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Easy Family Recipes
Need a little inspiration for what to cook? From easy family dinners and slow cooker favourites to lunchbox snacks and sweet treats, you’ll find plenty of ideas using everyday ingredients.
I’m Ange, a home cook and mum of two, sharing recipes tried, tested and loved in my own kitchen, along with practical tips to make cooking a little easier. Have a look around and find your next family favourite!
Let’s Get Your Christmas Baking Sorted!
Got a Christmas party to go to but short on time? I’ve got some easy sweet treats you can take along!
My Quick Christmas Sweets & Treats eBook includes 10 simple festive recipes, tried, tested and loved by our own friends and family.
From Cherry Ripe Balls and Mars Bar Puddings to White Christmas and Rocky Road Fudge, you can make something delicious without spending hours in the kitchen.
You’ll find ideas for:
• Christmas party treats you can make in a hurry.
• Homemade goodies to wrap up for the teachers.
• Something sweet to share over a cuppa with friends.
• A few favourites to tuck in the fridge for yourself!
Christmas gets busy, but making a few homemade favourites doesn’t have to be a big job. Choose a recipe, gather your ingredients and enjoy ticking something delicious off your list.
Now pop on some Christmas music and let’s get a few treats sorted!
Digital PDF eBook. Available to download immediately after purchase. Save it to your device or print it at home.
Choosing between my Christmas eBooks? Some recipes in this book also feature in Christmas Sweets & Treats: Essentials Edition.
My Ultimate Christmas Sweets & Treats Collection includes all the recipes from the three smaller eBooks, plus more, with over 70 recipes in total. If you choose the Ultimate collection, you won’t need to purchase the smaller books separately.
Not sure what to give the teachers, take to a Christmas party or serve for dessert on the big day? I’ve got plenty of sweet ideas for you!
My four Christmas eBooks are ready to download, with recipes tried, tested and loved by our own friends and family. You’ll find plenty of inspiration to tick a few things off your Christmas list and fill the fridge with homemade treats!
Whether you’re short on time, have little helpers joining in or love giving something homemade, there’s a book for you!
Who’s got little helpers keen to get into the kitchen this Christmas? Let’s give them something fun to make!
My Santa’s Little Bakers: Festive Recipes for Kids includes 10 Christmas recipes to make, decorate and share together.
From decorating Reindeer Pretzels to building a KitKat Christmas Cabin, there’s plenty to keep little hands busy and a little taste testing is always part of the fun!
You’ll find ideas for:
• A festive afternoon activity during the school holidays.
• Homemade gifts the kids can proudly give to someone special.
• Christmas party treats they’ve helped make themselves.
• A little family fun in the lead-up to Christmas.
With the ideas all in one handy eBook, let the kids choose what they’d like to make, gather your ingredients and enjoy some time in the kitchen together.
The treats might disappear quickly, but I hope making them becomes something your family looks forward to each Christmas!
Now grab the aprons, pop on some Christmas music and let the little helpers join in!
Digital PDF eBook. Available to download immediately after purchase.
Choosing between my Christmas eBooks? Some recipes in this book also feature in Christmas Sweets & Treats: Essentials Edition.
My Ultimate Christmas Sweets & Treats Collection includes all the recipes from the three smaller eBooks, plus more, with over 70 recipes in total. If you choose the Ultimate collection, you won’t need to purchase the smaller books separately.
Want the complete collection? The Ultimate Christmas Sweets & Treats Collection includes every recipe from the three smaller eBooks, plus more. You only need to purchase the Ultimate collection to get them all!
All eBooks are digital PDFs, available to download immediately after purchase.
Who’s ready for a little Christmas baking? Let’s fill the fridge with festive treats and tick a few homemade gifts off the list!
My Christmas Sweets & Treats: Essentials Edition includes 30 of my favourite festive recipes, tried, tested and loved in my own kitchen.
You’ll find plenty of ideas for:
• Edible gifts to say thank you to someone special.
• A plate of Christmas treats to bring along and share.
• Something delicious to serve after Christmas lunch.
• Festive favourites to have ready when visitors pop in.
For me, Christmas wouldn’t be the same without a little homemade sweetness. I hope you’ll enjoy making these recipes as much as I do and find a few new favourites you’ll want to make again next Christmas.
Now pop on some Christmas music, grab your apron and let’s get baking!
Digital PDF eBook. Available to download immediately after purchase.
Choosing between my Christmas eBooks? Some recipes in this book also feature in Santa’s Little Bakers and Quick Christmas Sweets & Treats.
My Ultimate Christmas Sweets & Treats Collection includes all the recipes from the three smaller eBooks, plus more, with over 70 recipes in total. If you choose the Ultimate collection, you won’t need to purchase the smaller books separately.
Ready to get your Christmas baking started? I’ve got plenty of sweet inspiration for you!
My Ultimate Christmas Sweets & Treats Collection has over 70 recipes, all tried, tested and loved in my own kitchen.
You’ll find everything from candy cane fudge and rocky road to gingerbread biscuits, Christmas puddings and desserts to share with family and friends.
There’s plenty to choose from, including:
• Homemade goodies to wrap up for family, friends and teachers.
• Festive treats to make with the kids.
• Something sweet to take to Christmas parties.
• A special dessert for Christmas Day.
With all these recipes in one handy eBook, you can spend less time searching for what to make and get on with the fun part!
We love making our favourites each Christmas and finding a few new ones along the way. I hope you’ll find some here that become part of your own Christmas traditions, to make and enjoy year after year.
Now pop on some Christmas music, grab your apron and let’s make something delicious!
Digital PDF eBook. Available to download immediately after purchase.
Can’t decide which Christmas eBook to buy? This is my complete Christmas Sweets & Treats collection. It includes all the recipes in Santa’s Little Bakers, Quick Christmas Sweets & Treats and Christmas Sweets & Treats: Essentials Edition, plus more. If you choose this collection, you won’t need to buy the smaller Christmas eBooks as well.
Newly Added Recipes
Are Viral Dumpling Recipes Worth Trying?
Can the viral shortcuts compete with homemade pan-fried pork dumplings? I tried no-fold pork dumplings and pork dumpling lasagne alongside our family favourite to compare flavour, texture and ease of preparation. One shortcut surprised me. The other? I gave it three chances!
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Let’s Make Weeknight Dinners Easier!
Are you tired of reaching the end of a busy day with hungry kids, no dinner plan and the same question running through your mind: “What am I going to cook tonight?”
When you’re short on time and inspiration, it’s easy to fall back on expensive takeaway or the same few meals every week. That’s where my Easy Weeknight Dinners eBook can help.
Inside, you’ll find 20 quick, family-friendly dinners that can be on the table in 30 minutes or less. Every recipe uses everyday supermarket ingredients and includes simple, easy-to-follow instructions. So you can spend less time planning, shopping and cooking.
These are the real meals I cook for my own family. They’re reliable recipes everyone enjoys and the ones I return to whenever life gets busy. There are no complicated techniques or hard-to-find ingredients. Just tasty, fuss-free dinners designed to make your evenings easier.
With this eBook, you’ll have:
Quick dinner inspiration whenever you need it
Family-friendly recipes you can return to again and again
Less last-minute stress and fewer expensive takeaway nights
Simple meals that don’t require hours in the kitchen
Spend less time wondering what to cook and more time enjoying dinner with your family.
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5 of My Most Popular Chicken Recipes
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Meet Ange
Hi, I'm Ange!
I'm a retired teacher, home cook, wife and mum to two young adult girls. So I know firsthand just how chaotic life can get after school, work, sport and everything in between. That late-afternoon rush can feel overwhelming, especially when everyone’s hungry and tired. That’s exactly why I’ve developed a collection of simple, delicious recipes that help take the stress out of mealtime.
Growing up on a sugar cane farm in Mackay, food was always at the heart of our family. I have fond memories of big gatherings around the table, sharing stories, laughs and homemade meals. That spirit of connection through food is something I’ve carried into my own kitchen and it’s what inspired me to start sharing recipes online.
Here on my website, you’ll find easy, family-friendly meals using everyday ingredients you can grab at your local supermarket. These recipes are designed with the busy home cook in mind: they’re budget-friendly, quick to make and full of real ingredients (no fancy extras required). Whether you’re exhausted after a long day or just want dinner on the table fast, these meals will help you go from frazzled to cool, calm and collected.
Thank you for being here. Let’s keep making those beautiful mealtime memories, without the stress.
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