Flower pin wheels

I just love how this little paper flower spins around in the wind, thanks to Heather Bailey

I made it for my niece who turns one this weekend, it is more a present topper and something for her sister to play with.  I didn't follow the pattern to the letter as I couldn't find the right parts at the time. But it does spin so that is all that matters.

It looked so cute in the garden, it gave the cat a fright when she walked past. 

(it was spinning in the wind)

Heart Attack

Wait it is not as serious as it seems,

I have been baking again, it is a gift for my friend Rita. She moved to Taupo late last year and she doesn't bake, she does try and I love listening to her stories of baking disasters.

I borrowed the cutters from Lorna and they are a really great shape I will have to get some.

I had a takeaway container (yum Thai) and lined with baking paper which they stacked up nicely. I covered the lid with some stock card and added some ribbon. It ended up being the best shape for her as she told me that her boyfriend asked her to marry him. Yeah for hearts, and I just love a wedding.

Blueberry butter cake and the AGA

AGA as the name suggests, it is a big warm friendly companion and I am lucky to use one at F.L Bone my place of work.

Anyway Lorna decided that she would bake a blueberry butter cake for us out of the AGA seasons cookbook. It was delicious.

Got to love a blueberry cake with crunchy brown suagr topping. I ate 3 pieces yesterday, good for the hips but blueberries are good for the brain.

Breakfast and lunch

Oh my Bagel feast, I had bagels for breakfast with eggs. As they are mini I had 6 bagels to two eggs.  So what for lunch at work?   Bagels and ham from christmas that the butcher chopped up for us this week.

Yum I will roast them on the AGA it is going to be delicious.

Bagels.

Happy New Year to you all.  I have had a break and it was great. I wanted to bake and make delicious meals but really did neither. So today I made Bagels.  I love Bagels and have always wanted to make some.  I found a website called delicious days and I made the Ricotta Gnocchi, which was exactly as it said silky and like pillows.

So I printed out the mini bagel recipe and here they are.  I will save mine for breakfast.  I topped them with rock salt and the next ones with parmesan cheese.  I also did sesame topped ones but they didn't really brown.

They will need a little work to master shapes etc... but they have passed the taste test, and they were fun to make.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas,

I love a Christmas when all I have to do is what I and Michael want. This year we didn't have to spend hours in the car and stuff endless amounts off food in our bellies.

We went for a ride this morning and a breakfast at Michael's mum, then we stopped at my dad's for a lunchtime beer and we were done. Now we are going to have a catch up sleep and a small dinner with freshly baked banana cake.

Yum,

Enjoy your day and for those that Christmas hasn't arrived to yet,I hope you have a great one.

I love to bake.

I do love to bake, I like to taste the mix or batter and when it is cooked a have a small test and love to give it away. Most of it goes to Michael.  But I caught some snowflakes in a jar today for young Maya and Bond.
I love the idea of baking for christmas and give it as gifts but where do people find the energy and time.  I have tired for the last three days, the flour was in a bowl for 2 as I get to bake at work but the last christmas shoppers have been keeping me very busy.  The next day I had butter in a bowl and sugar measured out. Day three I finally got to mix the two together and bake these.

I tied a bow around the jar and presto snowflakes in a jar with snow.

So I had our second family early christmas tonight and it was alot of fun, I really enjoyed it.