Did I tell you that I finished the pink shawl too?  And my mum claimed that one, so still nothing new on my Etsy shop! And with this shawl I had an extra ball of yarn, so I was able to follow the pattern properly with the edging. And I

I finished this one the other day (because I’m still waiting for my pink parcel to come from LoveCrochet with the yarn to finish off the jumpers for my nieces and the yarn for my next project), and wouldn’t you know that when I was nearly finished the

Did I tell you the nougat I made in the thermomix turned out great?  It’s just very sweet, and a very strong honey flavour.  But it set no problem, and it’s nice to have a little piece now and then.  I put in macadamias, pistachios and dried blueberries.

I’m loving having 4 whole days off over Easter!  Ben and I are enjoying ourselves and feeling very relaxed. The kids are off at youth conference and Seb camping at the destination we usually go to over Easter, with some of our friends.  I heard they had hot, hot

So we were given some quinces the other day, and because of the thermy I decided to make quince paste.  It was so easy that I made another batch this morning, as there were still a few left.  Now I just need to make up a little label to go

Yes, it’s a lovely weekend again, and we’re only half way through so far!  Today we had our March/April birthdays family catch up at a playground nearby to a bakery where we bought our pasties for lunch.  Then we had lemon curd cheesecake (lovin my Thermomix!) or

I’ve been wanting to make nougat (well, only lately, since getting a thermy) but I’m stumped on where to get the edible rice paper sheets that you encase it in.  I asked at the Asian grocery and she tried to sell me the rice paper that you use

The other day I tried a new cake recipe (in the thermy) and it was so so so easy, and a big success too.  I chose it because it had all the same ingredients as a recipe I’ve been using for years, but it was a lot simpler in

I forgot to tell you all that we had a lovely holiday at Pt Vincent on the recent long weekend. Ben and Zoe and one of her friends (a girl from Germany) sailed across the gulf, while another of her friends and myself drove around after work on Friday.  So

Did I mention we bought a thermomix?  Well it’s been great!  So far I’ve made: pesto stuffed mushrooms (vegan version) pizza bianca (rosemary, garlic, and we added potatoes) Israeli couscous salad raspberry sorbet (fruity dream) Bhaigan Ka Bharta Chilli Chutney quesadilias Falafel with beetroot hoummous and capsicum and