For me, bread and butter pudding is the absolute epitome of comfort food. During the cool winter months I love to bake comforting desserts, the kind of dessert you can look forward to after a long cold miserable day, one that will nestle serenely in a big bowl upon your lap as you melt into a big comforting sofa escaping the cool evening air under a cosy throw. Digging into a bowl of warm bread ...
Archives for July 2013
mediterranean vegetable tarts
Reasons I love baby led weaning... I don't waste time or energy steaming/pureeing/packaging/freezing/thawing/reheating baby food Meal times are FUN! Meal times are a special time for our family to enjoy food TOGETHER! There are no silly choo choo eating games! I get to watch Grace's hilarious facial expressions as she explores and enjoys her food and the number one reason I love blw ...
banana choc muffins
Grace is nine months old this week and I couldn't be any more in love with this age. In my eyes Grace is no longer a baby but a teeny tiny little girl, chock full of vibrant personality, life and an unwavering desire to explore and try absolutely everything on offer. With a full of beans little girl on my hands I now spend my days keeping her entertained and enthralled with a huge collection ...
blueberry scones
This morning I awoke with a distinct urge to bake scones and not just any old scone but a batch of brilliantly bright blue blueberry scones. I blindly followed my baking instinct and flicked on the oven. As I started preparing the scones I wondered why I felt such a deep need to bake these beautiful blueberry scones and it wasn't until I turned on the morning news that I realised just like the ...
pea bruschetta
These lovely bundles of golden garlic smeared toasts topped with creamy, cheesy, lemon spiked smashed peas came about in an attempt to incorporate a little more vege into Grace's diet. Like most mama's I am always looking for ways to increase the amount of vegetables Grace is eating and whenever I feel like she's not getting quite enough I always revert back to the classic recipes I love and ...
coconut bread
This morning we had an early start; a grey, dreary, foggy 5.34am start to be exact. From under the warm, cosy and all too comforting covers I kept wishing for just another ten minutes of blissful, soul quenching, much needed deep sleep, but unlike an alarm clock bubby's most certainly do not have a snooze button. Through my motherhood journey I have had a few aha moments and stumbled across a ...