Still here

Sorry I havent posted anything in so long things have been a little all over the place here lately with trips to and from lincoln and whyalla.
I havent been very frugal lately with anything even cooking has slowed but I'm getting back into it because I need to start saving to buy a car, my poor thing is not doing so well atm think its time to retire her to just around town, any frugal ideas and ways to save are most welcome. :)
Have veggie gardens nearly ready and seeds on the go, only after a few to help save atm next year I need to be more organised and have things set up during winter ready for the warming weather. Well I best get back to it take care all xxoo

A few Pics of my week

Some passionfruit that was given to me by a friend which I turned into 3 jars of passionfruit curd, one for me, one for my friend and one for the lady who grew the passionfruit :)

Making Yiros breads and marinated some chicken for a yummy yiros at home.

Homemade Icecream, yummy and with the left over egg whites a nice pavlova.

 

Been busy making bread every couple of days, made a nice seeded loaf but forgot to take a picture, maybe next time.

Made some scones for miss 9 for school lunch and the 2 little ferals and myself had some at home for morning tea.

Thats been about my week just trying to take things easy as master 2 has been unwell and not sleeping properly but he's getting better slowly.

I have managed to unpack a few more boxes, still have a pile in the corner but its slowly getting there.

Thats it for now so till next time take care :)

Slowly Getting There!

Things are slowly coming together now we are in Ceduna, however things seem far from simple atm.

I'm still in the process of unpacking boxes and working out ways to save money as things are so expensive here, as we got rid of alot of our furniture we are using basics to get by but i so cant wait till I get a decent table to sit at.

I've been doing a lot of baking, had a birthday lunch for miss lala who is now 4 and made most of the food myself rather than buying things full of god only knows what, I have also been doing a lot of other baking that poor hubby and kids have been missing out on as most of it was for people who have been asking me to make stuff for them, have a lot of cooking to do tomorrow and Tuesday but that will be the last order of food I'll be cooking until I get all these boxes out of the way.

Hopefully once the house is sorted we can work on the yard, worse part is the yard is full of calthrop, so its gonna be fun trying to get rid of alot of that. Also need to start thinking about building a chicken coop as I have 3 chickens to pick up before christmas.

Veggie gardens not going to be as easy as I had hoped as the ground is so hard and dry so im thinking of making raised beds instead.

Well enough from me for now, here are some of the things I have been busy doing :)

 Cinnamon Scrolls

 Lala's Birthday Cakes

Carrot Cakes 

Sausage Rolls and Pasties

Pies

 Tomato Sauce

Nannas Sultana Cake and Choc Chip Cookies

Just A Quick Check In

Wow times gone so fast, I have been busy trying to pack as much as possible and get rid of the stuff we dont need.
I have boxes everywhere some that need going through others that are already packed.
I have also been stuck home with 3 sick kids so that has put things on hold atm but will get back into is soon as only have 3 weeks left and then the move happens.
Looking forward to being around family again. :)

Its been ever since I've posted anything, sorry but things around here have not been so simple of late.

We've moved town and getting settled in but will be on the move again at the end of the year.
After nearly 5 years away we've decided to go back home to Ceduna so we can be closer to family, making this move will mean a big adjustment financially as prices of housing and food is more than we are currently used to but with careful planning I'm sure it'll all work out.
Will be nice to have the family support so close :)

Will get back on in the near future and post about what I've been up to around here, till then take care.

Well things here have been a little slower.

Miss 8 hasn't been able to do any gymnastics as she had some soft tissue damage to her foot, but will be back at it again tomorrow.

Hubby bought me this gorgeous necklace for my birthday

He also made me breakfast :)

Got my sinchies order in the mail and must say they are wonderful things and the kids love them best part for me is I can use them over and over again with homemade custards and yoghurts.

hubby decided he wanted pizza for dinner Saturday night so I got creative and made some stuffed crust pizzas

More biscuits yet again, decided to make something a little different this time and made snicker doodles but instead of just rolling in cinnamon sugar I did a mix of 100s and 1000s, rainbow sprinkles and added choc chips to what was left.

Have more things to make today so best get to it before the days gone and I have achieved nothing.

Hope everyone has a lovely day :)

Sorry I've been m.i.a lately, things have been so busy here the past few weeks, I've had the 2 little ones sick with ear infections, then the whole house came down with a cold, thankfully everyone healthy once again and back to normal. :)

Miss 8 had her gymnastics competition she had a blast and did really well with her routines, I'm so proud of her!

We were running low on food a few days before shopping day so I made the kids some cheese and vegemite scrolls, the kids ate them but miss 8 informs me they were too vegemity lol.

Never had fudge before so thought I'd give it a try, made some choc peppermint fudge as anything with peppermint in it is a winner for me lol but I'm not a big fan of fudge so probably wont make it again unless its for gifts.

Hubbys been doing his security course which means travelling to and from Lincoln twice a day for me as he hasnt got his drivers licence yet but yesterday on a miserable looking morning we were greeted with this beautiful double rainbow.

Today is Hubbys last day then we have to wait 2 weeks for his certificate to come back so he can finally apply for his security licence again, we've been trying to get it for the past 4 years as he was a security guard in Tasmania.

Strawberries were on special last week to I bought 4 punnets and made up some real strawberry jam, even miss 8 took some on her lunch today and she doesnt eat strawberries so I figure cant taste too bad, I found it a bit sweet but a little bit was nice on some scones with a bit of cream.

After making the jam I found mums recipe book and made some scones, not very often I made scones without cream and lemonade but I didnt have any lemonade so made some old fashion ones :) they turned out wonderfully light. I think I'll keep the recipe handy as the kids liked them so much I had to hide half the batch.

The kids had also run out of biscuits and miss 8 asked if I could make yoyos this time so got busy and made a double batch, they didnt last long either.

YoYo's

180g Butter

60g Icing Sugar

60g Custard Powder

180g Plain Flour

Cream butter and sugar, add custard powder and flour, mix well.

Roll into balls (about a teaspoonful of mixture) and press with a fork, you may need to dip fork in a little flour or custard powder to stop it from sticking in the biscuits.

Bake on 160C - 180C Depending on your oven for about 10 - 12 minuts or until lightly golden.