Gosh I love baking. I feel like a bit of a fraud though as I don’t actually have much of a sweet tooth myself – I’ll always go for a cheese plate over a decadent and rich dessert. Thankfully there are many in this household that do though. Have a sweet tooth, that is. And […]
The twinnies woke at 5 this morning. I’m on to my second cup of coffee and while they play with the dishwasher tablets in the cupboard under my feet, I’m throwing a brown sugar loaf cake (my new favourite recipe) into the oven. Mother’s of twins all need a piece of cake when this sleep […]
I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog front of late. Expecting our third baby this coming Wednesday (State of Origin Game 3!) my good friend Flemo and I’ve been joking around that we’ll have to call him or her Mal, Freddy, Ricky or some other rugby league inspired name! And with our darling Annabubby turning 4 […]
Come December we take our annual pilgrimage to Ballinaclash in Young. Not only are the cherries plump, delicious and the deepest colour of crimson red, the service is great and their cherry ice cream is to die for. The kids love picking their own cherries, carrying their buckets happily until they get too heavy and […]
“…brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favourite things”. Charlotte loves The Sound of Music just as much as I did growing up (and still do for that matter). On the other hand, Cork Daddy isn’t in to old movies. Instead favouring the action packed blockbuster with all the bells […]
I’m sitting here with a boiling hot cuppa enjoying some cold leftover bread and butter pudding. WOW! I don’t think there could be any better ‘special treat’ afternoon tea. My grandma Mim used to make this pudding often and I loved helping her butter the bread. I used to pick out the sultanas then, and […]
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