Recipes

Yes I did bring out all the puns on this sunny day...

We think these are great and thought we would share our foodie decorations. 

Get kitchen crafty, you will need:

1. Oranges, lemons, blood oranges and limes are all good options, especially if you have them in abundance.

2. Dehydrator. Look at borrowing from a friend or check free swap facebook pages or invest in one to get your summer harvest turned into on the go snacks.

***I have tried oven dehydrating before without success as it tends to burn and not have the glassy beautiful finish.

3. Scissors, string and jars (if gifting glass re-usable container are perfect)

When life brings you oranges make festive garlands, foodie gifts and think festive thoughts.

Options: I have put a pinterest board together for you with ideas.

Garlands, add to natural wreaths, add to table decor, wrap string and citrus around napkin, gift with a beautiful bottle of Australian gin**

**Click here: Previous blog on fav gin

Amy x

Winter the perfect time to put on your oven!

Last month, I did a photoshoot in a local airbnb with Sweetshute.

I got taking to one of the models there about easy healthy food their kids could make with lots of protein and no bread.

It is really easy to just make a sandwich, but for me it isn't something I can do every day....

And so it beGINS..

For me the journey to gin (seriously journey what is this self help) was a long one.

I refused to drink it for a long time, the few times I had drunk it I ended up in tears, now I don't know if it was just cheap gin or my emotional state (two times were years apart though), but as my access to gin got easier, ie. it is everywhere and the lure of Four Pillars Gin Distillery close to our previous home, the draw to try it again was too great.

So from a reformed non-gin drinker start with these:

Four Pillars Gin - these guys Stu and Cam are totally fun, love gin and make good gin to, winning combo, head to Healesville to try them in house, properly and with friendly serve.

Never Never Gin - which is one of the Top Australian gins winning awards

LOBO Djinn - Gin - this one is amazing, distilled with quince, one of my fav fruits ever. I tried this with heritage sliced apple they grow, along with a slice of pear.

 Kis - Kangaroo Island Spirits - amazing smooth flavour.

Applewood Distillery - also SA, I didn't realise this was also a SA distillery. 

The Melbourne Gin Company 

I have curated a page on Pinterest here.

I will continue to update this as I try more!

The go to recipe for cake / cupcakes, when you need to get something made, call it 'the little black dress' of the cake world, maybe, what I mean is, it is super good and hard to get wrong.

So do you have some baking coming up, the bake sale, birthday cakes, celebration cake, new to the neighbourhood cake (I totally just wish this was a thing), or you just want a signature cake to take to a friends?

Then try this one. The key is fresh ingredients, and a little time to beat it. 

Be a cheese hero!* Make baked brie.

Baking brie is a treat, adding pecans and quince takes it to the next level, simple and delicious. Serve to applause, this won't disappoint.

*hero worship guaranteed