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Real food for families

"The Best Memories are made...
Gathered around the Table"

Home cooked food with real ingredients, help families connect, children learn about eating healthy and provide great memories as a family.

Whether it's treats, after-school snacks, mid-week meals or celebrating together these home-cooked recipes are tried and tested by our family fussy eaters and perfected by our own hands.

Tasty Slow Cooker Beef Stew for Family Meals

Tasty Slow Cooker Beef Stew for Family Meals

With snow, rain and wind we've been eating lots of comfort food and hearty meals as a family this last month. One of my favourites has been this ...

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Red Velvet Swirl Fudge Recipe

Red Velvet Swirl Fudge Recipe

If you read Rainy Day Mum regularly you may have noticed our slight obsession with Fudge. We love making it, especially when it's simple and easy to ...

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Delicious Rainy Day Soup Recipes

Delicious Rainy Day Soup Recipes

I don't know about you but now that Christmas is over and the decorations have come down those Rainy Days that we've been having seem all the more ...

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Easy Chicken Pie for Mid-Week Family Meals

Easy Chicken Pie for Mid-Week Family Meals

  I shared this over on our Instastories this week and quite a few people have asked for the recipe. So here it is our Simple and Easy Family ...

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Instant Pot Kids Chicken Fajita Recipe

Instant Pot Kids Chicken Fajita Recipe

One of our favourite Mid-Week Family Meals is Chicken Fajitas. I always have some homemade fajita seasoning in the cupboard and you can guarantee that ...

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New Years Day Family Meal Ideas

New Years Day Family Meal Ideas

When you get together with friends and family this New Year, you may be looking for a new set of traditions and family goals. New Year’s is the ...

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Delicious Easy Appetisers for New Year’s Eve

Delicious Easy Appetisers for New Year’s Eve

For a New Year's Eve party, you don't necessarily want a sit-down feast so easy appetisers that you can put together, set out and share with family ...

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Easy Party Appetiser – Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites

Easy Party Appetiser – Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites

As a family, we love the combination of bacon and chicken and searching for party appetisers this year to bring to gatherings I found a recipe in my ...

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18 Ideas for Christmas Eve Family Meals That Even the Kids will Love

18 Ideas for Christmas Eve Family Meals That Even the Kids will Love

Christmas time is such a busy time of year. Running back and forth to get last minute gifts, wrapping paper, tape, and heading to various Christmas ...

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Easy Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs Party Appetiser

Easy Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs Party Appetiser

It's party season and were invited to a few this year I like to bring along some food and one of my go-to Appetiser recipes is this easy to make ...

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Gingerbread Men Cupcakes with Cinnamon Icing Recipe

Gingerbread Men Cupcakes with Cinnamon Icing Recipe

My kids love that one of our family traditions during the Festive Season is to get together in the kitchen and bake. I have a bit of a thing for ...

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Christmas Eggnog Bread and Butter Pudding with Vanilla Bourbon Sauce Recipe

Christmas Eggnog Bread and Butter Pudding with Vanilla Bourbon Sauce Recipe

We love our desserts here on Rainy Day Mum and like to make them a little more festive this time of year. This Christmas Bread and Butter Pudding ...

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Yummy Cranberry Crumble Bars for Christmas Treats

Yummy Cranberry Crumble Bars for Christmas Treats

Ohhh finally we have the fresh cranberries in store and with the first packet this year we've made a delicious cranberry crumble bar recipe that I ...

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Easy Decorated Rudolph and Reindeer Oreo Cookies

Easy Decorated Rudolph and Reindeer Oreo Cookies

Last year we made some really easy Decorated Oreo Snowmen for a quick Christmas Snack for kids to make and we loved it so much that this year we ...

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Easy Baileys and Pecan Fudge Recipe for Christmas

Easy Baileys and Pecan Fudge Recipe for Christmas

As you probably have realised Chocolate Fudge is one of our favourite Christmas indulgences but I have a second. I absolutely love Irish Cream Liqueur ...

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Harry Potter Inspired Pumpkin Butterbeer Cookie Recipe

Harry Potter Inspired Pumpkin Butterbeer Cookie Recipe

After our visit to Hogwarts in the Snow and trying some of the delicious Butterbeer in the Backlot Cafe at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour I was inspired ...

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Glorious Green Grinch Freakshake

Glorious Green Grinch Freakshake

It's time for treats and after heading to the movies this weekend to see The Grinch we have a special treat for you to make. If you haven't noticed we ...

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Pretty Little Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes

Pretty Little Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes

My daughter decided this Halloween that instead of being ever so scary she wanted to be a pretty little witch. Our Halloween Cauldron cupcakes, ...

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Simple and EASY Chocolate Orange Fudge Recipe

Simple and EASY Chocolate Orange Fudge Recipe

If there is a chocolate flavour combination I love it is Chocolate and Orange together. I love Terry's Chocolate Oranges, they are a Christmas treat ...

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Tombstone Halloween Cookies

Tombstone Halloween Cookies

Although I love cooking with the kids I also like making things myself in the kitchen and Halloween is the perfect time to try out some of the cookie ...

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Easy White Chocolate Fudge Recipe with Candy Corn for the Saucepan or Slow Cooker

Easy White Chocolate Fudge Recipe with Candy Corn for the Saucepan or Slow Cooker

We do love our fudge here in the Rainy Day Mum house. The easier to make the better! Our slow cooker fudge recipe is a favourite to share with friends ...

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