Another week gone and it is the first of the last term of the school year. This week is calf club at my children's school and we will be busy getting ready for that.
Here is my weeks menu.
Monday mince baked potato and peas.
Tuesday vege Thai red curry with noodles.
Wednesday Meatballs and spaghetti
Thursday Chicken rice salad
Friday Homemade pizza
Saturday Middle Eastern lamb wrap
Sunday Leftovers
Have a great week everyone.
Monday, 12 October 2009
Saturday, 10 October 2009
P365 week 39 and 40
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
On Holiday in Rotorua
I have been on holiday. Well it really was a dual purpose holiday but a holiday none the less. We went to the sulphur smelling tourist destination of Rotorua, New Zealand. We spent the first 3 days watch DD play hockey in an inter provincial competition and the last few days playing the tourist and catching up with friends.
Hayden was in Respite Care for a week so that the whole family could go and participate in life as ordinary families do. I get a chance to sleep in and sleep through the night and the children get to things without having the restraints that Hayden brings upon us. I know this might sound harsh to some but that is just how it is with Hayden in our life. I work really hard to protect and unite the rest of us as it would be very easy for Hayden to unwittingly pull us apart.
Anyway the first three days were full of hockey. We were very proud of DD and her efforts playing hockey. She is only 8 and is playing up against girls more likely to be 10 or 11 years old. Size is a serious issue for her as she is small for her age and young again many of the others but really persued excellence in her game. She has learnt just so much about the game of hockey this year and is passionate about it too. So here she is in action.
Sweeping the ball to another team member
In action with the opposition
It was the first time our children had been to Rotorua. It is a very touristy place. People go there to experience traditional Maori culture and the geothermal activity that takes place. Then there is the adventure tourism. All just so much fun. It is very iconic New Zealand really. So here are some photos just to show a little of what we did.
Rock climbing
A lovely afternoon luging. Adventure tourism for children and adults alike. The photo is not a good one but you can get the idea. Put one or two on a toboggan like machine and use gravity to go down hill as fast as you can.
Then a morning looking at the geothermal activity. As you can see from the photo the children as exaggerating the smell and behind them is the steam being produced from the boiling mud.
Naturally it was raining while we did the walking around the geothermal events.
Later that day we went swimming in a nature warm mineral pool. It was found out in the forest and free. Two and a half hours later we emerged from the water. What a fun day. I will put some photos up about this soon.
Well that's it. Our trip in summary.
Hayden was in Respite Care for a week so that the whole family could go and participate in life as ordinary families do. I get a chance to sleep in and sleep through the night and the children get to things without having the restraints that Hayden brings upon us. I know this might sound harsh to some but that is just how it is with Hayden in our life. I work really hard to protect and unite the rest of us as it would be very easy for Hayden to unwittingly pull us apart.
Anyway the first three days were full of hockey. We were very proud of DD and her efforts playing hockey. She is only 8 and is playing up against girls more likely to be 10 or 11 years old. Size is a serious issue for her as she is small for her age and young again many of the others but really persued excellence in her game. She has learnt just so much about the game of hockey this year and is passionate about it too. So here she is in action.
Sweeping the ball to another team member
In action with the opposition
It was the first time our children had been to Rotorua. It is a very touristy place. People go there to experience traditional Maori culture and the geothermal activity that takes place. Then there is the adventure tourism. All just so much fun. It is very iconic New Zealand really. So here are some photos just to show a little of what we did.
Rock climbing
A lovely afternoon luging. Adventure tourism for children and adults alike. The photo is not a good one but you can get the idea. Put one or two on a toboggan like machine and use gravity to go down hill as fast as you can.
Then a morning looking at the geothermal activity. As you can see from the photo the children as exaggerating the smell and behind them is the steam being produced from the boiling mud.
Naturally it was raining while we did the walking around the geothermal events.
Later that day we went swimming in a nature warm mineral pool. It was found out in the forest and free. Two and a half hours later we emerged from the water. What a fun day. I will put some photos up about this soon.
Well that's it. Our trip in summary.
Homemade Fish and Chips
Last week one of my readers asked how the homemade fish and chips went so I thought for a change I would put a recipe up.
A little while ago my husband was up in Rarotonga with work and bought us home some fish. For some reason I could not cook it up that night and reduced the fish to being frozen. Now I am not a fish connoisseur by any means but what I do know is that fish is best eaten fresh. By the time the fish got back to New Zealand it was not more than 5 hours out of the water. Lucky us.
Finally after a number of weeks I get round to looking into what to now do to the fish especially since it has been in the freezer and came a cross a nice simple kiddy friendly recipe that not only would they eat but could make with a little help from adults.
So here is the recipe.
Fish Fingers
4 fillets fleshy white fish
1/2 cup flour
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
1 egg
1 Tbl low fat milk
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
4 lemon wedges to serve
Serves 4
1. cut your fish fillets into finger length strips.
2. Spread the flour and breadcrumbs out on two separate plates, and season the flour with salt and pepper.
3. Beak the egg into a bowl, add the milk and mix together using a fork or whisk.
4. Coat the fish fingers with flour, then dip them into the egg mixture. Then coat them well on both sides with the breadcrumbs.
5. Heat the oil ina fry pan over a medium heat and add the fish firngers. Fry for 3-4 munutes on each side un til browned on the outside but cooked in the middle. The fish fingers are cooked when the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and the flesh has turned white.
As for the chips.
You will need
two large potatoes
spray oil
flavour of your choice.
Cut the potatoes into even bite sized pieces. Lay them flat on a baking tray that is lined with baking paper. Spray lightly with oil and sprinkle with your flavour.
Bake in an 200 degree C oven for 20 minutes.
My children just loved the result and can't wait for Dad to go to Rarotonga again. If I says so myself the fish was just perfectly light and flaky.
A little while ago my husband was up in Rarotonga with work and bought us home some fish. For some reason I could not cook it up that night and reduced the fish to being frozen. Now I am not a fish connoisseur by any means but what I do know is that fish is best eaten fresh. By the time the fish got back to New Zealand it was not more than 5 hours out of the water. Lucky us.
Finally after a number of weeks I get round to looking into what to now do to the fish especially since it has been in the freezer and came a cross a nice simple kiddy friendly recipe that not only would they eat but could make with a little help from adults.
So here is the recipe.
Fish Fingers
4 fillets fleshy white fish
1/2 cup flour
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
1 egg
1 Tbl low fat milk
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
4 lemon wedges to serve
Serves 4
1. cut your fish fillets into finger length strips.
2. Spread the flour and breadcrumbs out on two separate plates, and season the flour with salt and pepper.
3. Beak the egg into a bowl, add the milk and mix together using a fork or whisk.
4. Coat the fish fingers with flour, then dip them into the egg mixture. Then coat them well on both sides with the breadcrumbs.
5. Heat the oil ina fry pan over a medium heat and add the fish firngers. Fry for 3-4 munutes on each side un til browned on the outside but cooked in the middle. The fish fingers are cooked when the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and the flesh has turned white.
As for the chips.
You will need
two large potatoes
spray oil
flavour of your choice.
Cut the potatoes into even bite sized pieces. Lay them flat on a baking tray that is lined with baking paper. Spray lightly with oil and sprinkle with your flavour.
Bake in an 200 degree C oven for 20 minutes.
My children just loved the result and can't wait for Dad to go to Rarotonga again. If I says so myself the fish was just perfectly light and flaky.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Monday Menu 5 October
I have been away and a bad blogger because the cost of internet access was astronomical. So here I am back today and with the menu ready to go.
This week I am trying to make do with the pantry and freezer items until Wednesday when I get paid. It will take a little doing but be worth it.
Monday Pie (from freezer) baked potato and peas
Tuesday Pie (from freezer) baked potato and peas
Wednesday Meatloaf, home made oven fries and salad
Thursday Chicken and vegie udon noodles from weight watchers
Friday Homemade pizza with vege topping
Saturday Corn fritters with advocao salsa and grilled tomato
Sunday Leftovers
I will be back tomorrow with a recipe
This week I am trying to make do with the pantry and freezer items until Wednesday when I get paid. It will take a little doing but be worth it.
Monday Pie (from freezer) baked potato and peas
Tuesday Pie (from freezer) baked potato and peas
Wednesday Meatloaf, home made oven fries and salad
Thursday Chicken and vegie udon noodles from weight watchers
Friday Homemade pizza with vege topping
Saturday Corn fritters with advocao salsa and grilled tomato
Sunday Leftovers
I will be back tomorrow with a recipe
Monday, 28 September 2009
P365 week 37 and 38
Here are my next pages in my Project 365. I cant believe that I am currently working on week 39. Just incredible and I cant wait to see how my book turns out. Anybody got any hints for great printing and binding services in New Zealand?
week 37
The credits can be found here at Nuts4Digi
Week 38
Here are the credits for this page at Nuts4Digi
week 37
The credits can be found here at Nuts4Digi
Week 38
Here are the credits for this page at Nuts4Digi
Monday Menu 28 September
My menu for this week is going to be a little small as we are going away for 5 days.
So here it is.
Monday Fish and chip home made by my children. Fish bought in from Raratonga and then frozen. Okay I know this is not ideal for fresh fish but it is just how things happened this time.
Tuesday Chicken cooked on the bbq, baked potatoes and salad.
Now we are away and trying to do things financially carefully, so this is roughly the plan.
Wednesday Pie from freezer with salad
Thursday Pre Cooked hot chicken from supermarket with potatoes and salad
Friday Pre Cooked hot chicken from supermarket with potatoes and salad
Saturday Pizza and salad
Sunday Eating out
Hmmmm I hope that is easily achieved. We are staying in an apartment and I am trying for take a little break from too much time in the kitchen.
So here it is.
Monday Fish and chip home made by my children. Fish bought in from Raratonga and then frozen. Okay I know this is not ideal for fresh fish but it is just how things happened this time.
Tuesday Chicken cooked on the bbq, baked potatoes and salad.
Now we are away and trying to do things financially carefully, so this is roughly the plan.
Wednesday Pie from freezer with salad
Thursday Pre Cooked hot chicken from supermarket with potatoes and salad
Friday Pre Cooked hot chicken from supermarket with potatoes and salad
Saturday Pizza and salad
Sunday Eating out
Hmmmm I hope that is easily achieved. We are staying in an apartment and I am trying for take a little break from too much time in the kitchen.
Sunday, 27 September 2009
It's the Holidays.
The the third of four school terms is over and we are on a two week break from all the rushing around. The last of the hockey will be over come next weekend and the tournament in Rotorua, spring is well here with all the variable weather and in general we will all be able to catch up on sleep.
So this holidays I have a few goals in mind.
1. Find some new fun and cheap holiday activities that give our family some quality time.
2. Attack the garden, moss, mould and gunge, lawns, house etc to ensure everything is looking perfect before I go back to work.
3. Help DH finish the bathroom renovation. There is only the tiling to go. That means come the end of the holidays it will be ready for sale.
4. Find some time to chill out and catch up with my life.
5. Make a date or two with DH. It is something I have been thinking we should do more of and there is no time like the present to get started on it.
You can see why it all needs a little attention.
So this holidays I have a few goals in mind.
1. Find some new fun and cheap holiday activities that give our family some quality time.
2. Attack the garden, moss, mould and gunge, lawns, house etc to ensure everything is looking perfect before I go back to work.
3. Help DH finish the bathroom renovation. There is only the tiling to go. That means come the end of the holidays it will be ready for sale.
4. Find some time to chill out and catch up with my life.
5. Make a date or two with DH. It is something I have been thinking we should do more of and there is no time like the present to get started on it.
You can see why it all needs a little attention.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
A New Fence.
Our neighbours have been subdividing their section. I was not a very happy house owner to find this our but there was nothing I could do about this.
We share a long fence line with this property and it enable me to feel safe about where my children are when they play around the front of the house. Now this long fence has gone, temporarily, right on the arrival of the school holidays. Now there is nothing to stop the children from entering the building site and going even further a field. Normally this would not matter with most children but Hayden is not most children.
I do not feel particularly happy about this timing of events but naturally there was nothing I could do about it. Instead this is what I have to try and keep the children away from. Hmmm don't like my chances much.
We share a long fence line with this property and it enable me to feel safe about where my children are when they play around the front of the house. Now this long fence has gone, temporarily, right on the arrival of the school holidays. Now there is nothing to stop the children from entering the building site and going even further a field. Normally this would not matter with most children but Hayden is not most children.
I do not feel particularly happy about this timing of events but naturally there was nothing I could do about it. Instead this is what I have to try and keep the children away from. Hmmm don't like my chances much.
Monday, 21 September 2009
Haydens Birthday
I thought that it was just the right time to show a little more of the photos from Hayden's birthday. Good photos with him are hard because of his inability to sit still for long periods of time.
So here you can see
Bugs. My boys are playing with the new toys and very happily sharing.
The Credits can be found here.
What would a birthday be without blowing the candles. So here is 7 Years Old
The credits for Lindsay Janes Design can be found here.
Finally another look at the candles being blown out.
The credits are here.
So here you can see
Bugs. My boys are playing with the new toys and very happily sharing.
The Credits can be found here.
What would a birthday be without blowing the candles. So here is 7 Years Old
The credits for Lindsay Janes Design can be found here.
Finally another look at the candles being blown out.
The credits are here.
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