salted butter caramels
Posted: November 27, 2012 Filed under: candy | Tags: caramel, christmas, excitement, family, gifts, hamper, perth, sugar Leave a comment »
Good morning, starshine! The earth says hello. Particularly this little corner of it, over here in PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA!
I’m just a little excited to be here, I don’t know if you can tell. It’s sunny, the mangoes are abundant and there are lots of awesome people around. Also, I got my nails done and they’re pretty. There’s a lot to be exited about. Read the rest of this entry »
roasted strawberry buttermilk cake
Posted: November 21, 2012 Filed under: cake, fruit, strawberries | Tags: barbecue, buttermilk, city2sea, dessert, picnic, strawberries, summer, sweat 2 Comments »
It’s summertime, y’all!
No, I’m not from the South (of the USA) but it is practically summer, although not technically so for a few weeks. (Like, say, two. Eek!)
But the sun is shining, the plants are growing, the sweat is flowing and the strawberries are coming out. Yes, I said sweat. I’m not going to lie, I’m a lady but I still have bodily functions. That kinda overreact when you go running in the sun. Especially if you go for 14 kilometres. Read the rest of this entry »
whole lemon tart
Posted: November 10, 2012 Filed under: lemons, pie 1 Comment »
This is a last hurrah.
A last hurrah to gusts of freezing winds and blasting flurries of sudden hail.
A last hurrah to thick socks and boots and leggings.
A last hurrah to snuggles with fluffies (blankets) and warming hot chocolate.
A last hurrah to winter in all its glory.
lemon cranberry scones
Posted: November 1, 2012 Filed under: bread, breakfast, cake | Tags: cranberries, lemons, meyer lemons, nanowrimo, tea party 1 Comment »
I decided not to do NaNoWriMo this year.
It makes me a little sad, because I really really really enjoyed the whole process last year of discovering a whole book within me and trying, teeth gritted, white-knuckled, to extricate it and put it on paper. It’s still in unfinished, unedited, partially untyped form. Read the rest of this entry »
