by Anne Murphy | Jun 13, 2016 | Baking, Cake, Dessert, No Bake, Recipe
Do you ever make a recipe and not until it’s baked do you realise you’ve missed an ingredient? Yeah, me neither! Oh, I do it all the time lately. I think I’m pretty smart and remember the recipe off by heart by I’m not really that smart at the...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 6, 2016 | Baking, Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Recipe, Slices/Bars
Don’t you just love it when you Google a recipe, give it a try and it’s perfect? I do but then I hate it when I lose it. As was the case with this so, so simple Glazed Doughnut Cake I found years ago and used to make it all the time. When I wanted to make...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 1, 2016 | Beauty, Makeover, Review
Do you feel in a bit of a ‘fashion funk’? Not sure what to buy to suit your style or size? Do you feel you’re wasting money on clothes that aren’t the right cut or colour for you? Well, there’s an online course that’s been designed...
by Anne Murphy | May 31, 2016 | Miscellaneous, Recipe
You know, sometimes you just need cream for a cake and not frosting. My son and I had a big baking session one weekend recently and he made a basic box mix vanilla cake and he was wanting to fill it with jelly (jello) and cream. I didn’t have any cream and...
by Anne Murphy | May 30, 2016 | Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Making-Do, Organising, Tips/Hints
Let’s face it, we’re all busy these days, whether we’ve got kids or not. I know myself, my son has scouts on Monday night from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. Tuesday night my daughter doesn’t get home from dancing/singing/drama lessons until 7:20pm and...
by Anne Murphy | May 24, 2016 | Blog, Review
One of the best things about my blogging journey over the last 5 years is the number of people I’ve met and friendships I’ve made both online and IRL (in real life). One such person is Amanda Voisey from the blog, Cooking for Busy Mums. Amanda has been...
by Anne Murphy | May 23, 2016 | Mains, One Pot, Recipe, Slow Cooker
Do you ever feel like you’ve won the lottery these days when you see meat marked down at the supermarket, in particular lamb? I can remember when I was young, lamb was on our dinner plates every other night. It was so cheap. I happened to be at the supermarket...
by Anne Murphy | May 17, 2016 | Baking, Recipe, Slices/Bars
For those of us who love to bake (and eat our baking, like me), do you ever get that craving for something? Yeah, me too. I don’t know why but this particular night I had a craving for those cafe style Pecan Pie bars that are oh so sweet and nutty. Trouble was,...
by Anne Murphy | May 16, 2016 | Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Miscellaneous, One Pot, Recipe
We all like to go to pasta or rice as a side to most of our main meals but you really couldn’t find anything easier than couscous in particular a flavoured one like orange couscous. Instant couscous, which is what’s readily available at the supermarket has...
by Anne Murphy | May 10, 2016 | Baking, Dessert, Pastry, Recipe
Don’t you just love it when your kids organise play dates? Well, in this particular case my 9 year old son did arrange it, with mine and his mate’s Mum’s help but I completely forgot about this boy coming over and, as per usual, I was scurrying...
