Lady bachelor yep that's me

Chrissy has been away for work, leaving Lockie and I with the house to ourselves. I'm too lazy to cook a proper meal just for me, so breakfast, lunch and dinner have revolved around toast and/or poached eggs. For example: toast with avocado, poached eggs on toast, poached eggs on toast with mushies, toast with tomato and goat's fetta, poached eggs on toast with leek etc. etc.

For anyone who is scared of poaching eggies, it's much easier to use fresh ones so my advice to you is to get a chook.



With Chris gone I have also been consuming an inordinate amount of coffee (a crutch?). I make little plunger after little plunger. Maybe not that healthy but better coffee than gin or vodka. I like White Horse coffee. It's very, very good.

Happy weekend

I'm spending mine enjoying this gorgeous autumn weather, and hanging out with Stephanie Alexander.



Well, not the actual lady, just her kitchen garden book.



It's as though I'm very, very old, but really I'm 26. I can be tricky like that.

Daydream* laid a blue egg

Which was a pretty amazing start to our weekend.

Also, Chris made delicious pizzas.

I looked at my tulips.

And Lockie had a swimming race with his new friend Jess. First prize was a stick.

It was all pretty perfect, and I'm feeling back to my old self.

*Yes, we have a chicken called Daydream. Naming rights were given to 6 year old Laney next door, which I hope explains this.

Uglycake

The Bundeena-Maianbar Art of Living Festival is fast approaching, and being an old biddy at heart, I'm super excited!

My cookies will def be making an appearance in the "Best Biscuit" category. They're scrumptious. I would also like to enter the sponge cake category, however, not being a regular baker of sponge, some practice is in order.

Saturday afternoon was spent on my first attempt. I turned to Stephanie Alexander's "The Cook's Companion" for guidance (it's incredible. Buy it.)

All was going smoothly until I curdled the stupid cream, so we ended up with an ugly yet delicious cake. I suppose it could have been worse. Practice makes perfect. 41 days to go!