Lucky last in Cooking the Books is Emily from Fuss Free Cooking. I've been following Emily's blog for a long time and it's easy to see why...everything she makes looks amazing!! Since she posted her recipe for home made Kecap Manis, I've never bought it again and I can't wait to find an excuse to try out her Steamboat. It's definitely not a blog to look at when you're hungry. ...
Cooking the Books: AWW Cakes, Biscuits and Slices
Baking today is Narelle from Cook Clean Craft. Before blogging, Narelle was an Engineer just like I was! It sure feels like a lifetime ago for me. Last year I participated in Boy's Own Style Month on Narelle's blog. Now she's returning the favour and testing out the Australian Women's Weekly: Cakes Biscuits and Slices. Take it away Narelle! I love to bake – maybe it’s in ...
Cooking the Books: Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache
Baking today is Laura from Craftstorming. We've been following each-other's blogs for a while now and have become very good friends...if only by email! I first found Laura's blog when I was looking to make Roman some baby sleeping bags (grobags) and came across her awesome version! Laura not only sews, but bakes too and you'll find plenty of delicious goodies on her blog. Today ...
Cooking the Books: Indulgence Chocolate
I totally judged the book by it's cover when I bought this. The cover photo of those dried up orange slices dipped in dark chocolate had me licking my lips, so I bought the book without a second thought. The book, Indulgence Chocolate: A Fine Selection of Sweet Treats is one of a series of Indulgence books. I've also got Indulgence Cupcakes and Indulgence Petits Fours. The ...
Cooking the Books: Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
Joining me for Cooking the Books today is Ros from Sew Delicious. Ros is a very lucky girl as she happens to be my only 'met in real life' blog friend! I love hanging out with Ros as I only have a couple of other crafty friends and it's great to be able to chat about fabric and sewing with someone whose eyes don't glaze over (sorry Hubby)! Ros and I have met up at the Zoo a ...
Cooking the Books: Sweet Eats
Joining us is Sarah from Butter with a side of Bread. If you haven't been to the blog before, then check it out. The girls do a great job of making you very hungry! Today, Sarah is testing out the recipe for Chocolate Mint Cookies from the book, Sweet Eats by Rose Dunnington. I’m so excited to actually get to open my new cook book that my Sister-in-law gave me for ...
Cooking the Books: The River Cottage Meat Book
Cooking today is Meg from Elsie Marley. Meg is famous for running Kids Clothes Week, where people all around the world focus on sewing some kids clothing for the week. I've taken part twice before (see here) and I love it! The next KCW is coming up at the end of the month, go here if you'd like to join in. Meg not only sews, but she cooks too! Her latest recipe for smoky ...
Cooking the Books: Gifts from the Kitchen
I'm so excited that Cooking the Books starts today! If you have a cookbook on your shelf that you've never used, get it out and cook along with us! Participating in the series is: Meg from Elsie Marley Sarah from Butter with a Side of Bread Ros from Sew Delicious Laura from Craftstorming Narelle from Cook Clean Craft Emily from Fuss Free Cooking If you decide to ...
An Accidental Renovation
It was meant to be a quick mini-renovation, but this has quickly turned into a much bigger project. For a while we had been planning to update the pantry over Easter weekend. It was 3 little cupboards and 2 open nooks and it drove me crazy trying to find things. I'd have to look in 5 spots to find anything! The plan was to get 2 tall cabinets to replace the 5 sections. Our ...
The Chenille Quilt
About a month ago, I posted that I was all set to get started on my first quilt, a Faux Chenille Baby Quilt. You can see the post here. I was so excited to do this quilt and it all went so well until the last step! It's actually been ready for a couple of weeks, but I needed some time to get over the disappointment! Have I sucked you in yet?...keep reading! To make the ...
Vegan Apple Cake
No one in our household is Vegan, but we do follow Lent before Easter and Christmas, so egg-free and dairy-free recipes come in handy. I often bake this Vegan Chocolate Cake, but sometimes it's nice to mix it up a bit. Apple and Cinnamon is a classic combination, although you could leave the cinnamon out if you're not a fan. This recipe is based on this one from Cake Duchess, ...
Peanut Swaddler for the Baby
I've had a bit of boring sewing to do lately. Mainly replacing the elastic in all of my cloth nappies. I've got about 25, so that's 50 bits of elastic! Of course, the unpicking takes twice as long as sewing it back on. I think I've still got 7 nappies to go. To reward myself for my efforts so far, I thought I'd do some fun sewing! This project has been on my to-do list for a ...
