Sarah found a lovely recipe for Golden Crunch Cake over at Not Without Salt. She whipped it up in no time using staples from our pantry, and it has a lovely old fashioned appeal. It has a golden crunchy topping that gave way to a soft moist cake. … [Read more...]
Resume for Students
It has been an exciting week in our home as both of my teens, Miss 14 and Mr 17, have landed themselves casual employment - one as a checkout operator in a supermarket, and one as a sales assistant with a national retailer. It is such a fantastic … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
One of the things I most enjoy about school holidays is watching Sarah potter around in the kitchen, baking up lots of delicious treats for us all. Sarah loves to keep busy and is very industrious - a trait I especially like to see in teens. Last … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Meringues
School holidays have started here in Western Australia and I am lucky enough to be having a 2 week break from the day job. Unfortunately for Mr 17, he is in the middle of his Year 12 mock exams, and his final exams are only a few weeks away - so no … [Read more...]
Chopstick Wrappers
Our family love all things Asian - and we have been lucky enough to travel as a family to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan. We eat a lot of stir fry's and Asian inspired meals, and we are all pretty handy with chopsticks!Chopstick … [Read more...]
Homemade Christmas Ornaments
There is nothing nicer than decorating your Christmas tree with homemade Christmas ornaments. Recently my friend had to plan a lesson to teach a group of primary school aged children some basic sewing skills. She borrowed my Accuquilt Go! Baby Cutter … [Read more...]
Butterfly Quilt Progress
I have been steadily working away on my Butterfly Quilt (mentioned here and here) using lots of different colourful scraps. My vision for the quilt has shrunk from a single bed size down to a lap quilt (after 144 butterflies I would like to finish … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sarah made up a big batch of chocolate chips cookies this weekend using a new recipe and I think it could become our favourite. It used a tin of condensed milk in the mixture which gave the cookies a lovely crumbly and chewy texture, whilst still … [Read more...]
Rosemary Oil
We recently bought a pizza stone and have been making our own pizzas on a Friday night. Nothing beats home-made pizza dough and it is so quick to make using the Kitchenaid. One of our favourite pizzas is a rosemary pizza, where we drizzle olive oil … [Read more...]
"A Pain in the Neck"
After a nasty whiplash injury over 20 years ago, I still have ongoing neck pain. One of the best ways to relieve it is by applying a heat pack. I designed myself a long heat pack that I can drape around my neck and shoulders. Filled with wheat and … [Read more...]
Vanilla Tea
When we lived in France, I developed a love for Vanilla Tea. There is something about vanilla that works magically well when combined with tea. My current favourite tea is Dilmah Rose with French Vanilla. Some of the other vanilla teas that I have … [Read more...]
Weekend Baking: Maple Sweetened Carrot Cupcakes
Sarah and I have had a wonderful weekend in the kitchen! Today we spent 5 hours at an Advanced Pastry Making Class, where we learnt how to make Croissants, Danishes, Profiteroles, Eclairs, and Puff Pastry. I won't tell you how much butter we used in … [Read more...]
