Here's the written recipe for Easy Fried Rice. I like to add a bit of sweet chilli sauce for a bit of a kick. You can also add corn, diced capsicum, roast chicken...the sky is the limit. You can buy microwave rice sachets to make this recipe even easier or use brown rice to be even healthier.

Here are some life lessons from Cinderella:

1. It doesn't matter where you come from, you can have a happy ending;
2. Life will be difficult at times;
3. Choose kind;
4. Never give up;
5. Never run in heels.

These cute white chocolate confetti cookies could be made with a Christmas tree cookie cutter for a more festive look. You can find the recipe at www.taste.com.au.

Parents can be a bit distracted, busy and frazzled at Christmas. I love this BBC video about sharing Christmas together.

ATAR results are out and some of you are elated and others are devastated. Regardless of how you did, https://year13.com.au has some some useful information on what to do next. There are lots of articles, advice and links to agencies and websites. Just remember not to panic. Every successful person has experienced failure to some degree - it makes them more determined. If you didn't get the score you wanted or needed there are plenty of alternate pathways to university and plenty of options other than university. Good luck.