Dear world. I am a brownieaholic. A hardcore brownieaholic. A brownie purist. And now a maker of the best brownies ever. In the world. Or so I like to believe. If you don’t believe me try em.. I used Jamie Oliver’s brownie recipe as a base and tweaked a wee bit here and there. Here … Continue reading
Bread = Yum. Sun dried tomatoes = Yum. Onions = Yum. Hmmm, what if we were to put them together to make something magical.. Answer: this would happen… Sun Dried Tomato and Onion bread 450g Strong white bread flour (Don’t use cream/plain/self raising, it won’t work, you need the gluten in this flour) 1 package … Continue reading
So I was dutifully completing a project for Colaiste when my phone began to ring. It was farmer Richie, who informed me of 2 additions to the farm. Lambs! 2 lambs! So at a pace approaching the speed of sound, I was up and grabbing the nearest camera and hopping about whilst simultaneously trying to … Continue reading
It was windy out. It was cold. It looked like rain. There was only one thing for it, we were going to the beach. What else would you be doing in cold, wet and windy weather. So after inducing a healthy level of excitement in Corgan, we opened the boot and in he jumped. And … Continue reading
Right so I have teased thee muchly with claims to the best garlic bread in existence. I must admit, up until a while back I too was a patron of the icky prepackaged overbuttered trash that one buys in shops. Have I mentioned that the true nature of proper cooking has only been revealed to … Continue reading
Model dog:
Well it doesn’t contain chocolate, therefore it’s not top on my list of desserts, but its a bit of a staple really! And I had a mighty surplus of apples that were teetering on the verge of ‘I’m not going to eat them, they’ve been on my shelf a week or two’ So I whipped … Continue reading
Every time I see a close up in a film of someone writing with a fountain pen I want one. Just thought I’d throw that in. It’s generally in films based on olden times.. So I think I’d need thick non-smooth papers too. Well thats that. On to the point. My point was that I … Continue reading
I am back in the capital and kinda not liking it already. Where are the fields?! And the water?! And the mountains?! AND THE DOG! Sigh. As nice as it is to be back in my own space and shall be nice to see all them there foreign classmates tomorrow, I miss my dog and … Continue reading
Things I have learned today: 1. Do not go in to check the sheep without sheepfeed. 2. Sheep make excellent puppy dog eyes. 3. I have guilt issues. 4. Bees find me irresistible. 5. A ten minute walk will always turn into a 2 hour walk if I have a camera 6. Despite my best … Continue reading
Cake in the country 