So when we started the detox my first concern [obviously] was how I could make cake that we are ‘allowed’ to eat. This was followed very soon after by how I could make pizza happen but that we'll get to later. I have determined that I love the thought of cake as much as cake itself. It’s in part due to the texture – the dense, rich, comforting wonderfulness that you just can’t get from anything else. No it’s not a carb craving [toast with almond spread solves that], or a sweet craving [piece of … [Read more...]
Professional diagnosis
After yet another Saturday morning of soul sapping house hunting...... JJ: I'm just a big fat mess RJ: You're not a big fat anything...you're a little tiny mess JJ: Yep, that works ______________ But no matter our current challenges, our thoughts go out to a world that is getting more devastated by the second. From Japan to California and everything in between, I can only hope that it doesn't get worse and that recovery is as swift as possible. Be well. … [Read more...]
Day by day
So yesterday was one of those days where you just want to pack it all in. Why am I doing this again? and why isn't anything going right? and just plain grrrrrrrr. I haven't one for a while and I'm getting better at knowing that the tide will turn (and getting better at just taking a deep breath), and after a good run and cup of tea last night and a good yoga session this morning we're on an upswing. Today, things are coming together again. And the EveryDay Muffin Mix that has been staring … [Read more...]
Definition of Irony #1
Apparently I can’t boil water. I can make a mean cake, bake beautiful bread, create a mad curry paste and turn pretty much anything healthy [except this insanity, I don't want to even try to turn this healthy, I want to undo 4 months of healthy to sit on the kitchen floor and eat the entire pan with a big glass of milk], but what happens when I boil water….this: oops. Luckily I caught it before it started to smoke, just. Yes I boil water for tea in a pan. No we don’t have a kettle. … [Read more...]
Covered in flour and chocolate
So the final recipe testing is ramped up and I'm churning out final Mixes and packaging-artwork-worthy goods! Spent most of the afternoon on Monday mixing and measuring and tweaking and baking and cleaning it all up afterward….and oh to have a test kitchen like this one, and an assistant to clean up after it all. Watch out Martha, I’m coming. It may take a bit but I’m coming. [hey, someone’s gotta dream big!] So the amazing thing about baking is that small changes can have such a … [Read more...]
Smells like summer
So scent is one of the strongest triggers for memory...When it rains on a hot day the smell reminds me of the street I grew up on during spring storms; Sultana&Bran Muffins take me immediately to cold mornings at Ro’s house; The other day it smelled like the Jersey Shore in the middle of Sydney [that slightly sharp but not entirely unpleasant humid boardwalk and salt water smell that makes me feel like a 14 year old with a perm]; and Drakkar Noir is 9th grade all over again [and makes me … [Read more...]
Day 30 – woohoo!
For starters - happy March [OMG, really?]. So 30 days in pictures - here is the last one of the lot....A [furry] flower, blooming out of a succulent, basking in the late summer sun. If you are remotely interested you can see all 30 days posts, or the gallery of the pics, or the post that started it all. Thrilling I tell you, thrilling....ahem. Hope you enjoyed. We will return to your regularly scheduled posts shortly [and maybe even get around to some of the promised recipes!] … [Read more...]
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