mosaic road

Look - Lovely and Luscious - a 1 Pan Fudge Cake

How easy is this and how moist and so wonderful with cream, lite cream of course !

Look, how yummy does this lunch look !

I adore bread, in all forms, shapes, sizes and colours. Unfortunately it does not adore me. I must have some type of mild intolerance to wheat so I just don't eat it so as to avoid feeling most unwell. The patient and a friend polished off this entire pile of hot rolls, not a crumb remained. Lucky them !!

Look at This Photo.

The snow bunny in Japan sent this to me. She is a huge fan of Princess Mary. My interest in royals anywhere in the world is minimal but what I find fascinating here is what possible event could call for so many beige outfits. It begs other questions too like what child owns beige clothing and is beige the new black ?

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Look at One of my Favourite Things !!

It is called Galactoboureko and it is Greek Custard cake. It is my favourite thing to eat when I go to Oakleigh for coffee cos I am such a custard fan. Sadly low calorie it is not !!

Yesterday's Achievement

Yesterday while the patient met with friends for a quick lunch I had an hour or so to fill in - this is, as you know, the taxi driver's lot in life. So I headed for Albert Park Lake and ran the entire track . I just kept running. I did not permit myself either a peek at my watch or a breather. I did the whole thing in 25 minutes and was so proud, proud as a peacock in fact . The chocolate running companion had been left behind with a bone in the back yard. High gusting winds and the large swan population at the lake would have resulted in mayhem on the end of the lead. I celebrated my achievement with a trip to the supermarket - a riveting reward, I know !!

Look What We Enjoyed over the Weekend

This is possibly the best banana cake that I have ever made. In my usual fashion I just hurled everything into the food processor then cooked it in my very basic little gas oven. After the baking there is another step in the instructions which really threw me a curved ball. Instructions say place cake straight from oven into freezer !!! Well, I couldn't quite come at that so mine sat on the bench for 10 mins and then I put it into the freezer. It took me that long anyway to clear a space. Recipe says leave it in freezer for 45 minutes. I got ours out at 20 ,being the impatient type, and cut it . It cut like velvet. Can anyone point out a scientific reason  for this freezing step - does it really have some benefit ?? Anyway, come what may, cake was fabulous !! PS Homegrown mint too !!!

Look how pretty these look together ! Interior stuff is often such a challenge for me so I tend to err on the side of boring/bland so as not to make a hideous mistake.

Look who's tucked in tight ! Sweet dreams, little Cocoa Pop !!

Look at this delicious date and lemon slice - one pot needed so incredibly quick.

Look what I learned about today - the baumkuchen, a specialty cake from Germany. It seems that layer upon fine layer of light and very thin sponge is cooked on this type of rotisserie. Photo, courtesy of my snow bunny in Japan, who experienced this delicacy and saw it being made in Sapporo.And I thought I knew everything about cake too !!! Seems I certainly don't !!!!