A Montage of the year that was....

At my brothers wedding

Our beautiful daughter dog 'Missy' as a pup

My beautiful hubby

Our beautiful wedding party

Us xoxox

Happy Anniversary to US!!

Well we have made it to a year. Has it gone fast...NO Has it gone quickly...NO.

Hubby and I have decided to celebrate three ways today and tonight....Firstly were going back to where he popped the question, for a romantic stroll on the beach. Were taking our daughter dog Missy as well. The weather isn't so nice today so it will be nice to have a lovely romantic stroll.

Next...were having afternoon tea with our parents and opening a couple of bottles of Moet followed by the cutting of our top layer of our wedding cake. I can't wait...I can't remember for the life of me what the top layer flavour is.

Finally were going to one of my favourite seafood restaurants, I'm thinking some prawns and lobster but it depends what I feel like.

So a year hey...looking back at the last year or so I am so proud of the things we have accomplished...I'm going to try to post some picces...

Love Me xxxx

SPINACH AND FETTA PIDE

I have been slack....I really enjoy reading peoples blogs, I love the way they write and the photos they take...but I just find mine so boring. So with my holidays coming up, I plan to spend much more time jazzing it up.

Anyway, enough about me...I entered this recipe into a competition months ago, and today I found out I won 3rd place...YAY!!!

So here is my recipe for a yummy Turkish Pide, it's a great meal!

SPINACH AND FETA PIDE

Ingredients



200 grams plain yogurt
pinch salt
250 grams self-raising flour
1 bunch English spinach, washed, shredded
150 grams feta, grated
150 grams haloumi, grated
2 tablespoons mint leaves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon salt





METHOD





1.Preheat oven to 180C fan-forced.


2. Place yogurt and salt together in large bowl.


3. Gradually add flour until you have stiff dough. Tip onto a lightly floured bench and gradually knead dough.


4. Roll dough out very thinly into a long rectangle.


5.Place spinach. feta, haloumi, mint onto middle of dough.


6.Season with pepper and nutmeg.


7.Carefully roll the dough up from one of the long sides to create a log. Place on a lightly greased baking tray. Pinch edges together to seal.


8.Brush with milk and cook in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.


9. Slice to serve!!

Babycakes....yum!

Why is it when i start to 'diet' I dream of all the food I have not had in a long time....and all bad for you. Today all I could think about was..... Babycakes especially since I was going to Summer Hill to see my doctor.

Babycakes have the most decadent cupcakes ever! My favourite at the moment is Latte Moment- a rich latte flavoured mud with marscapone swirls and a chocolate coffee bean YUM! And it tastes even better with a skinny latte.

Anyway on with my diet...no Babycake today...maybe tomorrow??

Fardoulis Chocolates...Orgasim Anyone??

OH MY GOD....These chocolates are orgasmic...trust me!!! I first stumbled across them 4 years ago when I took my grandmother out for coffee at Rhodes, and I have never looked back! We have a intense relationship, you know what they say one a day keeps the doctor away.

Ok, time to fess up, I once ordered a carton (approx 100) and I ate them all in a month...yikes! Not to mention the extra carton i ordered when doing our wedding favours.

So I DARE you...have a try, you know you want to!! Ok, I'll help out! For every strawberry champagne,or limoncello,chocolate you eat i'll match you!!!

http://www.choc.com.au/

Winter Warmers...Already??

I can't believe this weather....a weekend ago I was on my husbands family farm up the coast for my SIL wedding in 44 degree heat and this weekend I spend nannying for 3 young children with the heater on! Who would have thought that the slow cooker would have found itself out of the back of my kitchen cupboard at the beginning of Feb!

So I have dusted off my slow cooker recipes and started cooking winer warmer meals. Before I go into what I cook in it, I just waned to give my slow cooker a plug! I love this kitchen hand, it's so easy to use, cheap to run and when I come home from work and the meal is cooked...it's just bliss.

So here is my yummy recipe for Chicken Delight

INGREDIENTS

550 g Skinless chicken thigh fillets

5 Medium potatoes cut into thick slices

4 medium carrots macedione (cubed)

2 large onions brunoise (diced) or you can slice them thinley

2 cups hot water

4 T chicken stock powder

2 cloves garlic thinley sliced

1 T salt

1 T pepper

¼ t thyme

2 T finely chopped parsley

2 T gravy powder

METHOD

1. Place a layer of potato, carrots, and onion with garlic in slow cooker.

2. Place chicken thighs on top of vegetables.

3. In a bowl combine remaining ingredients. Give it a quick mix.

4. Pour liquid mixture over chicken. (If more liquid is needed depending on the size of your slow cooker add more chicken stock, salt, pepper and water.)

5. Cover with lid and cook on low for 8-9 hours.

Serve with rice if you want to extend the meal.

Valentines Day

Yes, yes...I know this is a day to cherish your beautiful partner, but for me I hate it. I feel it's just another commercial day in the calendar. I would much rather surprise hubby occasionally and vise versa. I would rather he not spend ridiculous amounts on flowers...so the decision was made for us to share a beautiful dinner together, probably at our favourite Lebanese restaurant and finishing it off with a banana paddle pop!