This made me giggle....

I took this photo yesterday during playtime.
I swear she was smiling and laughing the whole time....But somehow this happened!

I looked out my window and this is what I saw....

Daffodils!
Amongst all the dead winter grass they brightly stood. I had to go admire, pick and fill the house with their strong scent. So delicious!




And here is another piece of yumminess....Cake! I had a small amount of free time and saw a cake mix in the pantry (great for experimental purposes) and a tin of chocolate top and fill I found at an IGA for 99c. Honestly, how could I resist! So the two came together.....And then I went a bit crazy with a piping bag (freezer bag-horrible!) and it came out like this...

Yes I am a great big mushball and I love my husband so much I made him an overly decorated cake. At least it tasted good!
I went for the swirly vanilla/choc fudge look and with the top and fill added it really is so rich. But of so good....

So good that a few days later (and it still tastes fresh!) there is only this much left...

Though the only reason that there is ANY left is because the husband totally forgot about it until I reminded him....He then cut himself a huge slice to make up for it.
A few days later, after salivating over so many pretty things in a homewares store, I went a bit crazy and treated myself to a proper cake decorating device.
http://www.kitchenwaredirect.com.au/Bakeware/Bakers-Tools/Avanti-Cookie-Press-Icing-Set
So hopefully when I get the time I will make some prettier cakes.

Other things I have done.....
Well this was a while ao but I forgot to get a photo...

It was my second embroidery attempt and I must say I am quite pleased with my efforts! Now what do I do with it????
Here's the pattern, obviously I omitted some lines (I was getting just a bit lazy and liked the way it looked).


Went on a planting binge yesterday and now our kitchen table is almost half covered with boring looking containers full of dirt...
But while seed shopping I did discover these...

I have NEVER, ever seen cactus seeds before...Anywhere! So I couldn't resist.
I knew I would plant them in our gorgeous deep blue pots our old bonsai were in (before they went to a happier place-bonsai heaven) but noticed that we were rather silly when buying the pots and did not buy trays for underneath...Well damn. I have tried to find something around the house to use but I guess I'll just have to go to Bunnings...*Sigh*
(I LOVE Bunnings and could spend a LOT of money in there.....Oh wait I HAVE spent a lot of money in there. It was fun.)

As usual this little one is keeping me busy.....But when she gives such cute poses-how can you not go all mushy inside?

Cheese & Vegetable Muffins Recipe

So here goes:

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cups Self Raising Flour
1 tsp salt
1 Cup Grated Cheese
! Cup Grated Zucchini
1 Cup Grated Carrot
2 Eggs, Lightly Beaten
30g Butter, Melted
1 Cup Milk
2 tsps Sesame Seeds

METHOD:

• Combine dry ingredients , cheese & vegetables in a bowl.
• Combine eggs, butter and milk in a seperate bowl then add to dry mixture.
• Stir until just combined. The mixture will be lumpy.
• Spoon into greased muffin trays, sprinkle with sesame seeds & bake at 200 degrees Celcius for 25 minutes.
• Pop one out, split it open and spread some butter inside and ENJOY!

We added some chopped green olives to the mix to add a bit of extra yum-turned out fantasticly tasty!

I'm Still Here!

Life has been a bit hectic with a demanding newborn.

My lovely husband bought me a gigantic box of Guylian last week. It looked so good but once we cracked them open and tried a few we came to the sad realization that they tasted HORRIBLE! They tasted cheap and oily, not like the usual Guylian I love.
So I could not bring myself to eat or throw them away and had a brainstorm.
I picked up a cheap cake mix when food shopping and chopped up all the chocolates and stirred them through the batter, hoping for the best.
Here is what resulted:



Mmmm so delicious! The photo does not do it justice, but I just had to walk away while I could still resist!

And today with the help of hubby we made some vegetable and cheese muffins.
Oh they are so light and fluffy and delicious!





Mmmm melt a bit of butter in the middle and there is a semi healthy snack. Much better than the cake I was drifting towards.
The recipe is so super easy, I will probably pop it up on here when I get some more time.....Cake is calling to me!!!