We were lucky enough to win a recent giveaway from Linda at Two Pink Possums as part of the Blogtober Festivities. Our lovely package arrived yesterday, all beautifully wrapped.
I won the Tribeca Tunic pattern (I am thinking of a beach coverup out of cheesecloth or similar now we have some decent weather again!). Linda very generously included some goodies for Sarah too – some funky scrap booking paper and some fun, girly fabric. I especially love the pink camouflage print – perfect for a beach tote! Thanks again Linda for your generosity – you really made our day!!
We are keeping busy at Chez Sugar with a special party coming up this weekend. Here is a sneak peak at some of the party preparations – can’t wait to show you the rest next week.
Sarah has been keeping us well fed with all her wonderful baking. This week she has tried out a couple of the cookie recipes from the latest Donna Hay magazine. The Peanut Butter cookies are my favourite so far.
Peanut Butter Cookies
100 g butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cup plain flour
1/4 teaspoon bicarb soda
1 cup Demerara sugar for rolling
Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Place butter, peanut butter, vanilla and brown sugar in bowl of electric mixer and beat for 8-10 mins until well combined. Add the egg and beat for 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add flour and bicarb soda and beat until smooth dough forms. Roll one tablespoon of dough into a ball at a time and roll in Demerara sugar. Place on baking trays lined with baking paper. Bake for 10-12 mins. Cool on wire racks.
Posted by Lisa and Sarah
I love the look of those paper goodies girls 🙂 Can’t wait to see what you’ve made with them. I’ve only recently discovered Donna Hay magazine, and wow! So inspiring. Congrats on your giveaway win 🙂 Happy mail is the best!
Such lovely items from Linda! She is a wonderful person and very talented.
Ooooh dear – what you are making for that suprise party all looks so pretty. I wish I could join the fun, just to look at all the loveliness!
Have a great party!
Congratulations on your win, that tunic pattern looks fabulous – there are some lovely voille fabrics at TT!
I have made those Donna Hay cookies & they are delicious.
I love pink & chocolate together, have a fantastic celebration 🙂
Janelle xx
A tunic for the beah or pool sounds great i can just imagine it with that pattern.Sarah should become a chef as her biscuits look yum.
Linda
That tunic looks lovely. I can’t wait to see your version!
That tunic pattern looks great and I think it would be very useful for the summer. Love your goodies from Linda. Your party preparations are looking good
Great!
Love the tunic pattern. It looks flattering for all body types. I noticed the Little Twin Stars card. My daughter’s favorite when we lived in Japan. She had a dress made out of Twin Stars fabric. So cute. This is going to be one pretty sweet party. You ladies are always so clever.
Such wonderful treats… love those pretty papers and that tunic pattern! What a fun win! And so crazy with the cookie recipe… I’ve been dying for some peanut butter cookies! Thank you! :o) Happy Days to you all ((HUGS))
Those cookies do look very yummy, what beautiful cooking. I love the colours you are using in your party preparations, so pretty. Have a good time.:)
Thanks for the recipe -I’ll try those cookies!! Love//Eva
Congrats on your win. Cute fabric!
A special party…looks like fun already.
Yumm! PB cookies!
I adore peanut butter cookies, so I am definitely going to save your recipe. They look delicious. Looks like a fun party too!
Those cookies look beyond delicious!
I love the recipe for those cookies! My hubs is a big peanut butter cookie fan! I’ll hopefully be able to make them this weekend!
Congrats on the lovely winnings!
Hi Lisa,
thanks for visiting… I like the cookies most – they are perfect to have them wit a Latte… lol
Hope to “see” you soon have a great week too….. Myriam
Think Ann Landers (advice columnist).
Dear Sarah Landers:
How do you bake something and have it not burn to the bottom of the pan. I made rice krispie cake before and had to throw out the whole pan as I couldn’t remove any from the pan it was like a rock.
xoxoxo
I don’t do a lot of baking, but I must make those cookies~yummy.
You sure got some beautiful things from Linda. Fun…more fun…
What a great prize pack! Looking forward to seeing and hearing more about the ‘party’!!! Must get to reading my Donna Hay mag as those peanut butter cookies sound yummy.
Yummy cookies.
Congrats on your prize. Very nice.
Oooh, I can’t wait to see the party details — pretty, pretty pink. Thanks for the cookie recipe!
Hi Lisa and Sarah!
Wow, the party preparations look absolutely beautiful – you girls are SO clever!
And Sarah – those peanut cookies look utterly delicious, thank you for sharing the recipe – I may have to give it a go – although my baking efforts usually do not come out as beautifully as yours!
Beautiful gifties too from a generous and thoughtful blogger!
Love and hugs! Vikki xoxo
Hi Girls, Well done on the giveaway win. The tunic pattern looks great and I can’t wait to see the finished article.
Your party plans look perfect. Love the pink and black. Lucky you with all the yummy cookies. And I think the cover up will be fabulous.
Thanks Sarah, that is if I ever bake again.
Love Renee xoxo
Those paper goodies look wonderful…what a generous gift package! Conrats..
By the way..I made another sock monkey you might enjoy viewing!! they are soo much fun to make.
Blessings..
HOPE
A wonderful party in the making!
What a nice gift Linda gave you. I think these giveaways are so much fun that I have bought a couple of kitchen items to make a giveaway in my blog – but need time to make the pictures and write the post. Keep an eye on it!
Looks like lots of fun at your house – prizes, parties, crafting and cookies – what a delightful place to be!
No way! I grew up with the little twin stars, I didn’t expect to see it today. All the paper goodies looks so lovely.
Oh, goodie! A recipe of Sarah’s. Looking forward to having a go myself! Hope the weekend’s celebrations were fun. We had our own here too. Do we share a birthday in the family??
I just found your blog and I love it.
Warmly,
Bernie
What a cute parcel to receive in the mail. I especially love the camo fabric – that is just too cute. I love pressies! Your party preparations look great and can’t wait to hear more.
Fab cookies. I forwarded the URL to your blog to a friend this morning and she has just spent the day going through your archives. I called in to see her and she had already baked a batch of the peanut butter cookies. Yummo!