Recipes

It’s always hard to come up with nutritious lunchbox ideas that your kids will actually eat, isn’t it? Thankfully our friends at the Adelaide Central Market have put together some great (and simple!) lunchbox recipes that are guaranteed to be a winner with even the fussiest of kids. Make sure you pop into the Adelaide Central Market to grab your the freshest, local ingredients and get the kids involved in cooking some of the recipes...

With Autumn comes many beautiful spots in Adelaide to go apple picking! Places such as PYO @Lenswood or Harrisville Orchards throw their gates open for families to come and pick their own apples – there really is nothing like a fresh crunchy apple right off the tree! If you’re anything like us when you go fruit picking though, you often get over enthusiastic and end up with more than you can eat. Luckily, Cook n Create has come to...

Sausage Rolls are a kids staple, there’s not many kids out there who won’t smash a sausage roll for any meal. We love this recipe because it’s not only SUPER easy to make, the ingredients don’t cost much and it’s also got 4 serves of veggies in there! You can also mix it up and add any veggies your kids love, or ones you want them to eat. For a middle eastern inspired alternative swap chicken mince for lamb mince...

Need a recipe your kiddos will LOVE making? One that they can get fully immersed in and creative with? The awesome Adelaide-based folks at Cook n Create have one of our favorites here for you! We road tested (see what we did there?) the recipe for you and can confirm it’s a great one and would make a fab Christmas gift for teachers and friends. What you will need (This is the full recipe but if you want to make less, you can simply half...

Don’t know about you, but winter screams comfort food in this KiA house, and here’s an easy [cheesy] dinner that we make ahead of time to pop in the oven after sport and it’s sooooo warming and yum. Plus it’s easy enough for the kids to help make and that’s always a win. We started making this because we have found spinach one of the easiest things to grow in our garden. Note, you can halve the spinach if you...

We are loving little Adelaide business Cook n Create and their healthy achievable ideas. Jacki decided to get the kids on to this quick recipe in the recent school holidays, because it was super easy. The kids easily managed to make a big batch of these for lunch and some spares for the freezer; because in a FLASH the holidays are over and it’s back to packing lunch boxes. Note: The below recipe makes six. We suggest doubling or tripling...

Follow these easy steps to make your own homemade rollups from 100% fruit! The recipe is super simple and a great way to use up extra fruit you have leftover, or if you’ve been fruit picking and need ideas for your haul. What you need. 3 cups of fruit. I used frozen mango I had in the freezer but you could experiment with mixed berries, apricots, necatrines, pears, apples or anything really. Let us know which combos work best. Add a...

A good balanced breakfast is getting harder and harder to come by these days…. this one is great for on the way out the door when running late or breakfast refusal so great for the car ride. You can just pop them into the microwave and reheat and have a delicious breakfast ready to run out the door… even the next day! INGREDIENTS ½ cup onion, chopped 1 cup green capsicum, chopped 1 cup chopped fully cooked shredded ham 1 cup...

This school year replace the potato chips for Apple Chips! One of my go to additions for the lunchbox or a snack at home. These homemade apple chips are super healthy and the best yet its soooo simple! Store in an airtight container when cooled Ingredients 4 gala apples cinnamon  Method Preheat oven to 110°C fan-forced. Line one or two baking trays dependent on how many you wish to make with baking paper and set aside. Using an apple corer,...

This recipe is easy to make, doesn’t have many ingredients, requires ONE bowl, is healthy, tastes good, freezes well, is great for lunchboxes and did I mention it taste REALLY good. Thanks to my friend Carlene for this one. 1 large zucchini grated 1 large carrot grated 1 cup cheese grated 3/4 cup almond meal 6 eggs 1/2 cup coconut milk salt, pepper, dried oregano to taste Throw it ALL in a bowl, mix it, pour into a lined slice tray and...