Selling lemonade is a rite of passage for little kids. My kids had a stall one Christmas a few years back and half the money they raised went to the Kmart wishing tree as part of annual family Christmas charity donation. Last school holidays, my …
We love Mexican food and have on weekly rotation tacos or nachos. Both are super easy to make with left over pulled pork and a handful of fresh ingredients. The kids have been enjoying rice bowls too and as their taste buds have developed we …
beef goulash with variety I am a huge goulash fan and would happily spend two hours stirring the pot away. This is one of our go to Sunday dinners that the kids have loved since they were taste testing new pureed foods and we would …
Cheesecake is one of my all time favourite desserts and being able to make them bite size makes them perfect finger food. These little delights are only possible with mini cheesecake tins with removable bases that help push the cheesecakes out of the tin without …
Creamy chicken and bacon pasta is a delicious and indulgent meal that you only need to make once to get hooked. Sometimes you feel like a chicken salad and other times it’s creamy pasta. It’s comfort food that really hits the spot. Peas are optional …
Stroganoff is an easy mid week dinner with a sour cream mushroom sauce. It can be made with chicken, beef or pork depending on what meat you prefer. There is also an option for different sides with pasta, rice, mash potato or egg noodles. Our …
Stuffed spuds are a winner in our house and super easy to make with left overs or our shredded chicken and bacon sauce. It takes an hour to cook a potato in the oven and they can be cooked ahead of time. You can also …
The family fell in love with creamy lemon chicken from Lala’s Kitchen when it appeared as a guest recipe on skinnymixers with Thermomix instructions. The only problem was I was left washing a pan, the Thermomix and an oven dish. I have been able to …
Macarons are little french bundles of joy. They are delicious nutty meringue shells filled with a sweet icing inside. The perfect mix of chewy, crunch and sweetness. They are made from ground nuts, eggs, sugar and food colouring. They are also expensive retailing at around …
Today Messy Benches celebrates turning 10! The blog was started as a hobby while I was on maternity leave. My expensive blender (Thermomix) was collecting dust in the kitchen corner and the blog was started as a challenge to make 365 different Thermomix recipes in …
I love a paella but I do not love seafood. While my kids will eat fish & chips and panko prawn nigiri (tail and all) as a favourite Japanese snack, we do not cook a lot of seafood at home. I have experimented with a …
Gluten free brownies packed with white chocolate, pecans, dates and maple syrup.
smoked ice cream packed with cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne and dark chocolate.
Super simple to make mug cake filled with peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam.
Homemade strawberry jam. All too simple with just fresh or frozen strawberries, sugar and lemon.
Super quick and ridiculously easy mug cake filled with Nutella, maple syrup and coconut.
The Cuban sandwich is packed full of smoked pulled pork, ham, mustard, pickles and lots of cheese all aboard white bread.
Thermomix conversion for these tasty gluten free, clean eating lemon coocnut cookies by Making Thyme for Health.
Sweet, saucy and tender cubes of pork belly. Smoked and then boated in a rich mix of BBQ sauce, butter and honey. Wickedly decadent!
