Savoury Muffins

Good Afternoon friends! I hope this finds you well. The time has come that some are happy and cheering about and others are crying about! Yes….it’s ‘Back to School’ …. my 2 eldest girls don’t go back until tomorrow (Wednesday) and my babies (twins – Master and Miss 3) venture off to their very first schooling adventure and leaving me when they start Pre-School 2 days a week the week after. I am all organised, everything is labeled and the kids are excited!

I did a little bit of baking this morning ….. some yummy healthy homemade LCM bars from Naughty Naturopath Mum for morning teas …. then some Savoury Muffins for lunches …. I had to make 2 batches of the muffins as they only make ten and with the 4 kids, 7 of them went when they were just out of the oven! I hope you love them as much as they did!

Savoury Muffins

1 ½ cups rice flour

1 zucchini (150g) grated

1 carrot (120g) grated

3 eggs

¼ cup fresh orange juice

2 tblspns fresh chives – finely chopped

1 tblspn orange zest

1 tblspn honey

1 tspn baking powder

pinch salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 180c and place 10 patty cases into a muffin tray.

Place all the ingredients into a large bowl and combine thoroughly.

Place even amounts of mixture into the patty cases.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly before enjoying!

Perfect for school lunch!

Options:

• Add 3/4 cup grated cheese to the mix if your diet allows


• Add diced ham or bacon to the mix


• Add chia seeds to the mix


• Sprinkle tops of muffins with pumpkin seeds before cooking


• Use flour of your choice

Wishing you and your children a happy, relaxed and tear-free back to school experience!

Take Care of You,

Collette x 

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Savoury Muffins

How I pack our daily lunch box….

Good Morning friends, I hope this finds you all well. Can you believe that Christmas has whizzed past us? New Years Eve is long gone and the Christmas School holidays have only days left?….Geez I feel old sometimes when life just seems to fly by….do you remember how slow, days and years would go when you were a kid?…..Anyway, as back to school approaches, it’s time to head out and buy kids stationary, new shoes and bags, uniforms, lunch boxes and of course plan to get organised for the hectic mornings that school mornings are, by getting your head around it all. For me, it helps when I have LISTS!

I am excited about the day I have planned for my COTC Facebook page today….a post EVERY HOUR on the hour to do with “back to school’ – free recipes, give-aways and useful tips and info ….. I hope you are ready for a wonderful day!

Here are a few of my tips, they may or may not work for you but I always like sharing and hopefully helping with new ideas!

* To save rushing of a morning, I try and get what I can done the night before.

* When ‘menu planning’, I plan for lunch also. Things like cooking chicken drumsticks or boiling eggs every other day for school lunches. If it’s on your  ’meal planner’ it will remind you and help with being organised.

* My eldest girls at school like to help when they can, so, inside my pantry I have a few lists – the first one is what I like them to have in their school lunch box – this especially helps my Miss 9 to be ‘clear’ on what she needs each day (she has a personality that works better with a list rather than words sometimes!)

Please remember that this is what “I” like (those of you that know me, know I don’t have an issue with my kids fruit intake) so feel free to create a list that suits your needs.
Fruit Break: 1 serve fruit or veg (the veg is normally carrot, celery or cucumber sticks)
Recess / Morning Tea: 1 serve fruit or veg and 1 ‘treat’ (more on this ‘treat’ part to follow)
Lunch: 1 serve lunch

Friday only: 1 x yummy earth lollypop with lunch

School lunch lists inside my pantry (as well as calendar, birthday calendar and shopping list!)

I know this might seem basic but it works well for us – and if for some reason hubby or someone else had to pack my kids lunch box they would know what I like them to have!

* My other lists are food ideas – once again another basic idea that we find extremely helpful.

Recess / Morning Tea TREAT: Bliss Balls, Homemade cake, biscuits, slice, muffin, Pikelets. Popcorn, Dehydrated chips (homemade). Snack box (sultanas, pretzels, rice crackers, pumpkin seeds, raw chocolate). Superfood for Kidz bar.

Lunch ideas: Leftovers ( I try and make extra to have leftovers handy as often as I can). Salad box (boiled chicken, chicken drumsticks or egg and salad finger food : cherry tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, celery, carrot, mushrooms, sugar snap peas, olives, cheese). Sushi. Rice paper rolls. Wraps (boiled egg diced, egg and mayo, curry and egg or chicken with salad). Quiche. Frittata. Homemade pizza. Mini Meatloaves. Quinoa Muffins. Pumpkin Muffins. Fried Rice. Pasta Salad. Fritters. Scrolls. Container (don’t forget a spoon). Tuna and mayo – with crackers / veg sticks. Curried egg – with crackers / veg sticks. Dip (Avocado, hommus, pumpkin, feta are my kids favourites) with crackers / veg sticks. Yoghurt with stewed fruit and seeds.

My children are not huge sandwich fans and never have been, which I am ok with, as I don’t think our bodies are designed to eat large amounts of wheat, intolerances or not. They request leftovers, dips, chicken and veg most days for lunch. Also, PLEASE keep in mind that my children have no food allergies so these lists ARE additive free but not 100% gluten and dairy free.

Feel free to add to this list of ideas in the comments below and don’t forget to hang around my Facebook page today so you don’t miss out on all the back to school info….I think you will be slightly bombarded with info but I am hoping you will love me for it!

Take Care of You,
Collette x

How I pack our daily lunch box….

Back to School SALE

Good afternoon friends!

We are on the count down until school goes back – part of me will be sad as I love the days with all 4 of my children, sleep ins, no rushing…. and all that! On the same hand though school holidays is chaos and no routine and I find myself more exhausted than ever! Either way, reality hits and they have to go back….even my twins Master and Miss 3 start preschool for the first time ever this year! (only two days a week though!) 

For those that have been around for a while you will know that I don’t do SALES often – generally before Christmas and for Back to School only ….. so here we are ….. two great packs to help you get inspired and motivated and ready for the school year ahead!

These packs are available through my online store only for the month of January or until all sold out – so don’t miss out!

Take Care of You,

Collette x 

Back to School SALE