Day 20 of 30 recipes in 30 days Archie, Rissie and I love the weekends. Even though Saturdays are busy, busy, busy. I try to catch up on my work and the kids spend Saturday mornings doing their household jobs. But once the afternoon hits, we get that weekend feeling. By early afternoon,…
Day 18 of 30 recipes in 30 days I just got off the phone from Telstra and as per usual I did my best impression of a completely deranged and angry lunatic. I feel queasy when I know I must speak to Telstra, as I also know within 5 minutes I will be enraged. …
Day 17 of 30 recipes in 30 days I was craving a snack today, something healthy but tasty and thought I would make some bliss balls! As I am all out of cashew nuts, I thought I would try a pistachio version. These were so easy, taking only minutes to make and super tasty. …
Day 16 of 30 recipes in 30 days I love old-fashioned recipes and trying to recreate a vegan version. I have always loved the look of a jelly slice. It just makes you think afternoon tea, lazy afternoons or children’s birthday parties. I have tried this unsuccessfully a couple of times but never really…
Day 12 of 30 recipes in 30 days I must admit that my self-imposed 30 recipes in 30 days challenge is becoming harder day by day! I woke up this morning and thought that I can’t possibly eat any more bloody food! Then I remembered my perpetual hankering to create a vegan vanilla cupcake…
Day 10 of my 30 recipes in 30 days challenge When I first left school and attended university in Brisbane I worked part-time at a little eatery in Rosalie. This was years ago, before Rosalie became Rosalie as we know it today. Back then, it was just a friendly little inner-city suburb that…
Day 9 of my 30 recipes in 30 days challenge – Chocolate Tarts I can’t stress enough how much the kids & I love school holidays – we all move at our own pace and life is so bloody easy. I am a little obsessed with the flaky, oh so bloody good pastry I…
Day 7 of my 30 recipes in 30 days challenge – Peanut Butter Bliss Balls. So happy to get Archie and Rissie and bring them back home today. Now the cottage feels complete and Kevin and Rosie are ecstatic. It was amazing to hear Archie and Rissie’s comments on our return how much the…
Day 6 of my 30 recipes in 30 days challenge – Apple Tart – I am on a roll! I was so happy with my pastry yesterday that I wanted to try it again. I was going to attempt a lemon meringue pie but instead, I woke up craving apple pie. Apple pie has…
Day 5 of my 30 recipes in 30 days challenge – Strawberry Tarts I am continuing to support the strawberry industry by buying punnets of strawberries I don’t really need. So, it had to be something with strawberries today. I was also craving something sweet, so this hit the spot. I love this pastry…
Day three of my 30 recipes in 30 days challenge. This challenge has been entirely self-imposed just because I like setting ridiculous challenges for myself. It gives me a daily focus! One of my favourite childhood memories is my Momma making pikelets. They have a distinct smell and there is nothing quite like a…
To keep a sense of melancholy at bay, I am keeping myself busy. I have had the loveliest weekend with Al just gone, but he has returned to the Coast and it is just me, my kitchen, Kevin and Rosie, the guinea pigs, chooks and my growing flock of magpie friends. As soon as…