Eggs

I have finally made a complete switch to free range, mostly because I found somewhere where they are actually cheaper than supermarket caged eggs.
And I think I have finally mastered the art of scrambling them in a pot and not relying on the microwave (although the pot does need a damn good scrub each morning!).
So now Kaden cracks my eggs (he is so fascinated by them, he collects them from the ducks at Nan and Paas and brings them home) and I cook eggs on toast for the kids most morning, in my efforts to get them started the day right.
One tiny glitch is I still havent successfully seperated a free-range egg (yet I can seperate a cage egg successfully every time!!).
Eggs are so good for us and Im pleased to be finally getting this right!

Saturday

We had another baking session, with a little insert from the Womens Weekly magazine. We made choc fudge slice, shrewsberry's, marshmallow slice, banana cake, and a pav. Wonderful! It was the best pav I have ever made and even the marshmallow slice turned out well! The kids came in and out and took turns measuring and mixing, and enjoyed eating it of course! My feet ached like buggery but it was good fun. Took three loads in the dishwasher to clean the mess, more than 3 and a half hours in the kitchen, because unlike some of my other Saturday morning baking sessions, these recipes were quite new and fiddly.Great to have the tins filled and nice to spend some time with the kids!

Saturday Afternoon Baking

I feel that part of domestic bliss is a couple of hours weekly baking and then tins full of goodies for the week.

It certainly makes lunch-making easier to have slices, cakes, muffins and cookies on hand! You cant beat that home-made decadence and it is so satisfying.

In my head, a Saturday session of baking usually falls into the too-hard basket. But I have to change that because in my last few sessions of baking, I have managed to churn out some incredible amounts of biscuits and muffins in about an hour! SO I would like to start making this a regular habit. The kids love to help although this requires some serious patience! But if I have the energy to stand for an hour, & clean-up as I go, I am certain to reap the rewards!

Well today we went to the park for a walk and I really really wanted a slice. We have no plain biscuits, no apricots etc so the options are limited. I resorted to melting half a pack of choc drops with a little cream, and then stirring through a couple of cups of ricies & cornflakes to create crackles in mini-muffin trays. They're a hit with the kids and so so easy!!