I am a huge fan of slow cookers. Spend a few minutes whacking it all together, and in a few hours there is always this beautiful, tender, aromatically pleasing meal waiting for you. This slow cooker chicken recipe is so easy and budget friendly, you probably have all the ingredients sitting around already. You will …
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Avocado's... they're the price of gold, and when I find them at a good price I tend to be like an unsupervised child in a candy store. And then do you know what happens... they all go ripe at the same time, and I somehow have to eat 10 avocado's in two days. One thing …
These are some seriously tasty old fashioned scones. They're easy to make, and when topped with this beautiful passion fruit cream they are just extra delicious. They remind me of morning tea at Grandma's house.... Yumm! You will need: 3 cups Self Raising Flour 1/4 cup caster sugar 60g Butter 1 cup Milk pinch of …
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Whenever I think Mexico I think bright, vibrant colours, beautiful art, and of course, tacos! I love pops of colour, and today after all this gloomy, rainy weather I decided I needed to give the house a bit of a freshen up, a bit of a pop! I had found an old frame at the …
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For some strange reason my life never felt complete without a wine barrel. I'd wanted one for my back patio but had never stumbled across any (we're not exactly winery country). However on a recent garage sale hunt I came across this beauty... A little weathered and lacking some TLC; but large, sturdy, and in …
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ANZAC Day has always been an important part of my family, and our countries culture. However the last few years it has hit home particularly hard. When my husbands dad (a Vietnam Veteran) passed away a few years ago it shed a whole new light on the meaning of ANZAC and Remembrance Day. We started …
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My parents have been married for 35 years. They are the most easy going people and have the truest love I've ever known. They don't really do gifts, there is never anything they really need. They are both collectors of antiques so anything that's displayed in their home has to be very unusual, old, and …
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How would you like to bottle the scent of roses? ... that's basically what these beautiful bath salts smell like. They look super sweet dressed up in cute jars, covered in fabric and string; a great gift for someone you care about... or perfect for a self indulgent pampering session (I keep a jar in …
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This has got to be one of my favourite gifts to make. It makes a large batch so it's perfect for when you need to hand out multiple gifts (Christmas, Easter, Visiting the family, a thankyou for teachers).I've had many friends and family come back and actually ask for the recipe so they can make …
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We haven't gone completely chocolate free... but I have minimized the amount of chocolate that the bunny is bringing this year (ok, I already ate most of it). But here are my top three gender neutral DIY Easter goodies for kids (and a few added extras). The first is a little snuggle bunny. Now you …
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