Author: Caroline

In the Den Kitchen–Chinese Chicken & Corn soup

This recipe is a family favourite. I often remember having Chinese Chicken & Corn soup especially of a weekend. The recipe comes from the Women’s Weekly Chinese Cooking Class cookbook (I LOVE this recipe book – I cook so many recipes from it) but the recipe below is my modification to it.

In the Den Kitchen - Chinese Chicken & Corn Soup. Nightwolf's Den

It’s a winter warmer and so easy to use leftovers from a roast chicken or buy a roast chook from Coles or Woolies.

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A little catch up

Oops *blush* I kinda forgot to blog for a few days. Oh well – life happens hey 😉

Today I’m catching up with a few topics

1. My workspace.

Currently my laptop is set up on the dining room table. More room to spread out when I have paperwork everywhere. Plus side, I can use my laptop while I’m scrapping 😀

2. Role Models.

My mum. She has been thru so lots and is so strong.

3. Collaborate. hmm yeah well I missed this one

4. What’s in my bag?

Nappies, wipes, change of clothes for Miss A, lip gloss, deodorant, keys, wallet, some snacks from soccer yesterday.

5. Health living.

I’ll be back later today with a new recipe. It’s kinda healthy. Very yummy and a winter warmer. (ETA recipe is up here)

6. Wanderlust.

Where I’ve been – all the states in Australia except NT, New Zealand
Where I’d love to go – New Zealand again, Canada, Scotland, Stone Henge, Greece (namely Crete), Italy

100 Happy Days 2015–the story so far

Today’s prompt is photography so I thought I’d share my #100HappyDays so far…
I can you have no idea what the #100HappyDays project is, go here. We’ll wait 🙂

Ok so now you are up to speed yes? Yes, good. I started on 24th March so here’s my March & April pics

#100HappyDays March 2015

March 24. Loving my daughter has an amazing group of friends; 25. first soccer training; 26. Making cards with my Cameo; 27.A new window, wall & door; 28. My YIAH kit arrived; 29. Watching the WWE Hall of Fame; 30.Wrestlemania 31; 31. Love that Miss K enjoys swimming.

#100HappyDays April 2015

April 1. Kindy Easter cooking; 2. New recipes with YIAH; 3.Blogging & listening to webinars; 4.Copic colouring for Easter; 5. Easter lunch with family; 6. A little gold bunny & a hot chocolate; 7.Fresh crusty bread and homemade butter; 8. New soccer boots; 9. Playing in Silhouette Studio to make a Shopkins card; 10. Friday night crafting; 11. Outside time; 12. Miss K reading to Miss A; 13. Miss A crawling; 14. Kitty cuddles; 15. Soccer practice; 16. Miss K’s writing;  17.Peek a boo; 18. First soccer game; 19. Cheeky chocolate face; 20. YIAH steak and veggies; 21. Sound asleep after swimming; 22.No explanation needed!; 23. Best mates; 24.Clean laundry; 25. A St George win makes me happy; 26.Card making day; 27. Miss K striking a pose; 28. Happy & sad – last cadbury creme egg; 29. YIAH Apple roses; 30. An invite to Mother’s Day morning tea at kindy

Top tips

So I racked my brain trying to think of some tips I could share and I really couldn’t think of anything original so I put off blogging yesterday. Then I saw today’s prompt and I thought OMG beauty & fashion blogging :/

I’m not a fashion/beauty blogger at all.

Anywho…. here’s my top tips for beauty sourced from Pinterest 😉

In the Den Kitchen – Food Glorious Food

You can now find previous In the Den Kitchen posts here or on Pinterest. Clicking Recipes in the menu above will also take you to my In the Den Kitchen Pinterest board. I’m slowly reworking some older posts so they will show up there too.
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An early edition this week. This recipe went out to the subscribers to my YIAH newsletter earlier this month but I thought I’d share it here too.

You may have seen these stunning creations floating around the net in the last few weeks and let me tell you they are so super easy to make.

YIAH Apple Roses

All you need is

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C
  2. Get a microwave safe bowl and put some water and a squeeze of lemon juice in it.
  3. Cut the apples in half, remove the core and cut the apples in paper thin slices. Leave the peel on to give your roses colour. the colour of your apple skin will determine the colour of your rose. Place the sliced apples in the bowl with lemon and water.
  4. Soften your apple slices by microwaving for about 3 minutes.
  5. Roll out your puff pastry to make it a bit thinner. Cut into 6 strips.
  6. In another microwave safe bowl, put 3 tablespoons of apricot jam and 2 tablespoons water. Microwave for about a minute. Spread on your pastry.
  7. Drain the apples.
  8. Place your apple slices along one edge of the dough, with the skins hanging over the top. Sprinkle with a little Apple Pie Spice.
  9. Fold up the bottom part of the dough and roll your rose.
  10. Place in a silicone muffin cup.
  11. Repeat with remaining pastry and apple slices.
  12. Bake for about 40 minutes to allow pastry to cook. If the apple gets too brown, place on a lower shelf.
  13. To serve: dust with icing sugar (or some YIAH Rose sugar)

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