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Tiny Pleasures #300: Patisserie
Pain chocolat, croissant, pain au raisin, croissant aux amandes ... The buttery goodness of French patisseries is an excellent way to make Sunday afternoon better. After singing beaucoup de French songs at the Le Festival Français in Geelong today, my tastebuds were happy to stroll through the grounds tasting beaucoup de delicious French treats. More on the
Tiny Pleasures #299: Tasty Stage
Is this not a heavenly combination? A stage full of music and fine food and drinks. The Kingston Food & Wine Festival had all the right ingredients today, including sunshine, and I got to do two of my favourite things - play music and talk about great produce.
Tiny Pleasures #298: ANZAC Biscuits
The ANZAC is my default biscuit when I'm short on baking creativity. It feels like the workhorse of bikkies when I'm making the batch, but when they come out of the oven I am always delightfully surprised at just how delicious they are. Crunchy on the outside, chewy inside, sweet, buttery, and oaty. Yum!
Tiny Pleasures #297: Strawberries
While hanging the washing out today, a flash of red in the veggie patch caught my eye. Twas the first strawberry of the season flaunting its fruitiness in the afternoon sunshine. Its bottom is not ready yet, but in few days I shall savour the tiny burst of flavour. Tis the flavour of the promise - of
Tiny Pleasures #296: Judith Lucy
I do love it when an excellent book lands in my lap at exactly the right time. I read some excerpts of Judith Lucy's latest book, Turns Out, I'm Fine, from the Book Bar on the weekend. The snippets were so good I dashed off the library on Monday to borrow it in order to read the
Tiny Pleasures #295: Evening Quiet
The builders next door have gone home. The dog across the street is asleep. The neighbour has turned his radio off and gone inside. The quiet is so nice that I don't want to go to bed. I just want to sit in the dark and listen to the peace.