Long Overdue update!!

Well, well, well.... I have been a bad blogger and haven't updated in such a long time!! Quite a bit has happened over the last month or so:

- Shared a fantastic Christmas with my family and my boyfriends family, best christmas I've had a very long time

- Celebrated New Years with my boyfriend, which we also celebrated our 3 year anniversary

- Changed jobs (well same job, different brand) now working at Escape Travel which I am absolutely loving!!

- Had an amazing trip to Los Angeles courtesy of Qantas where I was fortunate enough to meet John Travolta, Miranda Kerr, Delta Goodrem, Eric Christian Olsen, Paul Hogan and Luc Longley!

- Spent a lot of time catching up with my amazing friends

- Have 2 trips to Bali booked for March, one with my new work mates and one with my boyfriend and some of my friends!!!

With everything that has been happening, I have had no time for any cooking or baking, hopefully once things settle down, I will have more time for to do more. Actually off to a Thermomix cooking night on Wednesday, and am seriously contemplating buying one, but we'll have to see???

Lots more to look forward to so much more happening this month and heaps to look forward it March!!!! Can't get much better than this!!!

2nd Attempt at a Gingerbread House

Well my mum and I decided that we wanted to decorate a gingerbread house, a mother daughter bonding session.

Mum made a mini Christmas wreath for the front door of the house, and I think I ate WAY too many lollies!!! We had a lot of fun doing it and even more fun trying to keep the roof on and the walls up, BUT so far so good. I guess the true test will be tomorrow morning when I wake up and see it still in tact (and that it hasn't had a visit from the Christmas Earthquake)

Valuable lessons have been learnt and what NOT to do next time.....

Ahhhhhhhhhh Christmas, my favourite time of the year!!!!

Wow with only Christmas 7 sleeps away, hope everyone had done their Chrissy shopping!!! I managed to finish my over a week ago and have happily already given out Christmas pressies to some of my closest friends. All my Christmas presents are wrapped and under the tree, actually the tree is looking quite filled!!!


I love this time of the year, giving presents, catching up with amazing friends, being able to reflect on the year that has passed. I love seeing all the christmas lights that are up, every time I see the lights, they make me smile. Actually taking a trip into the city tonight to check out all the lights. I have a Gingerbread house to make,a list of recipes that I would like to attempt over Christmas and New Year.
I can't wait to spend Christmas day with my gorgeous boyfriend and my family, it's what the day is all about, spending the day with people you love the most!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Christmas, my favourite time of the year!!!

Cooking Update

I have to admit, I have been extremely slack with my blogging lately, been so busy with work and socially

I have been cooking and baking though and still loving the creative outlet.

I've managed to make sausage rolls, savory and sweet pinwheels, coconut cookies and today I made christmas shortbread.

And according to the critics (my folks and my boyfriend) they have all been a success!!! Yay!!!!

Coconut Cookies

Sausage rolls and Savory Pinwells

Sweet Pinwheels

Christmas Shortbread

Attempting a Gingerbread House Part 1

One fine sunny Sunday, three lovely ladies attempting to build a gingerbread house for a raffle.

Whilst attempting to construct the house, many many many lollies were consumed, many mistakes made and plenty of laughs were had!

Pretty happy with the results!!!

2nd attempt coming soon......

Lazy Sunday Cupcakes

I had planned my Sunday to be quite lazy, had a stack of DVDs to work through and not much else planned, but sadly after watching 1 DVD boredom set in......

Soooooooooooooooo I headed to the kitchen and this is my latest Culinary Delight

Lamington Cupcakes!!!

Added this pic in cause the flowers are just gorgeous!!

The cupcakes turned out quite well and they tasted even better (even managed to make the icing from scratch!!)

Bon  Appetite!!!