small kitchen tales

    I must confess, I am such an emotional mum, I cry at times, I hug waaaay too much, there is not one single night that I don't tuck them in when they are asleep and whisper that I love them.   They don't ever realise I do that, but I know I do. Every time something new happens, I just want to freeze that moment and treasure it forever I want to hold on to these two little beings for as long as possible Their funny little quirks and the stories they tell are what makes me smile, every single day. Oh no, there are bad days, days when things are just too difficult to deal with but I don't mind, I take the good and the bad and appreciate my glass as being half full. So for now I am capturing these baby teeth because some day soon, they'll be all gone. Two down, many more to go. I made this brooch for me using  Jodie's   fab tutorial  but I think it suits Amelie so much better. You should make one, it's so easy, all you need are fabric scraps and it will make...

  Happy December  to you all, the countdown has officially started and our advent calendar is up. The kids both loved decorating each box but they don't know what's inside yet, first noodle box will be revealed after school. I love getting the kids involved in things and because this is really all for them, I thought it would be the perfect way to count down to Christmas. Pegs decorated with washi tape and hung on twine. There are craft treats or sweet treats in every box and to avoid disappointment, there are two treats in every box. They both agreed that they will take it in turns each day to open a box and they get to choose which treat in the box is theirs. I even included some special notes as I know Amelie is loving her new reading skills. So what are you up to for the first day of Christmas? Do you have an advent calendar?  I'd love to see it if you have posted it. Happy  creating  to you ♥ ✗   ♡

  We have had an abundance of eggs lately as our girls have been performing fantastically so I asked what the family wanted for dessert and it was a unanimous.."Sponge Cake please!" So here is a fairly simple sponge cake recipe which is very light and moist and the best thing is, it only has four ingredients. Sponge Cake Ingredients 1 1/4 cup plain flour 6 eggs, at room temperature 3/4 cup caster sugar 60 g melted butter Method Grease 2 x deep, 20cm round cake tins and line bases with baking paper. Sift flour three times to aerate it Preheat oven to 180C. Using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl on medium-high speed for 6 minutes, or until mixture is thick, pale and tripled in volume. Gradually sift flour over egg mixture, add melted butter, while simultaneously folding in with a large metal spoon until just combined. Divide mixture between prepared tins. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cakes have shrunk away from the sides slightly and spring back when gent...