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Super sunshine granola bars - or how to feed your kids like a Jewish mother even when they’re not home.

This week was my daughter’s first ever school camp. She, despite her excitement overdrive was extremely organised about the whole thing. Sunday morning dawned bright and indecently early as it always does in summer. But in direct opposition to the enthusiastic dawn chorus I was determined to have a lazy Sunday [...]

Breakfast at Persephone’s

When the goddess Demeter, the great Earth Mother wandered the earth spreading sunshine and happiness she was accompanied by her beautiful daughter, Persephone.
Persephone was young, gorgeous and poised on the brink of womanhood, lush with promise and the first hints of summer’s bounty. No wonder Hades, tall, dark and handsome God of the underworld, swept [...]

Homemade Honey Granola

1 kg organic rolled oats
500g organic dessicated coconut
500ml organic flaked almonds
250ml organic sesame seeds
1 litre organic honey
125ml organic sunflower oil
60ml of spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, or allspice)

Mix all the dry ingredients and spices
Gently warm the honey and oil
Stir the dry ingredients into the honey mix
The mix should be coated but not wet
Line some flat baking trays [...]