After taking September off from the Secret Recipe Club while we ate our way across the US, I'm back with a bang and excited to explore all the lovely creations that appear each month. My SRC assignment for October was Baking and Creating with Avril and as usual I was spoilt for choice. I took to her side-bar tags for inspiration and the first thing to catch my eye was a Pumpkin Swirl Bread, however as I've been a bit heavy handed with the pumpkin lately I figured I'd simply bookmark it … [Read more...]
Berry Banana Smoothie, a Dairy-free & Vegan Guest Post
After months of watching other people head off on holidays, RJ and I are finally taking a break and making our way through America-land for a few weeks. In my absence the lovely Claire is here to ply you with treats. You may remember Claire from a few months back when I guest posted over on her site - she was one of those aforementioned holidaying people - and it's great to have her here. Thanks again! (Oh, and if you want to follow our eating adventure holiday, Instagram is probably … [Read more...]
Vegan Chai Pumpkin Latte
Crazy coffee-chain creations, and coffee at all for that matter, chai from powders, sticky sweet flavoured lattes - they just aren't for me. A clean straight-up green chai, a pure and floral white, even an occasional peppermint - that is much more my cup of tea, pardon the pun. But this? This is the goodness of chai spices and the decadence of pumpkin all wrapped up in a creamy warm mug of magic for Tea Time Tuesday. I probably could should have called it a Pumpkin Pie Latte... Now if … [Read more...]
Tea Time Tuesday #3 – White with Rose
A quick late Tea Time Tuesday, just before the clock ticks over to Wednesday, of some tea and cake photographed last Monday, sigh. This time it's a heady perfumed White with Rose from Madame Flavour. Made with Peony White leaf tea [Pai Mu Tan once again] it is my go-to when I want something delicate and pretty. An Australian company based in Victoria, I not only love the teas but the whimsical illustrated packaging makes me happy. The tea cup is my new fave and says only 'Made in China' on … [Read more...]
Tea Time Tuesday #1 – Green Jasmine
While sorting out my tea cupboard the other day I shared this picture on Instagram, the rediculous thing is that it doesn't even include every box of tea I own. Most varieties are on a regular rotation however so I figured why not share them here with you! Welcome to the first installment of 'Tea Time Tuesday'. First up is my go-to cuppa, Green Jasmine. This version is a loose-leaf blend from a local Sydney company - The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar - and is gentle and … [Read more...]
Strawberry Milk
Blogging is an interesting beast. It is a person sitting in front of a computer expressing things in pictures and words, terribly solitary from the outside peering in... or so you'd think. But when you look a bit closer you realise that many of those people sitting at their computers have formed little communities. Sometimes online, sometimes in person, generally with people they never would have met otherwise, and it really doesn't matter how the community works or where it came from but simply … [Read more...]
Summer Cantaloupe, Cucumber & Mint Green Juice
I once had a boss who gave a hard time to anyone answering the question "how are you?" with the word "busy". It didn't stop any of us from defaulting to it anyway, but it did make you think about how often it is offered up as a reply or an excuse. Why? Are we all looking for sympathy? Or acknowledgement? Or is it simply easier than any of the alternatives answers? Who knows. But lately I've been head-down-bum-up, had lots of bits-and-pieces-on-the-go, lots of balls-in-the-air... You get … [Read more...]
