I'm eating cookie dough because I'm pregnant and you're not the boss of me.

But it's egg-free so you can't judge me :P

Ingredients:

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup milk

1 cup self-raising flour

pinch of salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips (or a flake, or a block of chocolate you've taken a mallet to, or a chopped chocolate bar)

Throw it all in a bowl and mix it up, then try not to eat it all at once.

Hummus

I love having hummus in the house as a snack with carrot sticks or as a butter replacement on a sandwich.

Ingredients

1 can of drained and rinsed chickpeas

1 tsp minced garlic (or about 1 clove)

1 tsp cumin

A good squeeze of lemon juice

A long drizzle of mild olive oil.

Throw everything into a bender and go until its smooth. Add more lemon and garlic to taste. If it's too thick add water 1tsp at a time and blend some more.

If you want to look extra fancy then swirl it in the serving dish and add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of smoked paprika.

Alternatively, you can eat it out of a tub with fresh tortilla served on a bunnikins plate.

Tortillas, another thing I'll never buy pre-made again.

It turns out that tortillas are super easy to make! And freshly made, warm tortillas are about a million times tastier than store bough ones.

You will need:

2 cups plain flour (plus extra for dusting surfaces)

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cups water

3 tbsp olive oil (plus a tiny splash more for cooking)

THAT'S IT! Well almost, you'll also need a bowl for mixing, a rolling pin and a cast iron skillet (though any heavy bottomed frypan should work if you weren't as lucky as me to received one as a hand me down from your Nan)

Combine flour and salt on a bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the oil and water. Start mixing from the middle slowly pulling the flour mix into the wet bit in the middle. Once it's a gloppy mess turn it out onto a floured surface and give it a couple of kneads. Add a little more flour if it's sticking to your hands.

Once it's smooth and no longer sticky put it back in the bowl and let it rest for about 10 minutes.

Divide into 8 sections then roll them out until they are about 2-3 mm thick.

Put a teeny splash of olive oil into your skillet and heat until its hot but not smoking. Medium heat should do it. Cook each tortilla until it is golden brown and you can see the dough puffing up in a few places then flip it and cook the other side.

Done! Fresh tortillas in less than half an hour and for a fraction of the cost.

No-bake, chewy, nutty muesli balls

This was an absolute by-the-seat-of-my-pants experiment but the results are so good I wanted to share it.

I eyeballed all the ingredients so measurements are all approximates and you'll need a food processor (with mixing attachment if you have one) and a saucepan.

Ingredients (all approx)

1 1/2 cups Rolled Oats

1 cup Cashews (though any nuts could do)

1/4 cup Sesame seeds

2 tbsp Chia seeds

1/4 cup Almond meal

1/4 cup Coconut (plus extra to roll)

1/3 cup Butter

1/3 cup Honey

1/3 cup Brown sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp bicarbonate soda

1 tbsp boiling water

Blend the oats and nuts until they're chopped up into itty bitty pieces then switch out to the mix attachment (or chuck it in a large mixing bowl) and add the sesame, chia almond meal and coconut and mix 'er up.

Put the butter, honey and brown sugar into the saucepan on a low heat until everything is melted and any graininess is gone. Stir in the vanilla then add the bicarb and finally the water. Your mix will fizz and bubble (probably doubling in volume).

Tip the wet mix into your dry mix and mix well. Let it sit for a few minutes until it wont melt the flesh off your hands then roll into balls and cover in coconut (HINT: Toddlers love this bit and will gleefully smear it everywhere while "helping")

If your balls won't hold their shape just keep mixing in more almond meal until you get the consistency you want.

Put in the fridge to set for at least half an hour.

They should last up to a week in the fridge but I can pretty much guarantee you they won't last that long.