I was talking to my daughter the other day about a Christmas in July function at her work. We talked about the range of food that was brought in by colleagues. There was the Christmas cake which is very much the traditional ‘cold weather’ Christmas food and mini pavlovas which are definitely more Aussie Christmas […]
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Even though I gave birth to twins 28 years ago it is amazing how much I remember of the very early days. It really does seem like yesterday. We have photos of all of our children in our hall and sometimes when I stop and look at the photos of them when they were 3-4 […]
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We have had a wedding in our household in recent weeks. Weddings are such big business these days aren’t they? But they really don’t need to be. The theme of our son’s wedding was definitely ‘ how to save money’. That doesn’t mean it was a cheap wedding, it meant that they searched for ways […]
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I was asked to make the wedding cakes for my son’s wedding and he and his bride-to-be wanted a Red Velvet Cake to be decorated as a Semi Naked Cake. Many of the recipes ‘out there’ for Red Velvet Cake are for cupcakes. So I had to experiment and adapt some recipes to develop a […]
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This recipe is the one I used to make the frosting for my son’s wedding cake. I made 4 x the recipe for a three tiered Semi Naked cake. What you will need: 220 g icing sugar 150 g white chocolate 130 g butter Method: Grate the white chocolate any way you can e.g. with […]
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This page contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. There is also a link to my doTERRA webpage so you can check out their range of oils. I just finished cleaning my house and this week I used my steam mop to clean the kitchen and […]
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How do you manage stress? Are you even aware of your stressors? If you are a person who is easily stressed it can be very helpful to stop and think about this so that next time you feel yourself getting worked up you can think about why and do something about it. I started using […]
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I have always loved using ginger in cooking and use both powered and fresh ginger. Lately I have been adding Ginger Essential Oil to my ingredients list. I love this oil and am using it in so many ways. Before I dive into the recipe, I just want to give you an idea of how […]
Continue ReadingWe want to share more of our life on this blog than just the here and now and so I thought I would go back a bit and talk about raising twins. Yes, we have twin boys as well as a girl (who is our oldest child). They are all grown up now but the […]
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This recipe is for a DIY facial toner that contains simple ingredients. I have never been one to use toner, mainly because they cost a bomb and because you never know what is in them. I enjoy using this one as it is cheap and easy to make and of course I like how it […]
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