Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Honey Jumbles Recipe

Here's the recipe

I've always loved Arnott's Honey Jumbles so I made a few to celebrate this Easter instead of the traditional boiled egg and chocolate easter egg. It was my first time making these biscuits and looks just as good as a colour egg and just as yummy. 

Honey Jumbles
Makes 40
60g butter
2/3 cups golden syrup
1 3/4cups plain flour
1tsp baking powder
1 1/2tsp ground ginger
1 tsp mixed spice
2 tbsp milk
extra flour

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat and add the golden syrup and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool for about 10mins.
2. Add the sifted flour and other dry ingredients with the milk and stir until it is well mixed and smooth. Leave the dough in the saucepan and cover for about 2 hours and this will allow the dough to thicken.
3. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly until the dough is soft and not sticky.
4. Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll each part into 1cm thick rolls and divide it into 10 parts and round the ends into small sausage shapes.
5. Dust the baking sheet with flour and bake in a preheated oven 180C for about 10mins until a pale golden. Completely cool before icing.

Icing
1 egg white
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
2 tsp plain flour
2 tsp of lemon or lime juice
pink food colouring

1. Sift the icing sugar and combine with the egg white until smooth. Add the flour and juice until the combined. Half the icing and add a few drops of the pink colouring to one half. 
2. When the honey jumbles have cooled down cover the tops with the white and pink icing. For this Easter occasion I've added a special sprinkle of hundreds and thousands. 




Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter!!!

I've always loved Arnott's Honey Jumbles so I made a few to celebrate this Easter instead of the traditional boiled egg and chocolate easter egg. It was my first time making these biscuits and looks just as good as a colour egg and just as yummy. 

The honey jumbles always remind me of my childhood and they bring back so many memories of being carefree and just being a kid. I guess that is what chocolate easter eggs represent for many kids these days but for me just give me a honey jumble anytime :) all covered in pink and white icing and a special hundreds and thousands sprinkle for Easter!!! .... Happy Easter!

I'll have to make some more today and send them out to family with my cute little Easter tags from Mooo


Friday, March 30, 2012

April Photo A Day Challenge is just around the corner!


Another awesome April Photo A Day Challenge from Fat Mum Slim has just been announced so I hope you can join in the fun for this coming April.


Chantelle@ Fat Mum Slim has just posted her list for the April Photo A Day Challenge. Just click on the above photo for the link to her site and join in the fun.

So get that camera ready :)



Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: A little a bundle called Sophie.




A little a bundle called Sophie.


It's been a month now and I thought that after having 4 kids now I would have some how gotten into sync with getting some sort of routine but life has taught me that each one of my little bundles brings about new challenges to my new "normal".  I had plans to get back into my blogging, sewing and cooking but yep that's just now "on hold" and I think I'll just sit back and enjoy being a mum again while this little bundle takes in another nap. 


Wordless Wednesday My Little Drummer Boys


Sunday, March 4, 2012

Day 3. Neighbourhood#Marchphotoaday

Today's March Photo A Day challenge is Your Neighbourhood.


The apartment block I live in and the big house up on the hill, my neighbourhood.


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Day 2. Fruit#Marchphotoaday

Today's March Photo A Day challenge is Fruit.




Some oranges and papaya. 




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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Day 1. Up#Marchphotoaday

Today's March Photo A Day challenge is Up.


 Looking Up from Sophie's viewpoint.


Sophie wearing some of her brother's clothes :)

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Baby Sophie





My little girl Sophie born on 23rd February, 2012



Just taking a little break from my Photo A Day Challenge and I'll get back to the new March Challenge. 



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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

March PhotoADay Challenge by Fat Mum Slim

Another awesome March Photo A Day Challenge from Fat Mum Slim has just been announced so I hope you can join in the fun for this coming March.


Chantelle@ Fat Mum Slim has just posted her list for the March Photo A Day Challenge. Just click on the above photo for the link to her site and join in the fun.

So get that camera ready :)


Day 21. A Fave Photo Of Yourself #FEBphotoaday

Day 21.   Photo A Day Challenge  is A Fave Photo Of Yourself.




Dressed up for a Telematch in the early 80s.

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Due Date Today!


I heart my baby tummy!! Due date today but baby seems too comfy.


Monday, February 20, 2012

Days 12 to 20. #FEBphotoaday

Trying to keep up with the Challenge :)


Day 12.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Inside Your Closet.




A bit tidier than before for now...

Day 13.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Blue.

Blue skies nothing but blue skies.



Day 14.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Heart.

I heart my baby tummy!!



Day 15.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Phone.

An old phone but a good one.


Day 16.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Something New.

New basil and tomato plants growing soon.


Day 17.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Time.


A clock with a mind of it's own... no matter how many times i adjust the time it never tells the right time or date... time to get new batteries!


Day 18.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Drink.

Nothing beats a cool drink after a hot day at school.




Day 19.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Something You Hate To Do.

Don't we all???



Day 20.   Photo A Day Challenge  is Handwriting.




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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Day 11. Makes You Happy #FEBphotoaday

Today's  Photo A Day Challenge  is Makes You Happy.


Makes me happy to be with my family.... I'll have to update this soon with my girls.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Wordless Wednesday - Lions, dragons and fire crackers galore.

For the past few weeks we have been celebrating Chinese New Year and the last day was on Monday which is called Chap Goh May. The final day of celebrating and welcoming the Luna New Year and the start of the Year of the Dragon... which for our part meant the last day of lion & dragon dances and the ever noisy and super loud fire crackers that go seem to go on through out the night.


We were lucky this time and managed to catch a lion dance that was at the new Japanese restaurant just down the road. A big crowd gathered around to watch the dragon dance before we got there but we to get there in time to watch the lions battle it out and light the fire crackers.



 I don't know how they do it but these dancers can jump and leap through the air and land on such small platforms. I've even seen some lions that swing around on the platforms and make it look so easy.... lots of really fit people out there!!!





The last of those super noisy fire crackers!!! Crazy loud but only once a year.


Want to join in the fun - Wordless Wednesday @ My Little Drummer Boys. 



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