One Handed Apple Pie

Now that we have a baby, we are slowly learning the skill of doing things with one hand... Here's my first attempt at baking a one-handed apple pie. Glad to report that it didn't turn out too badly!

Bonus- discovering you can use psyllium husk as a natural filling thickener. Pretty cool!

Bub's 1 Month

Celebrating B's one month milestone together with my sis F's birthday today - perfect day for a monkey cake!

Cook Ahead - Harmony Day

Ahh...cooking ahead pays off and will continue to do so! Here's our Mexican hotpot with fresh guacamole and Welsh pastor with veggies.

There's more multicultural cuisine waiting to be discovered in our freezer - Italian Bolognese, Irish Guinness Pie, American Pumpkin Soup and Indian Beef&Lentil Curry. Frozen Harmony Day! Cool!

J's Baby Shower

A friend & colleague is having her first bub and celebrating with a shower... I thought it's just apt to make her some peanut butter baby cakes as she's having a baby and loooves peanut butter!

Bec Bix

My bestie had her baby and they said oats help with milk production so off I went on a biccy baking frenzy! These are the three types of biscuits I made - white choc & cranberry, choc chip & sultana and original oatmeal.

My Baby Shower

B's Christmas Shortbread

B's been talking about how having tea and shortbread makes it feel like Christmas...

so with a bit of inspiration... I've made him some - in 4 different flavours so he gets a choice of a few...

there's the traditional one, cranberry&white choc, choc chip and nutty almond.

Happy Fifth Birthday Renae!

My little sister is 5 and she wanted a rainbow princess cake and cupcakes ~ I was more than happy to comply :) I hope she and her guests liked it!

Announcement Treat 2 - Dark Choc Wagon Wheel Pops

 We shared our baby news at my workplace today and was met with lots of joy and excitement

(and even a few tears - I feel so touched!).

We all celebrated with a Choc Pop!

 step by step: 

  

  

Fathers' Day Caramel Mud Cupcakes

Mmm, caramel mudcake cupcakes for Father's Day.

They were a hit at Popz's dinner tonight. :)

Little Cinnamon Rolls

Little cinnamon scrolly bites for the QAS corner at work. Mmm.

This one is specially for Boo.

F's Monkey Cake II

Mean ninja munkey for Fritzy-pot-pot's birthday this year.

It's a peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting (tastes like Reese's).

M & G's Baby Shower

Averaging one baby shower a month hosted so far! This one is for my brother M and his wife G's very first baby boy, Miguel. Yep, the very bub that the blankie in the previous post was made for. :)

Little Guinness Pies

Multicultural Food Day at B's workplace and he wanted to make something Irish so tadaa!

- Guiness Pies! -

(the ones below are lunch packs for mum and I...)

J's BabyShower

Honoured to host one of my closest friend's veri first baby shower and loved making lots of crafty things for the party...

Cherry Brownie Cake

This cherry brownie cake is B's very own - I was told I was lucky to catch it whole as it was going to devoured ASAP - cherry liqueur and all. The big version got raided at the work BBQ hosted at M's farm. It was great to have everyone together in a social setting and just having a great time (one last time as the Division as we know it). 

Happy New Year

My MIL found a recipe for this black forest cake and it took very little urging for me to give it a go!

it was a nice and light close to a meal on NYE.

Black Forest German Restaurant

We went to the Black Forest German Restaurant in Highgate Hill to celebrate (again) my FILs' 60th. lots of fun was had as we battled through very generous (and very authentic) German fare. (oh yes, they had wild swine - B had it for a main!) 

We all started with a beer then I had a ham & pickle salad, a schnitzel with spaetzl and a Schwartzwald Becher for dessert.

     

Oh wow...I have never eaten sooo much (I had to take half my main home for lunch the next day! LOL)

Brissie Christmas Day Lunch

We spend Christmas day at my lovely SIL's home with PILS, nephews and niece.

Christmas menu:

     entree: vege stack

     main: whole fish baked on the barbie, various salads and turkey

    dessert: christas ice cream pudding with gingerbread stars