Shambolic Living

I Make S’Mores

Janine — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:10:14 +0000

The internet is a wealth of information. I’m sure if you search hard enough you could find the cure for cancer or the solution to third world hunger within its trillions upon trillions of pages of facts, figures and general whinging. In the six months I have spent trawling the internet in my quest for...

Diary of the $120 Food Challenge

Janine — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:09:30 +0000

Well we’ve got through the week trying to live on the one grocery shop, how did we do? Probably not a raging success. I was attempting the $120 Food Challenge. Saturday Pantry clean out. Inventory of supplies. Plan the menu. Do the shop. Go over budget by $50 by adding in way too much expensive...

$120 Food Challenge

Janine — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:18:36 +0000

An expedition into my pantry this weekend turned into a Hitchcock thriller. Attack of the Moths. We seem to be harbouring a colony of flying creatures. I know that is bad. I know it makes a statement about my housekeeping skills – but hey I’ve never put my hand up for Homemaker of the Year....

Eating Out With Kids or My Failure as a Food Blogger

Janine — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:41 +0000

Eating out with small children is not an enjoyable experience. There was a long period when fine dining became a distant memory for us. MacDonalds became our restaurant of choice because THEY HAD A PLAYGROUND. Anyone who has tried to keep toddlers or preschoolers confined to a seat for any longer than three minutes knows...

What’s for Dinner?

Janine — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:28:45 +0000

It’s the plaintive cry that echoes across homes world-wide. Three little words that are enough to drive mothers everywhere to drink. What’s for dinner? Before having children I wasn’t even the cook in the family, Mr Shambles always got home before me so he did dinner, and he can actually COOK which is nice. However,...