Currently reading & eating

Reading - steal like am artist is a hugely inspirational book! Google it!

Eating - 'choc fudge pudding with custard' purrrrfect for cold snuggly nights. Another of Alexa Johnsons recipes, honestly if you are a baker this woman is the business!

What have you been eating/reading?

Freebin Friday on a Saturday!

Some things from this week I am uploading from my phone so sorry about the weirdness! I scored a massive silver platter for the rugrat prince's pirate bday party coming up Got a couple of amazing capes from the spca opshop And have been baking again from alexa johnstons 'a second helping' Go google her now! I love her recipe books!
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baby, it's cold outside

it snowed in nelson!!

yes it it did! if you squint you can see wee sprinkle of snow we got!

look there!!

so me and the rugrat prince baked a sprinkle cake - it was a very easy recipe and tastes SO GOOD!

you can find the recipe here 

also in the baking world- i got given some friendship bread

you have to mush this bag for 5 days , then add flour, sugar, milk , mush for another 5 days, add more , 

seperate the mix out , pass on 3 portions to friends and then bake your portion.

it's quite cool!

you can find out more here 

freebin fridays

i love checking out what is in the op shops free bins, sometimes treasure, sometimes trash.
i especially enjoy seeing an item that i have seen in the shop for a couple months then being turfed in the freebin, some things you can't even give away .

nelson is pretty good for free bin rummaging, there is pretty much always a free bin outside the st vincent de paul, the hospice, the red cross and the spca op shops!

so on a friday my goal to go have a dig and show you the result!

today's find is a yellow vintage egg poacher!
as i walked into a vintage shop to look at the dresses , the sales assistant saw it and was surprised it was in the freebin! score!!

so if anyone knows of any other blogs doing freebin fridays, lets link up?
show me what you found in your local free bin on a friday?!


one last pic, i made THE BEST banana cake last night , following an alexa johnson recipe (she is the best and if you don't know about her, look here  - ladies a plate  )

yes the end is cut off- someone couldn't wait ;)