HOW TO REST

1. Start with some baking. Today I made pastry-less quiche made using local leek, kale and eggs with a crumble of fetta cheese on top and a with splash of my secret ingredient - soy sauce, and I usually crack some pepper over the top prior to serving. 

2. Then you enjoy that hot cup of tea next to you and quiet literally inhale the almond crescent biscuits. I cheated and bought these from my local fruit store. They make them fresh!

3. Once you have gobbled your way through all of that, it's time to start thumbing through the stack of magazines underneath your dish.

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FOLLOW YOUR NOSE

A few days ago I made Biko!! Growing up my mum would make this and it would be no surprise, the sweet homely smell of sticky rice in the oven infiltrates the whole house. After speaking with my friends at the local fruit store, I was equipped with all of the ingredients and re-capped with the knowledge of how to make it. A few cans of coconut milk, a bag of sweet rice and some brown sugar later and this is what emerged from my oven. My son followed his nose into the kitchen and started picking at the caramalised topping with a fork before it had time to cool and thicken. I had love hearts in my eyes as I watched my child enjoy the smell and taste of the same food that I also used to enjoy as a child (and still do!).

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CURBSIDE PRIDE

I am pretty good at driving in reverse which comes in handy because I love a good curbside clean up and I drive with a pretty keen eye. These are some of the amazing things that we have found on the sides of the road. Over the weekend I found these amazing cherrywood bed legs and I got into a pretty interesting conversation with the previous owner about what I could make out of them. 

What would you make out of them?

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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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OUR PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND

Nana and Pop live far away and recently they have been traveling with their caravan, last we had spoken they were exploring a place called Cameron's Corner, which is a place situated where the boardlines for NSW, SA and QLD all meet. This weekend they surprised us with a visit. I have always loved spending time with them, but since having children the time spent with them is even more beautiful as I watch them dote over their grandchildren with cuddles and kisses.

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HOW TO MAKE SEWING DELICIOUS

My fool proof and easy breakfast for weekday mornings was inspired by one of my favourite local cafes who serve an amazing Breakfast Jar with layer upon layer of coconut yoghurt, muesli, chia seed pudding and fresh fruit. Today we enjoyed eating this while I attempted to stitch up the hem of a pant leg and rip in the crotch of my son's school pants. Needless to say, my sewing skills can be easily summarised by his last words before leaving the car today which were, "if anyone see's my undies when I sit on the floor today, it will be all your fault".  

WEEKDAY BREAKFAST BOWL

Natural or Greek or Coconut Yoghurt

Buckwheat puffs

Dried coconut

Maple Syrup

Fresh fruit

Method

Spoon yoghurt into a bowl.

Top with buckwheat puffs, dried coconut and fresh fruit.

Drizzle with maple syrup.

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A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL

"....A love so beautiful
A love so sweet
A love so beautiful
A love for you and me.

And when I think of you
I fall in love again
A love so beautiful
In every way...."

Roy Orbison - A Love So Beautiful

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