passionfruit sour cream cake

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I think my middle name could be cake right now with the number of cake recipes that have been on the blog lately. And the most popular so far seems to be my vegan chocolate fudge cake! But I promise that food moves fast in this house and I might get a slice (maybe two […]

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pasta e fagiole in the thermomix

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One of the reasons I just love my Thermomix is it makes a super fast  dinner from a few ingredients. Pasta e fagiole (pasta and beans) is one of those dishes. And I don’t have to juggle a few saucepans on the stove. It does the cooking and stirring for me and I can be doing […]

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chocolate bunny brownies

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This recipe goes out to everyone who has chocolate easter eggs or bunnies coming out of their ears. We are surrounded with chocolate. And I was looking through my books for a few recipes I could use and just decided to change my chocolate brownie recipe to use up some chocolate. Some of you probably […]

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my first shawl is finished

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Well today I finished knitting my very first shawl. And as I was knitting it I was absolutely convinced that I would never knit another shawl again. Quick project they are not. But actually now that it has been blocked and modelled I just love the shawl. And I’m ready to cast on another one. Call me […]

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easter means something to me

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Well easter is upon us and the older I get the more it means to me. And this might be a post just for my Christian readers out there.  In fact I get more emotional at Easter than I do at Christmas. Growing up we always did mass every sunday and especially Easter but never […]

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easter cake to feed the masses

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Well I am so last minute with easter this year! I had to get the conference and quilting day behind me and now easter is this weekend. How did that happen. I have a date tomorrow at the mall for some serious last minute easter goodies. Anyway, this morning I had 3 brown bananas sitting […]

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our quilting day for Dandelion Support Network

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What do you get when you come together for a good cause? Well you get 45 quilts, 1 crocheted blanket and over 10 embroidered singlets and onesies for charity. That’s what you get. In the lead up to our quilting day yesterday I was collecting parcels from the post office from a few lovely readers […]

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Digital Parents Conference – day 2

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Day 2. Nothing like having your alarm go off before 5.30am so you can get ready, do makeup, make lunches and get out the door at 7am for the conference. And I love that my alarms always wake retro daddy first who then has to yell out ‘Corrie, Corrie, turn off your phone and get up’. […]

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Digital Parents Conference – day 1

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I love blog conferences. I probably always start my debrief posts with that line but it’s true. I just love them. New bloggers, faces to put to blogs, old friends, lots of new things to learn, great speakers, good food, a precious day or two away from the usual routine and fun. I always leave […]

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