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Yesterday I decided to move my DVDs & CDs and came across a nice classic CD I hadn’t played in a while…..so I put …

Which white sauce?

I had a discussion this evening (after a friend read my recent Italiano recipe posts from today). What could not be decided …

LASAGNE

Ingredients: Tasty Cheese Cream Cheese Dried Basil or Parsley HOME-MADE PASTA BOLOGNESE SAUCE BACHAMEL SAUCE   Making Lasagne can be very time …

BÉCHAMEL SAUCE

Ingredients: 125g butter ½ cup plain flour 1 litre of milk 2 cups grated tasty cheese A pinch of nutmeg 3 eggs, …

HOME-MADE PASTA DOUGH

Made in the bread machine 220ml Water 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1½ teaspoons Salt 2 cups Plain Flour 1 cup Semolina When I make lasagne, …

Family Sacrifices

Some of you may have read my recent Facebook post regarding my hubby going away soon.   In fact he leaves us …

SIMPLE SPONGE CAKE

  For the filling I used Nestle Top N Fill Caramel and a 600ml whipped thickened fresh cream. I spread a small …

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I am sure I have posted some of these videos by Pomplamoose on my Facebook page before. Both Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn are …

What is with Wednesdays?

I know things have been pretty quiet around here lately and I apologise for my absence. However, the last two weeks have …

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Mark Vincent is another favourite of mine.  Some of you may remember that he won Australia’s got Talent in  2009, he recently …

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Today (and perhaps in next few weeks), I want to share  YouTube singers that I have found. The voice of Holly Kirby is …

Jungle Cake

This cake was made with my  EASY BUTTER CAKE and I doubled the recipe. Chocolate Vienna Icing  Green food colouring for the coconut   …

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You have got to watch these very clever and great for the kids too!

Home-made Pinata

So, I have our first and eldest boys birthday party tomorrow with lots of noisy boys coming for the day.  I had …

WHITE SAUCE

100g butter 2 – 3 heaped table spoons of corn flour or plain flour 2 cups of milk (extra milk to thin …

CROCK-POT CORNED BEEF

Corned Beef 1 cup of Vinegar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 3 – 6 cloves Water     Remove corned beef from its …

DIY BREAD CRUMBS

I use to buy the regular packet bread crumbs from the supermarket, (this was MANY years ago), but since they added the …

When the Pile is TOO big!

Today I was contacted by another mother of 7 (and fan of this blog), asking for organisation advice. She is expecting an …

Under the Lounge

I have often wondered how kids manage to stuff things under the lounge. When it comes to cleaning underneath them, it involves …

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Italian anyone? …..and don’t forget the bubbly to go with it too.