one (in our family anyway) can go past on a hot day is ice cream! I love ice cream, gelato, ice blocks, icy cups, the list could go on forever with the list of frozen goodness.

 

I received an email a couple of weeks ago asking if I’d be interested in trying mini gelato cups and as you would expect I jumped at the chance! They are from the Perfection Food Group and I must say they definitely didn’t disappoint. They are pretty damn close to perfection.

 

The flavours include:Chocolate, strawberry, caramel, vanilla & banana. I really enjoyed the chocolate and vanilla while caramel and banana was popular with my husband. The kids loved every flavour as kids do. The serving sizes are perfect for the kiddies as is the fact they are approved as an Amber product by Healthy Kids. All 5 flavours are low fat and gluten free.

 

Perfection foods have so much to offer and if the rest of their products are as delicious as these Mini Gelato Cups than I will soon be a regular buyer of their products.

 

DELICIOUS GOODNESS!
What is your favourite flavour of ice cream, gelato or other frozen treat?

Lemon Cake {Recipe}

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Looking for something citrus, sweet and delicious? Do you have an abundance of extra lemons or even just 2? Well the lemon cake recipe below is a must try and you will make it over and over because it is so tasty, flavoursome and moreish. In case being mouth-watering isn’t a good enough reason for you, they are also incredibly easy to make.

Lemon Cake Recipe

Serves 8
Ingredients
125g butter, softened
1 cup castor sugar
1.5 lemons, rind finely grated, juiced
2 eggs
1.5 cups Self Raising Flour, sifted
¼ cup milk
¼ cup lemon juice
ICING– 1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
(If more liquid is needed add a tad more)

 

Method

1.    Preheat oven to 180 degrees (160 fan forced)
2.    Cream butter, castor sugar and lemon rind with an electric beater until light and fluffy.
3.    Add each egg one at a time; beating well after each to mix in well.
4.    Add half the flour and the milk to the egg mix and combine. Fold in the remaining flour and ¼ cup lemon juice.
5.    Spoon mixture into greased loaf pan, mini loafs, muffin trays, etc.
6.    Bake for 20-25 mins or until skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of cakes.
7.    Turn out onto cooling rack after 5 minutes.
8.    To prepare icing mix the icing sugar with lemon juice.
9.    Spoon onto the lemon cake/loaf while still warm.
10.           Add some extra thinly grated rind on top of icing for decoration.

Once you have tried my  lemon cake recipe I’d love for you to pop back and let me know what you thought. 

If you would like to browse some other recipes – cakes, muffins, cookies, pancakes, slices, mince, seafood, chicken, pasta, etc. you can find them here or if you would prefer to search something more specific than you should hover over the food tab on the menu bar and select your preference.

I love Coffee!

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This is NOT a sponsored Post!

I’m a lover of coffee! I couldn’t hide that that even if I tried. It kick starts my day and keeps me going through.

I’m also a massive fan of talking. It’s an exercise right?

Well that is what I love so much about this delicious beverage.

Coffee and talking go hand in hand (in my house anyway). I was lucky enough to receive a massive stash of Nescafe Café Menu coffee sticks.

Thanks Soup! You are pretty awesome.

There are 14 varieties but my absolute favourite is the Mocha, it is so easy to drink. My husbands’ favourite is the caramel Latte.

I honestly love these Nescafe Cafe Menu coffees. I have purchased these since they were first released because they are delicious, quick and so easy to drink. I’m pretty stoked to be given this many to enjoy with friends and family.

How do you catch up and reconnect with friends and family?

WINNER ANNOUNCED!! 8x Pack of Drink & Play GIVEAWAY!

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8x Pack of Drink & Play GIVEAWAY!
In the spirit of all things kids love; I have a giveaway that will keep parents and kids equally happy.
Fun and appealing Disney themed kids’ fruit juice drinks with a collectable range of toys with each drink. These drinks are absolutely delicious and come in 3 great flavours. Apple/Pear, Grape/Cherry & Grape/Strawberry (this one is my favourite!)

Healthy drink options with a toy!
100% Preservative free
30% Juice content
Vitamin C & E
Natural ingredients with mineral water
You may have seen these popping up around the place in stores like Target, Woolworths and Toys R Us.
Well lucky for you I have 1x pack of 8 Drink & Play drinks to giveaway to one lucky winner!
Winner will get to select their design of choice. Cars, Toy Story or Princess!
To Enter:
*Leave a comment telling me what your favourite Disney character is and why.
*Pop over to Drink & Play Facebook page and either ‘like’ them or tell them I sent you.
*It is not necessary to enter this competition but it would be greatly appreciated if you could share the competition/my Facebook/blog page, etc.

CLOSED!

Winner choosen by the man of the house is ………….

TRISH!

Terms & Conditions
1. Only Australian residents eligible to enter (sorry everyone else)
2. Giveaway closes 11.59pm 23rd June 2012 
3. Winner/s will be chosen based on creativity and originality so have some fun.
4. Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
5. Winner must make contact within 3 days of being contacted, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
6. Prizes are not transferable, changeable or redeemable for cash.
7. Prizes will not be replaced in the event that they are stolen, lost or damaged in transit. I except no responsibility for prizes sent from Drink & Play.
Disclaimer: I have not received any cash payment for this giveaway. All opinions are my own.

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