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Chicken Curry: A Simple, Healthy Meal Teens Can Make Together
Teaching teens to cook is about more than just food—it’s about life skills, confidence, and being present together in the heart of the home. This easy homemade chicken curry with rice and naan bread is a delicious, family-friendly recipe that encourages intentional living and real connection. Simple, nourishing, and teen-approved, it’s a perfect place to start.
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Spaghetti & Meatballs Night—A Sibling Showdown in the Kitchen
The Great Meatball Debate: Cooking with Teens (and Who Actually Follows the Recipe?!) 🍝🎶 There’s something hilarious about watching siblings cook together. One follows the recipe to the letter. The other? Wings it completely. 🙈 Last week, it was Spaghetti & Meatballs Night in our house, and let’s just say, the kitchen turned into a mini MasterChef competition. One kid: “We follow the recipe exactly.” The other: “But that’s not how Mum does it!!” Me? Trying to sip my tea and stay out of it. ☕😂 🍝 Easy Spaghetti & Meatballs Recipe for Teens Serves: 4 Free Printable Recipe Here! ⏳ Cooking Time: ~30 minutes Ingredients 🥩 12 beef meatballs…
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Spaghetti Bolognese—A Teen Cooking Adventure
A Foolproof Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe (Even If Your Stove Stops Working!) 🍝🔥 There’s something truly special about watching your kids take charge in the kitchen. Lately, my two have been cooking dinner once a week—one 13, one 16—working together, chatting away, music playing in the background. It’s been one of those unexpected joys of family life, seeing them laugh, problem-solve, and ultimately, feel so proud of serving up a homemade meal. 💛 The other night, it was Spaghetti Bolognese Night—a simple, foolproof classic. But, as with all family adventures, it didn’t go entirely to plan… 🚨 👩🍳 The Great Spaghetti Bolognese Stove Crisis They had everything prepped: onions chopped, garlic…
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Mulled Wine and Mulled Fruit Punch
Nothing smells more like Christmas to me than a pot of mulled wine simmering on the stove. My mulled wine has become a favourite amongst our friends and family and is usually a staple for all our festive gatherings. So that everyone can partake in the Christmassy yumminess I also make a non alcoholic mulled fruit punch. What’s even better is that they are so easy to make. How to Make Mulled Wine and Mulled Fruit Punch Mulled Wine (alcoholic): 1 bottle of red wine- I prefer to use Shiraz but any variety will do 1 litre Orange juice 500mls Cranberry juice Small glass of brandy Whole cloves 3…
