T-Mo is what we have decided to call our Thermomix, and we are all loving it!! I know I have been incredibly slack at posting on here, and I hope to improve soon. I just wanted to drop in and let you all know that I am loving the thermomix and all that it can do. We have had some lovely one pot meals, treats, breads, drink etc etc so far.
I aim to start blogging again soon, so stay tuned :-)
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Monkey See Monkey Do
Lately I have been trying to lose weight, and get healthy (nothing at all to do with the big 40 coming up! LOL), and it is amazing to see how much the kids are taking on. They have never really eaten that badly, but when it has come to snacks they have been a little too used to processed snacks.
More can be read about my weightloss on my other blog by clicking here
Since my efforts have started I have stopped buying more and more of the processed snacks and I think everyone is getting great benifit from it all. Today I picked up some really cute 'snack' size bowls from Kmart, and after school I presented the girls with a 3 fruit salad....they were so excited!! Not one whinge about it being fruit, or wanting more, they loved it. So it really is Monkey See Monkey Do in so many ways. Their lunchboxes this week have been very simple, but they have been loving it! A very small home made cheese & bacon scroll, home made banana muffin, 2 pieces of fruit, small baby carrott & maybe a slice of cheese. Far cry from what their lunchboxes had turned in to at the end of last year. Not once have they said they miss all the other stuff.
More can be read about my weightloss on my other blog by clicking here
Since my efforts have started I have stopped buying more and more of the processed snacks and I think everyone is getting great benifit from it all. Today I picked up some really cute 'snack' size bowls from Kmart, and after school I presented the girls with a 3 fruit salad....they were so excited!! Not one whinge about it being fruit, or wanting more, they loved it. So it really is Monkey See Monkey Do in so many ways. Their lunchboxes this week have been very simple, but they have been loving it! A very small home made cheese & bacon scroll, home made banana muffin, 2 pieces of fruit, small baby carrott & maybe a slice of cheese. Far cry from what their lunchboxes had turned in to at the end of last year. Not once have they said they miss all the other stuff.
Todays Fruit Salad
Saturday, January 28, 2012
I am getting a Thermomix, I think!
Well I am pretty sure, but thought I better put 'I think' until it is a done deal :-)
My partner and I have been looking at these for some time now, dreaming, thinking, wishing etc. She is actually the one who suggested getting one first, as I am the one who does the cooking and she thought with this she might learn too..... And if not, well it will make my job easier anyway :-)
We have a demo on the 16th of Feb, and will most likely order on that day. It is going to be my 40th Bday pressie, and I can't wait. I have already started book marking recipes to try and blogs to visit lol.
So I would say you could expect some Thermomix related posts coming up from me :-)
My partner and I have been looking at these for some time now, dreaming, thinking, wishing etc. She is actually the one who suggested getting one first, as I am the one who does the cooking and she thought with this she might learn too..... And if not, well it will make my job easier anyway :-)
We have a demo on the 16th of Feb, and will most likely order on that day. It is going to be my 40th Bday pressie, and I can't wait. I have already started book marking recipes to try and blogs to visit lol.
So I would say you could expect some Thermomix related posts coming up from me :-)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Why oh why do they do that!!
Why do young kids, and I guess older kids alike feel the need to egg people's houses?? You have to ask the question, would they do that to their own houses, their own rooms? I am guessing not. So why do they think that it is 'fun' to go around doing it to other people's houses.
We did hear the dog bark just after we went to bed last night, so guessing that is when they did it. The only positive is that we recently had new aluminum windows installed, which were easier to clean than our old wooden ones would have been!
Ok vent for the day over.
We did hear the dog bark just after we went to bed last night, so guessing that is when they did it. The only positive is that we recently had new aluminum windows installed, which were easier to clean than our old wooden ones would have been!
Ok vent for the day over.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Found my way back...
It has been nearly 6 months since I was here, and my things have changed, both for me personally and around here. I had a hard time finding my way around the new dashboard. But I think I have got it now :-)
Going to take me a little longer to find my way around organisation! I feel like I have become totally lost, I haven't been menu planning, I haven't been baking...I have been sewing though, so I guess that is a plus.
My plan for 2012 is to get back on top of the menu planning and shopping monthly. Things ran very smoothly when I did that, and I miss it :-(
A little birdie has told me that I might be getting a Thermomix for my 40th, which is next month (not sure I will have it for then, but that is what it will be a gift for), so I will enjoy learning all about that and how to use it. I also look forward to working that in to making the house run smoother.
I will have to post some photos soon of my latest projects. Which were tea wallets for teacher presents and a 'detective' cape for Miss nearly 7. I am sure I have done more since I last posted....will have to check. I have also spent a lot of time sewing for Miss nearly 6's school performance, lots of altering etc.
Hope 2012 has started out well for you all.
Cheers Kel
Going to take me a little longer to find my way around organisation! I feel like I have become totally lost, I haven't been menu planning, I haven't been baking...I have been sewing though, so I guess that is a plus.
My plan for 2012 is to get back on top of the menu planning and shopping monthly. Things ran very smoothly when I did that, and I miss it :-(
A little birdie has told me that I might be getting a Thermomix for my 40th, which is next month (not sure I will have it for then, but that is what it will be a gift for), so I will enjoy learning all about that and how to use it. I also look forward to working that in to making the house run smoother.
I will have to post some photos soon of my latest projects. Which were tea wallets for teacher presents and a 'detective' cape for Miss nearly 7. I am sure I have done more since I last posted....will have to check. I have also spent a lot of time sewing for Miss nearly 6's school performance, lots of altering etc.
Hope 2012 has started out well for you all.
Cheers Kel
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Cooking Frenzy!
The weather here has been shocking, so I have done not much other than bake over the last few days. I think school snacks/lunches are taken care of for a while!
In the last 3 days I have cooked
around 50 apple & cinnamon muffins
around 30 choc chip muffins
120 odd cookies
1 date loaf
& about 30 bacon & cheese scrolls.
The trick is getting them all in to the freezer before they get eaten! The biscuits I just store loose in a container in the freezer, they are easy to grab out when needed. The scrolls and muffins get wrapped individually, so too with the cake after it has been sliced. Easy to grab a scroll, baked treat and fruit for lunch boxes each night :-)
In the last 3 days I have cooked
around 50 apple & cinnamon muffins
around 30 choc chip muffins
120 odd cookies
1 date loaf
& about 30 bacon & cheese scrolls.
The trick is getting them all in to the freezer before they get eaten! The biscuits I just store loose in a container in the freezer, they are easy to grab out when needed. The scrolls and muffins get wrapped individually, so too with the cake after it has been sliced. Easy to grab a scroll, baked treat and fruit for lunch boxes each night :-)
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Weight Loss Blog...
It has been a while since I updated here (I do plan to get back to sewing soon!), however I have just recently started a new blog too (as if one wasn't hard enough to keep up with..lol). The new blog is about my mission to lose weight, and I wanted to keep it separate from this on. You can find my new blog here http://shrinkingramblings.blogspot.com/
Feel free to follow along as I attempt to lose my baby weight....now that the baby is 18years old I think it is about time! LOL
Feel free to follow along as I attempt to lose my baby weight....now that the baby is 18years old I think it is about time! LOL
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