Red Vanilla Cupcakes

I decided to do a little baking this afternoon. I've been so bogged down with this Administrative Law essay and feeling a bit down, it was time to do some therapeutic baking. I basically just made vanilla cupcakes, added some red food colouring and did a cream cheese and vanilla icing. They are so yummy and anything red generally just makes me feel happier.

The Most Simple Banana Bread

Banana bread is probably one of my all time favourite things to bake! It's quick, simple and delicious! And I always manage to keep the ingredients on hand. Here is the simple recipe I use. Oh, also note that I freeze my un-used bananas. When they are going brown in the fruit bowl and beyond the point where you would eat them, I pop them in the freezer and then defrost them whenever I please for this recipe!

Simple Banana Bread:
1 cup self raising flower
2 bananas (fresh or frozen - but thawed)
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons golden syrup

Directions: mash the bananas in a medium bowl and add the golden syrup, then add the sugar and mix in. Add egg and flour and pinch of salt and lightly mix until combined. Pour into a loaf pan (greased with butter) and cook for 30 minutes at approx 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

So simple and moist and delicious! and I often use gluten free self raising flour to try and make it lighter on the stomach :)

Fruit Salad

This is the delicious fruit salad I made for breakfast. It always surprises me how nice a healthy, fresh breakfast can make you feel. I used apple, orange, kiwi fruit, banana and pomegranate. Yum!

High Tea

These beautiful snaps were taken at my close friend's 21st High Tea Party! The table looked absolutely amazing and we tried to snap a few shots before we all started eating and drinking tea! There were so many sweet treats, I made vegetarian rice paper rolls and chocolate truffles ( i wish i had some photos!) The last photo is of me - it was such an enjoyable afternoon and i love looking over the photos.

Dinner + Inspiration!

 

Photo No.1: Look how my beautiful veggies went into the oven. They were delicious, and the carrot and parsnip were so sweet! I seasoned with sea salt, cracked pepper, garlic, thyme and parsley.

Photo 2&3: these beautiful babies are cabbage flowers! I saw them at the market this weekend and I think I am in love. They are so pretty, i love the colouring of them and how they still almost look like a cabbage!

Salamanca Markets

This morning I went to Salamanca Market in Hobart. I bought some delicious looking veggies to roast for dinner, the pumpkin is actually from my mum's garden and i'm so excited to bake it! I don't eat meat so i thought 4 different kinds of root vegetables would make a substantial meal, plus some roasted garlic heads. In photo 3, i've got the little succulent i bought at the hardware aswell. The photo doesn't really do it justice, it's very cute and furry and has little red tipped leaves. Now I must spend the rest of the day working on an Administrative Law paper, hooray.