STEWED RHUBARB w BLOOD ORANGE & GREEK YOGHURT

Stewed rhubarb is what I made on Sunday afternoon. Fresh local rhubarb from the markets with some left over blood oranges from Saturday's weekend challenge. After about half an hour of searching through my cook books, I ended up appropriating a Jamie Oliver recipe which I found online but I made a couple of little tweaks to suit what I had available at home and to my taste.

Stewed Rhubarb w Blood Orange

Bunch of fresh Rhubarb

Juice and zest of 1 Blood Orange 

Half a cup to a cup sugar (sweetness to your taste)

1. Slice rhubarb into 4cm sections and place into a pot

2. Add zest and juice, plus a ladle full of water

3. Add sugar and bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Serve over some full fat greek yoghurt, or perhaps over some toasted sour dough with a dollop of greek yoghurt and a spoonful of stewed rhubarb on top.

Note: If you like it to be a bit more syrupy, add a tablespoon or two of extra water and sugar.

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DINNER FOR BREAKFAST

He had a ham and cheese croissant and I had left-over salad for breakfast. Last night for dinner this salad was accompanied by some free-range chicken thighs which were fried off in a pan with some coconut oil for some quick colouring and then baked in the oven for fifteen minutes to finish cooking right through. We had a squeeze of fresh locally grown lemons and sea salt to season the chicken after it came out of the oven.

The salad was adapted from Hetty McKinnon's cookbook, Community, salad recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen, and I was feeling inspired by the zataar roasted carrots with kale, freekeh and blood orange maple dressing. However there was no zataar or freekeh in my cupboards and our oranges had been eaten days ago, so i skipped the zataar and freekeh all together and replaced the blood oranges in the dressing with some little cumquats which we had in our fruit bowl. I also added some roasted canned chickpeas in place of the hazelnuts and some cauliflower which I threw ontop of the roasting carrots for the remaining ten minutes. To serve I pinched a tiny sprinkling of sesame and sunflower seeds over the carrots.

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MORNING ROUTINE

Roll out of bed to check on baby, snuggle back into bed with Matty, read emails, catch up on Instagram and Facebook on my iphone, roll out of bed to check on my son, make a coffee, get breakfast ready, take some photographs of breakfast, eat breakfast and fiddle around on my laptop and then rouse the rest of the family to start their day.

What is yours?

 

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DAYDREAMING

A good friend of mine was in the car with my family and I, and my son expressed that he was bored about half an hour into a one and a half hour car trip. Her beautiful response really touched me and it has really freed the way in which I have been thinking lately. She said, 'What about day dreaming? Do you do that? You can think about what you want to do later today or maybe you can visualise the things that you want to happen tomorrow or in the future'. 

Have you daydreamed lately?

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SUNDAY: MY PHOTOGRAPHIC FOOD DIARY

After eating a burnt pancake for breakfast this morning, I decided to go a bit silly at the bakery. I stocked up on enough for lunch and afternoon tea, which was accompanied by a  few cups of fresh hot Honey and Calamansi Tea. Perfect food for the cold front which has left everyone in my home shivering since Friday night.

 

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LIKE MINDS

We don't mean to but sometimes us Mum's take over small spaces. Believe me when I say that we feel equally as uncomfortable as you when our babies start to fuss or when we disrupt the flow of movement because of our strollers or travel seats, but sometimes we just need to get out of the house and enjoy the freedom and deliciousness of a freshly brewed coffee or a nice breakfast which doesn't involve us having to do the washing up afterwards. Small things like this which make everyone's day a little bit better also makes ours a little bit better too. I couldn't be any more apologetic for taking over your peace and quiet, but please understand that we are doing our best. Cafe's like this one attract members from all over the local community, not just because of the amazing food and coffee but because of the wonderful way in which everyone feels at home as soon as they step up into their cosy little space. The way in which the personalities and the people come together to enjoy their space, food and coffee often results in a chain reaction of laughter and communal small talk, the perfect ambience of casualness and joy.

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ONCE I WAS A KALE MODEL

Oh my goodness, I am still letting it all sink in. Yesterday my friend and I attended a food photography workshop organised by Billy Law, guest starring Luisa Brimble. It was worth every penny and the encouragement, insight and knowledge that they shared with all of us exceeded my expectations. The food was gorgeous and delicious and both Luisa and Billy were very hands on in helping all of us find the places where we needed to make camera setting adjustments and with styling. Food photography is a lovely way to get fat.

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