30/6 Day 30 - Try new pods and have with a pod coffee!

Today I tried the new Honeycomb pods. 

These are so good. Even better with the coffee! An easy but rewarding New June to finish with. Very satisfying!

29/9 Day 29 Have a tapas dinner party

This was a really fun one. I made Sangria and Spanish dip...

and Spanish Omelette...

and Patatas Bravas.

Delicious! A repeat is in order!

Bonus new thing! 24/6

I met friends at Crafternoon in North Carlton for lunch and craft. I haven't been to a cafe before where I could eat and paint at the same time! My friends made bottle openers, drew or did a face mask. The place itself had art plastered all over the walls and hanging from the ceiling, see below. It was quite effective when you walked in. Glad I tried this out!

18/6 Day 18- Try a hair mask

Today was going to be something else but then all of a sudden I had an urge to put EGG, OIL and HONEY in my hair. Weird moment indeed.

I've never tried a hair mask before, let alone a homemade one with things I'd usually prefer to eat than put in my hair. It was a messy, gooey affair and I am probably paranoid I smell like egg but maybe my hair will look a little nicer for awhile!

 

 

15/6 Day 15- Cook a new cuisine

Today I cooked a cuisine I had never cooked before. I picked Dutch because I didn't know much about Dutch food. I decided on Stamppot: a dish that is basically a whole lot of different vegetables boiled and mashed into a giant heap with some spicy sausages chucked on top. Good cold weather food but perhaps not the most interesting looking dish! Often gravy is put in a hole in the middle. 

 

Well, I certainly wouldn't say it is my favourite dish but a great way to have a huge variety of vegies and a nice winter dish. My bigger Dutch success (which technically spanned over Friday and Saturday!) was the awesome Stroopwafel YUM YUM YUM:

 

 

 

 

I tried these first in Sth America (Of all places!) thanks to my Dutch friend. Mine didn't turn out like the ones I remember but they still tasted as good. I didn't have the proper waffle iron and this meant they were a LOT thicker.

Mmm stroopwafels. I am considering getting a proper machine just to make these....)

Making Dutch food - I've done it!

Thanks to the guinea pigs who tried my food.

13/6 Day 13- Make a new spread (Cajeta)

I made a Mexican caramel spread called 'Cajeta'. Thanks to my friend Allan for this suggestion! It tastes delicious.

I thought this would be an easy one. However, because I failed to read the recipe over before I started and didn't realise it specified ONE HOUR in front of the stove stirring the spread, it wasn't! After the hour it still looked like milk so not sure what went wrong. Did a bit of research and decided to put it in the slow cooker overnight. At 7am it looked like milk then by 8am it miraculously turned into a lumpy caramel spread. Not sure the consistency or colour is right but it tastes great. Even though this ran into the next day I am going to put it in the success pile. Phew!

(Thanks to those who helped entertain me over the hour of stirring!)

3/6 Day 3: Create a New Juice: '3rd of Juice'

Today I made a new juice recipe with my boyfriend. I don't feel you can fail at juice but this WAS delicious. A repeat is in order! 

See 'recipe' in the photo.