Ethan was very excited to discover the Dolphin class teddy bear, Nemo, would be spending a long weekend with the Baker-Dowdell family. He arrived on Wednesday night and went back to Pedder Patter day care the following Tuesday. Ethan helped Nemo settle in with a cuddle on the lounge. Nemo, Giraffe and Ethan enjoyed a tea party on Sunday … [Read more...]

Leaf raking in our front garden turned into a crunchy battle this afternoon. As you will see from these photos the ring leader was none other than Harvey, helped along by his two partners in crime. See the full gallery on Posterous Permalink | Leave a comment … [Read more...]

This statement is a favourite thrown around by Noah and Ethan in equal quantity. Whatever the occasion one - or both - thinks it should be about them. And it often is. But not this weekend. This was all about me. I was one of the 40 lucky ladies invited to Big4 Bellarine's Mum's Only Sleepover which started yesterday afternoon and finished after … [Read more...]

I was very excited to arrive home from the Stanley & Nelson kitchen on Friday to find my cooler bag full of a Gourmet Garden goodies. Of course I had to try one of the tubes so I made some garlic bread with the crushed garlic. For Harvey's birthday afternoon tea on Sunday I made mini quiches with Gourmet Garden's basil. Ingredients 2 sheets short … [Read more...]

I made a delicious strawberry curd last year, so when I had some egg yolks and apples to spare I thought why not try apple curd. Ingredients 4 apples, grated 1 1/2 cups raw sugar 250g unsalted butter 3 tsp grated lemon zest 2 tbsp lemon juice 9 egg yolks Method Put the apple, sugar, butter, lemon zest and juice in a saucepan and cook over a low … [Read more...]