Tonight I thought I’d share a super quick and easy dessert with you all – Caramel Oranges. It’s a favourite of mine and what I asked Mum to make for my birthday dessert.
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Woohoo, it’s challenge time again and the first challenge for 2015 is…
lets go back to basics – with a 14 day challenge –
12th Jan- 25th Jan
Your challenge is to use your Thermomix every day for 14 days –
It doesn’t matter what you use it for – get out your EDC or B2B cookbooks –
Look though and set yourself a plan – even if it is just doing your rice – a simple salad – or boiling our eggs for lunches – for those not yet feeling confident
For our members who are Thermie “pros” – you can still participate in the challenge – your everyday cooking may well be the inspiration others need
12th January: it’s summer here, school holidays and warm. Perfect time to have a go at making icypoles. Orange Calippo-style icy poles. Yummo. Must try the lemon version.
13th January: day before payday. Perfect time to clean out the fridge and make savoury mince. Added bonus – makes enough so I can freeze for another meal. Also really nice cold in sandwiches or as shepherd’s pie.
14th January: hubby decided to have lamb cutlets. Miss k & I had salmon cakes from the Baby & Toddler book. Miss A had sweet potato (also from Baby & Toddler book)
15th January: someone (not mentioning any names) left a bag of groceries in the car which we didn’t realise til I went to cook tea last night. Queue frozen puff pastry that had defrosted. Made sausage rolls and quick pizza scrolls (they aren’t thermo but oh well)
16th January: Friday night is when hubby goes out to a mates to play Shadowrun. Decided I needed a sweet treat all to myself (well actually it was to freeze for daycare/kindy lunches) so made banana, honey & cinnamon muffins.
17th January: Miss A’s choice for tea – chicken so I made Thermofun chicken vol au vents. Totally forgot to take a photo. They were delicious!
18th January: A quick & easy tea – curried sausages.
19th January: Steak & veg night. Made honey joys as a treat for lunchboxes.
20th January: We had pizza for tea. Made cupcakes as a trial for Australia Day
21st January: my Dad’s birthday. Converted his favourite cake – Chocolate Orange Drizzle cake
22nd January: Beef & bacon pasta bake. A great one to cook then freeze for later (or have for lunch the next day)
23rd January: ThermoFun Coconut chicken curry. Even made my own coconut cream (OMG this is so easy & quick).
24th January: Mini Italian lamb meatballs. These are super yummy. Miss K loved them so a possibility for school lunches. Made heaps so froze some. Will make them for Miss K’s birthday
25th January: ThermoFun Lamington cupcakes for a pre-Australia Day event. From the Australia Day recipe box – you can download it here.
It’s that time again – the Biannual Blogathon Bash. I love doing these as I (usually) get heaps done over the blogathon weekend. You can read all about the blogathon here and check out all my previous blogathon posts.
So this is my kick off post for the January blogathon.
My list of what I want to get done over the weekend (yay it’s a long weekend here)
Keeping the list smaller this year. 🙂
Oh and hello to anyone who is new to the blog via the blogothon 😀 Leave us a comment so I can say hi
One of the series I’m bringing back in 2015 is In the Den Kitchen. Each Friday I’ll be sharing one of my favourite recipes. Some will be Thermomix, so will be normal recipes, sometimes it’ll be a Thermomix conversion with the normal recipe as well.
The first recipe of the year is a Thermo conversion. It was Dad’s birthday this week and I made him his favourite cake (& a family favourite) – Chocolate Orange Drizzle Cake
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and the Thermo conversion
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Yay! The Life:Captured Project is back for 2015. I loved the prompts in December.
This year I’m going to blog my answers, most likely at the end of each month AND write them in a book.
Maybe this one from Kikki-K
The January prompts are up. Would love to know if your are taking part 🙂
Well here we are, one week into 2015(!) and I’ve got soo many things planned already.
I’m really hoping to start a couple of new series here on the blog and maybe even bring back a few old ones.
I’m finishing off my 2014 December Daily/Journal Your Christmas album as we speak and will be sharing it all soon.
There’s quite a bit of my 2 Project Life albums to finish and share, along with my mini from when I was pregnant with Miss A.
Planning is well underway for Scrap Teal You Drop 2015
Currently I’m taking part in Heidi Swapp’s Capture 30 class and loving it. I’m such a planner junkie. I pre-ordered the Webster’s Pages one and have decided I want to get Heidi’s planner now too :/
Simple Scrapper are also running the Start Fresh 2015 event so I’m getting organised for all my 2015 scrapping.
What else? Busy planning Miss K’s 5th birthday, Frozen themed of course, and getting her ready to start kindy – when the hell did that happen??
I think that’s it. Bit of a what I’m planning/brain dump post tonight 😉 Hope your 2015 has started ok.
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Well here we are. The first day of 2015. I’m sitting here in my pjs watching Monkey Magic on SBS & surfing Pinterest.
Anywho, as I’ve done in years past I’m spending the next few days with my Life workbook but first to roundup my list from 2014.
As with previous years bold is started, strike thru is finished & red isn’t done
So here we go
Back in a few days with my list for 2015 🙂
Seriously, 3 posts in one day! Happy New Year!!
And the final 5 for 2014. My five favourite photos from 2014. This was super hard.
Have loved shooting photos for TCW this year. Missed 2 shows but looking forward to shooting more in 2015!
Miss K was so attached to her sister before she even knew she was getting a sister.
Miss A! Feature of soooooo many photos from August onwards.
One of our first family photos.
Our social media star 😉 Miss A in the 2014 AFL Premiership Cup during the cups tour of Tasmania.
Read more about Life:Captured here.
Catch up with my previous Life:Captured posts
28 Who are the most precious people in your life right now?
My family
29 How did you feel when you looked in the mirror today?
Much better than I have
30 How are you planning to spend New Year’s Eve?
A quiet night at home with hubby. Watching TV, filling in my 2015 Lifebook and scrapbooking.
31 What are you most looking forward to in the new year?
Continuing on from yesterday’s post, today I’m sharing my 5 fav crafty/diy posts/photos
