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About Maraya

Maraya can be found hiding in the car pretending to ‘work’, watching endless teen dramas, eating chocolate and dreaming of becoming the next Mrs Hemsworth (any of them will do!)

Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe

Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe – Our Family Favourite

Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe

This easy, three-step chocolate mud cake recipe is my very favourite. I’ve been making it for years. I’m not sure where the recipe originated from but there has been several tweaks over the years and now it’s perfect! It’s really rich and fudgy, more like an amazing chocolate brownie. (If you want the best chocolate brownies they are here!) It’s so easy to make as well, with only three steps. No creaming butter and sugar, then adding eggs and so on. It’s my go too when I need a quick cake. I just made it for my sister’s birthday and I’m about to make it for another friend.

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Chocolate Chip Oat Slice Recipe

Chocolate Chip Oat Slice Recipe

Chocolate Chip Oat Slice Recipe

I made this chocolate chip oat slice recipe up just using ingredients from the cupboard this week because it’s a broke week! This slice is a bit muesli bar, a bit choc chip cookie, a bit ANZAC slice. The kids have loved it so far, so I’ll definitely make it again. It’s a great way to use up your oats and it just uses basics from your pantry. Nothing fancy needed. It will last in an airtight container in your pantry for at least a week (if the kids don’t eat it all first!) and is perfect for lunch boxes and after school snacks. It’s filling and full of oats, with not too much sugar, and school safe with not nuts. You can choose to use dark, milk or even white chocolate chips, depending of your preference. If you enjoy a salted flavour you can crack some extra salt over the top (that’s what I’ve done here because I love it!)

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Universal studios Hollywood

5 Tips for the Ultimate Day at Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal studios Hollywood

*we visited as guests of Universal Studios Hollywood

Don’t come at me Disney fans, but I’m a Universal Studios gal! Movies and TV are my passion and there’s just nothing like being immersed in the world of your favourite movies. I love that the rides at Universal Studios are primarily immersive experiences, that make you feel like you are in the films, interacting with the characters. And there is NOTHING that beats the backlot tour and seeing real movie magic. So, if you are heading to Universal Studios Hollywood, I wanted to give you my top 5 tips to have a wonderful day.

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Port Stephens with kids

Port Stephens with Kids

Port Stephens with kids

Port Stephens is only around two hours from Sydney and fantastic location for a weekend away or a holiday with kids. It’s a family favourite for us because it’s not to far and there are so many great activities for kids and families. Port Stephens in just north of Newcastle and encompasses popular holiday destinations; Nelson Bay, Anna Bay, Shoal Bay, Fingal Bay and Soldiers Point.

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Foam party

Tully turns 10! A Squishmallow Foam party

Foam partyTully’s catch phrase is, “look at its cute little face!” She’s obsessed with Squishmallows, kawaii, and any toy with big eyes. Because she was turning 10 I wanted to do a big party at home in April, but, thanks to covid, an overseas trip to see her family in Scotland and then a surprise bout of chicken pox, it was June before we could have the party!

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