Did you know?

Did you know that celery keeps better in the fridge wrapped tightly in foil?

Did you know that even though my kids can be ridiculously cute....



They can also be a handful....

Wet Weather, Warm Scones.

It is miserable outside today.
Inside it is warm and the house smells like freshly baked scones.



The dishwasher hums.
The dryer spins.
All is quiet.
Kids asleep,
Parents enjoying their treats...



And the toys all over the floor...



Recipe for scones found here:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/6036/lemonade+scones

I Belong In The 50's...

Someday I feel like a real 50's housewife.
I cook,
I clean,
I wash,
I garden,
I feed, entertain and care for both of my gorgeous kids.
I love it.
Such a simple and happy life I have!
I love teaching my daughter how to cook and help and be creative.
I love showering both my kids with love and affection, and cherish the gurgling of my now 11 week old son.

Recently I had my birthday, and ten days later it was my brother's birthday. Him and his wife have come down for a visit and we both exchanged gifts over dinner...



My family (and my dear hubby) know me better than anyone else in this world! They bless me with lovely gifts which are just perfectly "me".

So I love to spoil them back with everything I can.



We gave 1/4 of this to my brother, his wife and my grandparents who they were staying with. It is so deliciously rich.
(If anyone would like the recipe I have it in pdf format I can email to you)



I also experimented with cookies and pretty icing. They look lovely and the icing is nicer than royal but they really aren't my thing. I love decorating them but not eating.



My garden is so lush! I am picking snow peas daily, and the herbs as I please. The fruit on the lemonade tree are slowly swelling up and the lettuce is crowded and overflowing!

But today will be a quiet day.
Both my boys are sick.
I am tired after caring for my little man overnight with his chesty cough and his sniffly nose.
If we could we would stay in all day, but we need to go food shopping, and possibly a visit to the doctor to get my little guy checked in case it is anything worse than just a common bug.
So off we go, tissues in hand!
:)

Bread and Biscuits...

Well I cannot say how many biscuits are left from yesterday.... (Not many!)
But my baking adventures continued that day.
I dug around in our pantry and found an old packet bread mix I couldn't resist during a shopping adventure to IKEA.
I could have bought so many wonderful things...
But I opted for this:


(Silly blogger keeps flipping this picture sideways, sorry for the head tilting!)

Yummy insides...



Yes it was slightly challenging with no English instructions, I know I could have used trusty old Google but I thought I could try it using my baking knowledge.
It came out pretty yummy so I guess I must know a thing or two!