Julia Child's Vanilla Custard Recipe

A favorite sweet treat of our family is custard. We love chocolate custard, coconut custard and custard in it's purest form - vanilla custard. I've followed a number of custard recipes over time and Julia Child's Vanilla Custard Recipe (it's referred to as Creme Anglaise/Light Custard Sauce in Mastering The Art Of French Cooking) is the richest, most delicious of all custard variations.

It's a smooth custard that's incredibly sweet and is heavenly poured over pancakes, cakes or indulgently eaten straight with a spoon!

My only adaptation from her recipe is to reduce the sugar content slightly, and even still it's incredibly sweet!

Don't be afraid of the custard curdling, just take it nice and slow and to quote Julia Child: “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” So, give it a go and enjoy!

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5 Family Favorite Soups

The Winter Chill has well and truly set in here in Melbourne and we have been regularly enjoying soups as meals.

These are the kids absolute favorites.

1. Broccoli, Leek, Zucchini & Apple Soup

This may sound like a slightly odd combination, but believe me - it's delicious and the kids love it! 

2. Corn & Red Pepper Soup

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60 Posts In 60 Days - Highlights

Where have the past 2 months go? It's a little crazy to think I have shared a post every day for the past 60 days and today is the final post of the 60 Blog Posts In 60 Days Challenge.

Reflecting on the past 60 days, so much has happened, here's a quick tour of the highlights, simply click on the links to visit the posts:

I shared our experience of The GAPS Diet over Summer for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere about to go through your own GAPS Diet Journey over the Northern Summer. 

You requested budget meals, so I shared a series of Real Food On A Budget posts, including 10 Ways With Leftover Roast Chicken and how to source fruit and vegetables for your family on a budget.

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Peter Pan Morning Tea at The Langham, Melbourne

My youngest celebrated his birthday 3 weeks ago and in 2 weeks my oldest will celebrate his Birthday and I was trying to think of a special, wondrous treat for them to celebrate their birthdays. The Peter Pan Morning Tea at The Langham Melbourne was the perfect solution - a unique experience that I just knew that they would enjoy.

We caught the train into Melbourne City and enjoyed a spot of sightseeing before making our way into The Langham, conveniently located across from Flinders Street Station.

The boys were wowed the moment we walked into the ornate foyer...

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5 Books To Help Kids Eat More Vegetables

A recent study revealed that children eat more vegetables after learning about "the importance of healthy food and why their bodies need a variety of foods." (See: Teaching Young Children a Theory of Nutrition: Conceptual Change and the Potential for Increased Vegetable Consumption Psychological Science 0956797612474827, first published on June 26, 2013)

So, when kids understand the benefits they are so much more inclined to actually try vegetables and others foods they would usually turn their noses up at.

It's not only vegetables - my almost 5 year old was resistant to meat more than other food group and once we told him that meat will help his muscles grow like his Daddy, then he was more inclined to eat meat.

If you'd like to do your own experiment then here are 5 books to help you in your quest to get your kids to broaden their eating horizons:

1. I Can Eat A Rainbow by Anabel Karmel

2. Good Enough To Eat by Lizzy Rockwell

3. Eating The Rainbow by Star Bright Books

4. Eating The Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

5. The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

Have you read any of these books, or do you have any books to add to this list? Please share your thoughts in the comments.



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Grain Free Lunch Box - Back To School Special Offer

Kids go back to school today, here in Melbourne, and to help you plan and prepare lunch boxes, you can download your copy of my eBook The Grain Free Lunch Box for only $9.95 (it's usually $24.95) until 1st August 2013.

The Grain Free Lunch Box eBook includes 50+ Grain, Gluten, Nut, Dairy & Refined Sugar Free Recipes - including kid-approved meat, chicken, fish, egg recipes as well as a rainbow of vegetable ideas, fruit ideas and delicious baked treats.

In addition to 50+ Allergy Friendly Lunch Box Recipes, there's information about lunch box nutrition and tips and strategies about lunch box packing to help you reduce the lunch box packing stress.

If you're dreading the prospect of preparing lunch boxes for your kids then The Grain Free Lunch Box will help you alleviate the stress with practical tips to help keep you organized and to reduce the quantity of uneaten food left by your kids.

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Cheats Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

My kids just adore this cheats chocolate hazelnut spread, and it takes mere minutes to prepare...

Instead of roasting and peeling hazelnuts, I use the simple shortcut of hazelnut meal/flour - all the hard work has been done for me and it's simply a matter or mixing the ingredients together in my mini food processor. (where to find a mini food processor)

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