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Make this delicious and quick pasta salad in a jiffy! With all the ingredients in your kitchen cupboard you don’t have any excuse NOT to make it this BBQ season. Serve it with your favourite BBQ dishes and remember this will be a salad that people will definitely talk about for ages! Preparation time 20 minutes Cook time 40 minutes Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2 cups fusilli pasta- cooked al-dente and drained 2 chicken breasts- boiled or grilled 1 green pepper- cubed 1/2 yel

Today, we decided to have Chinese food for dinner, but the kids wanted to try something new. ‘A new soup Mama!’ So I decided to whip up a quick and easy chicken noodle soup. This soup came together so easily and still gave me time to focus on prepping the rest of dinner. The soup takes about half an hour if you already have chicken stock on hand, which I usually do. The Recipe makes enough for 4 as a starter, or 2 for a main meal. And usually serves 4-6 kids. My kids e

Make the most authentic Shinwari Chicken Karahi at home. Rich, slow-cooked flavours ready in under an hour. Perfect with naan!

These days, when I’m extremely busy, I look for easy dinner ideas for the kids. Something that I can put together quickly and doesn’t require much work. These quesadillas work well because I can use any kind of protein, leftover veggies and I always have marinara sauce in the fridge. Oh, and lots and lots of cheese. It works well for the kids because they can customize the toppings according to their mood. The kids love the classic Pepperoni and Cheese Quesadillas. My h

Lasagne is a hearty meal, and is perfect when I have to feed a crowd. It makes for a great dish and there are so many substitutes for the protein. From beef, lamb, mutton, chicken or even roasted vegetables, you can use them all. My kids love the beef version, but recently I’ve had guests and family ask for the vegetable lasagne recipe. So many people raved about how great the vegetables taste. This lasagne is requested at dinner parties and potlucks. I use this Bolognes

Crispy Fried Chicken served with your favourite fixings like mashed potatoes, wedges and coleslaw

Read the Very Hungry Caterpillar story and make these sandwiches to complete the story- reading adventure!