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Hope you’re spoiling yourself or someone special today. Here are some lovely Cherry Delight cupcakes that I made for a friend last month. I can’t decide which photo I like more:
or the overhead view where you can see the cute cherry hearts a little bit better… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day {Cherry Delight cupcakes} Do you have family traditions that no matter how old you get, you still feel like you need to do? We have two in my family. One is getting measured on the ‘measuring pole’ at my grandparents’ house when we go to visit. Despite the fact that I haven’t grown in the last 10-odd years I still feel compelled to go and check myself on the ‘measuring pole’ and compare myself with all the other family members marked on it. It’s quite an epic pole with grandparents (2), kids (5), grandkids (16), and great grandkids (3), as well as a range of partners over the last 20 years. The second is getting your photograph taken on the front steps at my parents house on the first day of school – Kindy, primary school, high school, even begrudgingly for university. It’s one of those traditions that as a kid you hate doing, but looking back on all our photos, I’m so glad that we did it. Today, I added a new photo to the collection — me, dressed in full uniform, heading off to TAFE for the first day of Patisserie classes.
 Wannabe pastry chef in action with my sweetest creation to date
Yup, that’s right, I’m taking this whole procrastibaking thing to the next level and calling in the big guns to help me out. Continue reading Off to pastry chef school! Wow, as always – what the hell happened to the year? Oh yeah, we had a baby. I guess from now on the concept of time is completely liquid and nothing will ever get done. Always the optimist, I’m setting myself one very simple new years resolution: To not waste food it’s actually quite embarassing the amount of fresh . . . → Read More: Welcome to 2011 One of my favourite blogs of 2010 – What Katie Ate – has an amazing Christmas special bumper edition up. I am in complete awe of Katie’s photographs and recipes. She constantly amazes me with how beautiful she makes her recipes look.
Thankyou Katie for being such an inspiration to me in 2010, and providing . . . → Read More: What Katie Ate – Christmas Special Dear Ganache, It’s just not going to work out, you hear me? You seduced me from afar with your silky good looks and promises of smooth endings. |
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