Bulk Baking Lunch Box Fillers.

I don't really like to buy heaps of prepacked school snacks/lunchbox fillers. I prefer to bake our own to pop in the lunchboxes with a sandwich and a piece of fruit. On a weekend we do a little bulk baking now and then to freeze so they are ready to grab through the week. Cookies and Muffins are usually a winner. We mix up the flavours so they don't get boring. The kids love to eat the raw mixture 'help' which can be fun and messy most of the time.
 

 

Apple and Cinnamon Muffins

 

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Valentine's Day!

This morning I baked some cupcakes for afternoon tea for the kids and also a simple chocolate cake with fresh cream for our dessert tonight.

 

We haven't planned anything extra special. An exchange of cards and chocolates is about as fancy as it will get this year. Maybe a 'childfree' date night in the near future might be on the cards.

Hopefully we will be celebrating a little more next year as we've been together 20 years.

It's lovely to have a day dedicated to showing someone how much you love them, but I think showing how much you love someone each and everyday is more meaningful. Not to say that giving and receiving cards, flowers, chocolates and small gifts isn't nice too!

How do you celebrate Valentine's Day?