COLLABORATE & LISTEN

Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time with the founder of the super cool online kids fashion and lifestyle shop/blog, Sunday Kid. Sometimes you meet people and you are blown away by how awesome they are, today was one of those days. Turns out that we have lots of fun ideas and by the looks of things, we just might make them happen. After lots of excited brainstorming over chai lattes, coffee and croissants, the morning ran away from us very quickly and before we knew it, it was time for me to run off and do the school pick up.

To check out her kids clothes and homewares, click here and to check out some of the photographs that I got to take for the blog, click here.

P.S. Thank you to LikeMinds Avoca for lettings us shoot up a storm inside your cosy cafe.
Love you. xo

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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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MARKET DAY

 

Sunday is market day. Not every Sunday, only once or twice a month. Today we met up with a beautiful new friend, and her son and my son playfully followed along behind us, jumping over tree roots and skipping as we forged our way through the markets to pick up some vintage finds for her and some fruit and vegetables for me. Soon after arriving, Pat and I got straight to business -two spinach and cheese gozelemes and a chilli pulled pork bun, right off the bat. We spent most of the mid morning and early afternoon wandering around and catching up with friends as we strolled and stopped and strolled along the busy pathways. The weather was not so bright earlier in the day, but the tenacious sunshine stuck around and it made for a gorgeous afternoon in the sunshine. After our snowcones, we headed home and I greedily spilled the contents of my bags onto the table and I plonked myself down on the couch with Vinnie on my lap and a stack of cookbooks next to us, dog earring the appropriate pages with ideas for this weeks meals.

 

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HELLO MONDAY

I skipped the gym today to catch up with a gorgeous (soon to be married!!!) friend. We met up at a cafe by the sea and after we ordered we sat and played with Vinnie who was probably the most comfiest person in the cafe. It was one of those slow motion mornings as we got Paddy ready for school today and she was all bed-warm and cosy, still wearing her bright pink pyjama onsie as I buckled her into the car capsule earlier in the morning. In the cafe, she sat on my lap in her pj's eating bits of squashed avacado and dollops of frothed milk from my finger as my friend and I chattered away.

I usually order the breakfast jar which is layered with coconut yoghurt, chia seeds, muesli and fresh fruit, but given the cold weather I went for a cosy bacon and egg damper roll followed by a hot chocolate and a raw key lime tart, which was so delicious that I could have easily eaten more than one slice. 

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THOSE GOLDEN RECIPES

 

Do you have one?

I was lucky enough to try a slice of history through my friend's amazing banana slice/cake. This recipe is one of her family favourites and as I was eating through my first slice she was telling me about her struggle with perfecting her Nana's buttercream filling which is used in this recipe, needless to say it was delicious nontheless.

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