by Anne Murphy | Dec 16, 2014 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe
What a better way to get something mixed, in the oven and decorated than with a cake mix cookie. I’ve not really tried them much before, preferring to always make them from scratch but it’s so, so easy. You can bet your bottom dollar, around this time of...
by Anne Murphy | Dec 15, 2014 | Christmas, Dessert, Recipe
Here in Australia we have a saying when you go visiting someone or there is a school break up party and it’s called “take a plate”. That’s not just taking the ‘plate’. It’s taking it fully loaded with fruit, cookies or...
by Anne Murphy | Dec 8, 2014 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Christmas, Recipe
Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s that time of year again, when the weather here in the southern hemisphere is hot and sticky and we decide to crank up the oven and get baking Christmas gifts. Anyone would think we’re quite mad but there’s nothing like a good, old...
by Anne Murphy | Nov 2, 2014 | Birthdays, Christmas, Craft, DIY, Mother's Day, Tips/Hints
My boyfriend’s mother is a keen crafter, enjoying crochet, knitting and quilting and with Christmas coming up, I’m just not sure what to give her. She probably has everything she needs and I know my Mum always loved receiving handmade gifts, of any...
by Anne Murphy | Dec 28, 2013 | Vacations
I love our week’s vacation every year. There’s no doubt it will always be at the beach. I had every single holiday at the beach as a child (and as an adult for most of the time) and I’m pretty sure my kids love it too. Probably comes with the...
