Building...
Finger...
Janelle xx
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
A week on the farm...
Some pics from our week...
'Froggy' mornings as my 4 yr old calls them....
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Second week of the school hols here so TRYING to keep 3 young kids amused. For more than 5 minutes.
Hmmm....
So, trips to the library.....
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And the play park...
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A bit of craft. Found these one morning sitting prettily on our mantle.
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Relaxing activities....
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Actually that's a tad not true...I really haven't managed to do much of this in the hols and what I did knit I then had to spend 4 hrs unpicking. Whoops.
Baking...
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A few seconds of panic...
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Looked out my kitchen window a few nights ago and saw this. Then realised it was just a bit of burning off in a nearby paddock. Looked quite pretty in the evening, once we knew our house wasn't about to burn down!
Trips to town to celebrate a special birthday...
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and make some purchases of course! This lamp was a bargain and I LOVE it!!
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Of course that didn't help amuse the kids but it kept me happy.
Happy weekend!...
Janelle xx
'Froggy' mornings as my 4 yr old calls them....
Second week of the school hols here so TRYING to keep 3 young kids amused. For more than 5 minutes.
Hmmm....
So, trips to the library.....
And the play park...
A bit of craft. Found these one morning sitting prettily on our mantle.
Relaxing activities....
Baking...
A few seconds of panic...
Trips to town to celebrate a special birthday...
and make some purchases of course! This lamp was a bargain and I LOVE it!!
Of course that didn't help amuse the kids but it kept me happy.
Happy weekend!...
Janelle xx
Photoaday...
Photoaday Challenge Day 13
Open...
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I'm sorry, not pretty I know but it does make me smile.
Janelle xx
Open...
I'm sorry, not pretty I know but it does make me smile.
Janelle xx
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Yum...
More baking here today. Although I don't think this really qualifies as actual 'baking'. More just mixing a few ingredients in a bowl, abit of rolling and sprinkling and that's about it really!
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These little beauties have been around for years and years. We used to make them as kids and called them Whisky Balls (was mum feeding us whisky?!!) Some people call them Rum Balls but here at the whitefarm we call them Yum Yum balls. Not sure how that name came about, I think my son made it up but its very very appropriate because they are definately YUM!!
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Yum Yum Balls
1 tin condensed milk
2 level tablspns cocoa powder
1/2 cup coconut, plus abit extra in a bowl for later
1 pkt marie biscuits, crushed
1 teaspn vanilla extract
1 teaspn sherry or whisky (here is why they have been called whisky or rum balls but we have never added either. The vanilla is easily enough to add the right flavour. The old recipe I use has this in it as an 'optional' so feel free to do as you wish!!)
1. Crush the packet of marie biscuits up to a really fine crumb mixture. You can do this in a food processor but sometimes that just seems to hard (?!) so we throw the biscuits in a zip lock bag then bang and roll them with a rolling pin. Can be quite therapeutic too! Set them aside until you need them later.
2. In a large bowl mix together the condensed milk, cocoa powder and vanilla.
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3. Add the coconut and then the crushed marie biscuits.
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4. Take all your gorgeous rings off your fingers and roll the gooey sticky mixture into smallish balls.
5. Roll the gooey balls in coconut until they're completely covered and pop on a plate.
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6. Once you've finished them all cover with clingwrap and pop in the fridge to set. Once they're set I then transfer them to a container and keep in the fridge.
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And just to add a warning...these will not last long! But thankfully they are super easy to whip up another batch!!
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Enjoy!!....
Janelle xx
These little beauties have been around for years and years. We used to make them as kids and called them Whisky Balls (was mum feeding us whisky?!!) Some people call them Rum Balls but here at the whitefarm we call them Yum Yum balls. Not sure how that name came about, I think my son made it up but its very very appropriate because they are definately YUM!!
Yum Yum Balls
1 tin condensed milk
2 level tablspns cocoa powder
1/2 cup coconut, plus abit extra in a bowl for later
1 pkt marie biscuits, crushed
1 teaspn vanilla extract
1 teaspn sherry or whisky (here is why they have been called whisky or rum balls but we have never added either. The vanilla is easily enough to add the right flavour. The old recipe I use has this in it as an 'optional' so feel free to do as you wish!!)
1. Crush the packet of marie biscuits up to a really fine crumb mixture. You can do this in a food processor but sometimes that just seems to hard (?!) so we throw the biscuits in a zip lock bag then bang and roll them with a rolling pin. Can be quite therapeutic too! Set them aside until you need them later.
2. In a large bowl mix together the condensed milk, cocoa powder and vanilla.
3. Add the coconut and then the crushed marie biscuits.
4. Take all your gorgeous rings off your fingers and roll the gooey sticky mixture into smallish balls.
5. Roll the gooey balls in coconut until they're completely covered and pop on a plate.
6. Once you've finished them all cover with clingwrap and pop in the fridge to set. Once they're set I then transfer them to a container and keep in the fridge.
And just to add a warning...these will not last long! But thankfully they are super easy to whip up another batch!!
Enjoy!!....
Janelle xx
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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