Mar
14
The 2010 March Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Eleanor of MelbournefoodGeek and Jess of Jessthebaker. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make risotto. The various components of their challenge recipe are based on input from the Australian Masterchef cookbook and the cookbook Moorish by Greg Malouf.
At college, when my roommates were making Kraft Dinner I would be making risotto. Yes, I was trying to show off. Also trying to prove a point to my summer male roommates that one in a dorm could cook a fine meal without resorting to box food and milk out of the container. (My summer female roommates knew how to cook.) Normally when I cook risotto, I usually resort to mushroom, but I wanted to try something different.
Nice and creamy butternut squash risotto was just the key, with a nice sharp piece of parmesan cheese mixed through in.
Mar
12
Unfortunately today is not a ‘Friday Finds’ but something even better!
Elisabeth Carol, Lizzie Kimball, Stacee Lianna and I decided to do a photo swap. Where we each take a photo based on a chosen theme, give each other the raw file, and see how everyone edits differently. It was exciting to see how everyone would interpret the theme, but also exciting to see how I thought a photo should be improved. It made me actually think more about an image instead of rushing through it. Over the next month you will see three more of these sessions, but for now the first theme chosen by Stacee.
Elisabeth Carol
Lizzie Kimball
Stacee Lianna
Mar
11
I’ve learned my lesson, I will never book anything for the day after I come home from a vacation, no matter how ‘relaxing’ it was supposed to be because I’m that type of person who needs to relax after a vacation, yep. My lesson was learned when I had to race downtown (an hour and a half transit ride) to shoot some gorgeous jewelry for my new friend Berna. I slept through my alarm, felt totally unprepared and even made myself get a nose bleed!
Here is a sneak peak :)
Mar
06
I did it. To be honest, I never thought I would accomplish this goal. Bedtime to me should be at the latest 11 and if I sleep past 9:00 I feel really guilty about it.
I remember sitting in my teacher’s office, and having her warn me that I will have to pull all nighters once I get to college, that it’s not possible to go through school without doing so. Well now that I’m passed my college days, I can laugh in the face of all nighters. The latest I ever had to stay up was till 3:00 for only several nights. I only did so, because I was going to Hawaii during my break off and I was leaving a couple of days early. Now that I’ve pulled an all nighter and have done college, I can honestly say all nighters for school are the worst idea ever. If people can actually buckle down and do work, right when they get the homework, and set there mind to it – homework can be accomplished without putting the body through so much stress. Pulling an all nighter before a test? Nu-huh your mind and body are so out of it and injecting your system with caffeine is not healthy.
But in the long run, I felt like I couldn’t hit 25 without seeing what all the buzz was and I couldn’t do this without Kevin to keep me going. We tried to be ambitious and accomplish this goal as well as watching a Star Wars marathon. But I wouldn’t recommend watching 6 movies while trying to stay awake. Instead we ate pizza, fries, drank coke and rum and started to watch the first three movies while playing games. After that we hit the ’slump’ at 3 ish and I drank half a caffeine boost and we played The Force Unleashed.
All and all – it was awesome to accomplish a goal, but I like my sleep to much to do this again.
Mar
05
Sticky: Don’t forget to retweet and keep coming up with names for the giveaway, thanks !
Today’s Friday Finds are ode to the colourful flower the Poppy. From red to orange to even blue, this circle fluffy flowers can be shaped into any art.
a) Monkey & Squirrel – She is definitely my new favourite seller :) I would love to see this hanging on my wall.
b) Prince Design UK – Simply gorgeous and elegant!
c) Jewelry by Natsuko – Can you believe the flowers are made out of enamel?
d) Implexa – I’m not a fan of something in my hair, but these are cute.
e) SilverLines Jewelry – I love how elegant and clean the lines are.
f) Poppy and Ted – How about a little day for your child or decoration, I fell in love with her yellow owls.
g) Sewing Momma – Can I have these to keep my supplies in check?
h) Skeptis – Vintagely Cute
i) Poppy Chic Designs – Can I have this for my hair?
j) Chryls -Maybe I should actually get a bookmark.
k) Printmaker Jenn – I love the blue idea for a poppy.