Miss this lass already
Which means we are aaaalllll alone, and I am somehow responsible for two children. That sounds daunting- although already this morning since dropping Nicole at the airport I've managed to; do the washing, vacuum, mop, dust, clean bathrooms, send emails, and most importantly- get both infants to sleep!! Uh- huh, thats right, they are both currently asleep. The serenity is marvellous. I daresay it'll be chaos again in no time, but I feel a sense of accomplishment & it's not even lunchtime, that's a win!
Perth has done a 180 lately & we've been getting thunderstorms, showers and cold winds. So as we have been trapped indoors, the obvious thing to do is bake. There's nothing quite like the sweet aromas of fresh baking wafting up your nostrils on a cool autumn day. Particularly when that baking comes in the form of a brownie. We decided to try a different flavour than your classic choc, and went for a raspberry and white chocolate brownie. I admit, I was hesitant about this one as veering off from the usual milk or dark chocolate doesn't sit well with me- but this wee gem was a slice of heaven;
Look at those delightful swirls. So good. This recipe only made a small batch (8 slices) so I would recommend doubling it if you're as ravenous as me.
Raspberry & White Choc Brownie;
Ingredients;
250gm good quality white chocolate
50gm butter
1 cup flour
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
White choc chips (handful)
1 cup frozen or fresh raspberries
Method;
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line a small square cake tin with baking paper. Melt the white chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave. Melt the butter & beat in with the sugar. Then beat the eggs & vanilla extract in, followed by the melted white chocolate. Stir in the flour & salt, the trick is to not overmix this though, just enough to see the flours mixed through. Gently stir in white choc chips & raspberries and transfer to baking tin. Then cook for 45 mins if raspberries are fresh, or 50 mins if frozen- or until the top is golden. Once done- leave to cool within the pan, slice up & enjoy!
Seriously good brownie. It almost has a cake like texture too rather than really dense, I repeat- so good. (I also think next time I may throw in some macadamias, the crunchy texture would be amazing!)
This morning, after realising I now have a lot of frozen raspberries in my freezer- I decided to try a smoothie recipe out that I had seen on Instagram a few days back... And once again, we hit the jackpot;
Banana Berry Breakfast Smoothie;
Ingredients; (makes two)
2 bananas
1 cup raspberries
2 dates
Tsp almond butter
1 cup almond milk
Chia seeds
1 cup oats
Method;
Blend and serve!!
Pink slurpy deliciousness, and healthy- I highly recommend!
It has now been 30 mins since I began writing this post and the children are STILL asleep, this is miraculous, I think I will actually survive after all.
Look at these two though;
Does that not kill you? Probably not as I am a typical bias mother, but they are exquisite creatures to me.
Speaking of exquisite creatures;
Blake Lively at the Met-Gala this week. How? Why? Who...? Is this even possible?
Absolutely beautiful. Add Ryan Reynolds in the mix and we have ourselves one extraordinarily good looking couple. That dress is so gorgeous, if only normal human beings could pull it off.
Anyway, I must go & enjoy this peace and quiet while it lasts!!
Au Revoir friends,
Thought of the day "I never knew silence could be so soothing"
Gemma
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