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The Week That Was

| November 3, 2013

A quick snapshot of some moments from last week.

the week that was

  • Mummy and Imogen having some Instagram fun.
  • Sorting through different colours of felt in preparation for making Christmas crafts.
  • The incredible purple carrots that were in our Abel and Cole veg box.

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Banana Muffins Recipe

| October 30, 2013

It’s cold and raining outside. Time to whip up some quick and healthy Banana Muffins for everyone to munch on. This recipe is a favourite of mine and is super easy.

banana muffins

Makes 12 Banana Muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Brown Self-Raising Flour
  • 2 free-range Eggs
  • 1 Orange
  • 2 large Bananas
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Dried Apricots
  • 1 teaspoon All Spice

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease a 12 cup muffin tin or line with paper muffin cases.

2. Finely chop the dried apricots, mash the banana, squeeze in the fresh orange juice and mix together.

3. Add the vegetable oil and stir into the mashed banana and apricots.

4. Add the eggs and mix well.

5. Gently stir in the flour and all spice.

6. Bake at 180 C for 20 minutes or until a cake skewer inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.

7. Leave the muffins to cool on a wire rack for a few minutes.

banana muffins

These Banana Muffins are great for the family to enjoy at breakfast time, as a tasty snack during the day or pop one into the children’s lunch boxes.

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Pumpkin and Apple Muffins Recipe

| October 1, 2013

Pumpkins will be out in force over the coming weeks as Halloween approaches. My family loves eating pumpkin. We find this versatile orange fleshed vegetable delicious in soups, pasta, rice, salads, baking and as a sweet roasted vegetable.

pumpkin and apple muffins

My Pumpkin and Apple Muffins

Pumpkin is highly nutritious and contains the antioxidant beta-carotene and vitamin C.

The sweet flavour of pumpkin is perfect when weaning your baby and pumpkin puree can be given to babies from the age of 6 months. Pumpkin was one of the first vegetables my baby tried and it has remained a firm favourite.

Now that the weather is cooler you might like to try a quick and easy recipe for Pumpkin and Apple Muffins. In this recipe the pumpkin, apple and raisins have a natural sweetness and the cinnamon provides a hint of warm spice to the muffins.

Makes 12 muffins.

Pumpkin and Apple Muffins

  • 2 cups Self-Raising Flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 cup pureed Pumpkin (I used Butternut Squash)
  • 1 grated Apple
  • 1/3 cup Raisins

1. Peel and cut the pumpkin into cubes. Boil until the flesh is tender when pierced with a knife. Drain. Puree the pumpkin in a food processor, with a hand blender or by hand.

2. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease a 12 cup muffin tin or line with paper muffin cases.

3. Wash and grate the apple.

4. Add the vegetable oil to the pureed pumpkin, grated apple and raisins. Stir through until just blended.

5. Add the eggs and mix well.

6. Gently stir in the cinnamon and flour.

7. Bake at 180 C for 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake skewer inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.

8. Leave the muffins to cool on a wire rack for a few minutes.

These Pumpkin and Apple muffins are great for the family to enjoy at breakfast time or as a tasty snack during the day.

Mummy and Me MagazineLydia Oliver – Nutritional Advisor Only Best For Baby

This article was published in the October 2013 edition of Mummy and Me Magazine

I offer one to one nutrition programmes for breastfeeding, post pregnancy weight loss, weaning advice, weight management and health. Contact me.

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