A quarterly journal covering recipes, craft, printmaking and fabric designs .. sharing musings from my everyday life in the treetops of Clareville on Sydney’s northern beaches
A simple recipe for a cake (or slice) base to fill with your favourite fresh fruit. I have used plums but apples work a treat. And summer finally arrived - threes nothing better than returning home forma morning swim to an outdoor shower. I’ve put together a few renovation tips if you’d like to create your own. My seed cracker recipe is on rotation in our house and a little story about the circle of life and more
Read MoreIt's all about the LOVE. I have been on search for the recipe for these sweet delights since first trying these delicious caramel centred light shortbread biscuits in Bookoccino book store in Avalon on Sydney's northern beaches years ago.
Read MoreMy grandfather (Papa) always had his meals at the same time every day and morning and afternoon tea were always the same combination. A mug of coffee and two of "Papas Biscuits".This recipe is a wonderful biscuit basic. You can add any filling or flavour to fancy it up a bit. I enjoy dividing the final mixture into three parts to create three different flavour variations.
Read MoreA few years ago my family began this crazy tradition of fancy dress for Christmas lunch and it worked a treat. After all it's hard to argue with someone dressed as a pirate! Of course I go a little "all out" and create movie-poster style invites, theme up the table decoration and yes the music too. Our family christmas photos are a real (embarrassment) hoot.
Read MoreI was in Berlin last year and stayed at the very cool Casa Campers Hotel. A small boutique hotel in the heart of Berlin created by Campers shoe company founders. On the top floor is the private bar with views of the roof tops of Berlin. The free self serve cafe has 24 hour delicious sweet and savory meals and nibbles and smoothies in glass display cabinets. The small meals and cut fruit at the bottom of the cabinet were all in beautiful lidded glass jars. This was my fist encounter with WECKS jars. It was love at first sight and I wrote down the name of the brand in the hope of finding out more about them.
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