I decided on Saturday that I would make this Irish Brack bread. It had been a while since I’d made bread. Unfortunately I didn’t get around to it until about 4pm, but still not too late I thought. I read the recipe. Put the fruit mix into the boiling water Read more…
I got home from dance practice at 8.30pm and what better time to bake the next recipe waiting for me open on the page. It looked easy, compared to “that cake”, (the Gateau de l’opera ) and besides, we had no home baking (believe it or not!!) in the house Read more…
I’ve never made souffles before so this could be fun. The only ingredient I didn’t have aside from the oranges was a vanilla ice cream, which I found on special at my local market, so had to buy the vanilla bean organic coconut one! Yum. (Not really part of the souffle Read more…
I baked this Gateau de l’Opera on Sunday afternoon. I had flicked through the recipe book to cakes thinking Sunday was a good day to attempt one as I had more time. A simple three layered sponge popped out at me from the photo, a little bit involved but should Read more…
Last Tuesday I was so proud of myself. I managed to bake empanadas and blog and write 1000 words of my novel all before I had to leave the house at 11.30 for a writing meetup. Wow. But today, not so much. I had a work out, at home Read more…
It’s very quiet today. The rain is pouring down giving the atmosphere a dulled calm feel. The house is dark, no one is home. Kids have gone to school and work. But what makes the place feel so quiet is that yesterday it was sunny and we had three tradesmen Read more…
Yesterday I was walking the dog in Cornwall Park and a mother was there with her 2 year old daughter. They spent the whole time with the daughter playing in her yellow gumboots in the puddles. It made me laugh, the Mum probably wanted to go for a walk in Read more…
I took my daughter to the hospital the other day for her three monthly checkup. She has an auto immune disease, (another one that is, aside from diabetes) which requires regular hospital visits. We went to her specialists and then had a coffee and a hot chocolate. “Don’t get the Read more…
So Sunday afternoon, the sun was streaming into the living room after a lovely Mother’s Day brunch at Mac’s Brewbar in Takapuna. Fantastic menu, I had salt and pepper squid with aioli and salad with a cappuccino. (as you do!) The sun had just come out so we sat outside Read more…
This is Mary’s signature bake. But before I make it I’ve decided I have to get back to my novel. My writing has suffered the last two months because I am baking!!! Haha. Fun, fun, fun, but that’s not going to get my novel written this year. I was going Read more…