This drink is perfect for New Year's Eve wherever in the world you are. If you're craving the long days and warm nights of summer this little drink is the perfect pick me up. If you are experiencing the full extent of the summer heat and need to cool off in style, then this drink is for you. Choose your favourite fruit sorbet and pair it with Champagne or sparkling wine for ...
Holidays
Smitten with the Barossa!
Hubby and I recently got back from our 10th Anniversary holiday. What an incredible holiday! I had such a lovely, relaxing time that I did not want to come back. We spent four days in the Barossa Valley, which is Australian wine country for anyone that doesn't know. The Barossa is known for their big, bold red though we tried all kinds of wine and bought heaps to bring back ...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
We are flying up to Queensland soon to visit my Mum's family for Christmas. I'm really looking forward to the nice weather, a bit of a break and hanging out with my cousins and all the family. Hubby is hoping to squeeze in a trip to a theme park while we're there. I've had lots of fun blogging this year and have no idea what's going to be coming up on the blog in 2014. I ...
Edible Gifts for Men: Fruit Cake
Adding to my Edible Gift Ideas for Men round up, here is my Fruit Cake recipe. I don't think you can go wrong with Fruit Cake as a gift. I love it, hubby loves it and both our Fathers love it! I gave one to my Dad for Father's Day. My cousin Ross, swears that the best accompaniment is a piece of cheddar cheese...I've tried it out and it's a pretty good combo! This recipe is ...
Cookie Puzzle
I've been so inspired by Laura's amazing decorated cookies (here and here) during this series, that I thought I would give it a go myself. I've never decorated cookies before, (I know?! I think I'm the only one) but in the middle of the night I got the idea for a Cookie Puzzle and had to give it a go! This makes a fun little gift, just make sure that if your cookies feel ...
Pfeffernüsse
Hubby loves these German biscuits, but I must confess, I'm not a huge fan. A bit too much cinnamon for me! Anyway, I was looking forward to baking them to see if I liked them better if I'd made them myself.* This recipe is based on this one from London Eats. I've changed the ingredients slightly, but they're still packed with spice. The Spice Mix will make more mix than ...
Stained Glass Cookies
These are such pretty cookies. I've made them for Valentine's Day previously using heart cutters and they are always well received. I've stated that the recipe makes about 32, but I actually didn't use my whole batch of dough. It was about 36°C on the day I baked them and my dough was melting so quickly I gave up after cutting out the 6 I used in the photo. I put the rest of ...
Sugar and Spice Cookies
These cookies are a nice light version of Gingerbread. The dough is made like pastry, with the food processor doing all the work. Sugar and Spice Cookies makes about 32 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour 3/4 cup (165g) brown sugar 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice 1/4 tsp ground cloves 150g chilled butter, chopped into small cubes 1 egg yolk 1/4 cup (55g) raw ...
Hand Painted Wrapping Paper
I normally wrap my presents pretty plainly, using brown paper and some nice ribbon, but this year I thought it would be fun to get Roman in on the action.I set up a fingerpainting station for him with some red and green paint and let him at it!He was concentrating so hard and had his head really close to the paper. He somehow managed to get a smudge of paint under his nose, but ...
Glittery Tree Topper
I've been putting up my own Christmas Tree for nearly 10 years and I've never had a proper tree topper for it! That's pretty bad isn't it?! Especially for someone who loves putting up their tree. I've put all sorts of things on the top, but this Christmas there will be a proper star on top! To make one of your own, follow this great tutorial over on happinessishomemade. It ...
Fabric Scraps for Gift Wrapping
I was given a gift that was wrapped in this way and it was so cute that I kept it in the back of my mind for later. Since Christmas is the season of giving, I thought I share it with you all!This is a lovely way to use up little scraps of fabric that you have and takes a plainly wrapped gift up a notch. Fabric Scraps for Gift WrappingYou'll need:A wrapped giftRibbon of your ...
No Sew Gingerbread Man Puppet
Puppets are easy to make and lots of fun to play with. This one doesn't even need any sewing! Just a bit of glue to put it all together. You can use tacky craft glue, hot glue or fabric glue... they're all much the same. Decorate him with scraps of ribbon, fabric or buttons. If using buttons, don't give the puppet to kids under 3, as they buttons may come off and present a ...
