5th Generation Lemon Butter Maker

This Girl wants to take over the Kitchen! Cherry was home, sick and the day before I had been talking about making Lemon Butter, because we have a good crop of lemons.

Well didn't she just get it sorted, got out pen and paper, and started to write her recipe, then hasseled me untill I got out my recipe book, for all the measurements. Well she did it, and being the first time she cooked this, took it slow and easy in the micograve, and had great sucess. She also made tart cases from the left over Apple Pie pastry. Yummo!

This is my Great Grandmothers Recipe, I remember my Grandmother making it, my mother uses it on top of her baby Ricotta Cheesecakes, I put it in tart cases, and now my daughter is cooking it, (and eating it from the jar) Isn't it great to have family recipes.

Naturally I'm sworn to secrecy not to give the recipe away, so don't tell anyone- Its a Secret.

Lemon Butter

2 Tbs Butter

4 Tbs Sugar (White)

2 eggs

juice of 2 Lemons

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, and either cook over a double boiler, or microwave for 30 secs at a time. Keep the mixture moving untill it is thick. Serve it with anything sweet, eg cake filling, tart filling, on toast, off your fingers. Put it in a jar in the fridge, it should last a week or so.

Cherrys First Apple Pie

Dinner

It had been wet day, and I was totally over the mob here. During the day, I had helped Cherry make her first apple pie. I tend not to do to much cooking with the kids, they sort of get in the way, and fight, but I have decided to relent on this, and only allow one at a time to cook with me, and be more insistant about them cleaning up as well.

So, she presented my with her peeled apples, when I got back from a seminar at lunch time. We made a short crust pastry, no recipe, I just dump the stuff, in the bowl in the right order and tell her what to do. eg rub the butter into the flour, etc,etc. Rolled, Filled. egg washed, and Ta Da, apple pie.

We had it after one of my no fuss chicken and veg. roasts, because

I wanted to visit a friend close by, it was 5 o,clock, and I really needed to get out of this mad house.

So I filled a baking tray, with chicken legs, potatoes, sweet potato, carrot, and onions, all cut to the same size. added some whole garlic cloves (skins on) the juice and the quarted pieces of a lemon, sprinkled mixed herbs, and splashed olive oil. Bunged it in a moderatly hot over, and left the house.

Walked back in the door at 6.30 took the tray out of the oven, microwaved the brocoli, and dinner was on the table. They all loved it but lamented the fact that there was no gravy. Oh well, the idea was a good dinner with little effort, anyway I made custard, to go with the Apple pie.

Yum oh, apple pie and custard. This girl, had a belly on her like a stuffed pup, after her dinner.

Lets Go St George

Lets Go..Following Jesus, was the theme for a 3 day kids Club, that Redcliffe Uniting Church ran in St George. Looking at the time after Easter, Lets go down the road with Jesus, Lets to upstairs with Jesus, and Lets go fishing with Jesus.
We had singing, games, movie bits, groups, crafts, food, fellowship, and lots of love.
It was a great week, lots of kids having a great time, and young leaders, learning the ropes.
Praise God, for all the things he does, big and small.

LETS GO - St George

A bus load of people from Church, are going to St George, 600K West of here, to run a 3 day Kids Club. It should be great.

Happy Birthday Mum

This is Mum and Dad, Nancy and Geoff.Parents of two, Myself and sister Sue, Grandparents to 5, Alana Rose, Velvet, Cherry, Suede, Beau, and Kurtis.

They are somwhere in their early to mid 70's, Mums age has always been a state secret.

She plays golf, he fluffs around with sandpaper.

Happy Birthday Mum, i'll have a drink for you.

Its Happening

Well I'm finally getting it together, to join the world largest craft market. Yes Etsy. Yeehaa
Its so good to actually be trying to sell my stuff, instead of just accumulating it. I did a festival/Market it was good, and I sold stuff, even better, but not a the prices I would like. Its hard to earn a living wage as a crafts person.
Abit more work figuring it all out, and i'll be department store material.

Mixtape Zine

I'm to be publised, Yeah, a crochet pattern, for these slippers. In Mixtape Zine, out May 6.