When there are egg whites

Make meringues! My freezer is full of egg whites at the moment, courtesy of the fun we're having with the new icecream maker I got for Christmas. My standby (and the laziest) recipe calls for 4 eggs yolks (and 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, 200mls cream, 200mls milk) , so I carefully separate the eggs and put the whites away in the freezer - in pairs.

We did a little casual BBQ-ing today which was the perfect occasion to reduce the egg white supply. It was also a perfect occasion to test out my piping skills, which I'm quite pleased with.

It was also the perfect occasion to give the three tiered vintage cake stand a whirl.

And because it had three tiers and I had two types of meringue (fairy and plain) a tier of white chocolate, almond blondies was required. Shame about that. Good gawd those things are awfully delicious.



The stand was hiding away, flat, in my Mum's cupboard because it was missing the piece that screws the bottom layer into the stand and holds the thing together. She'd had it for years and apparently it was my Uncles' Mums', but she didn't want it anymore. I just visited the hardware shop where the helpful man opened about 15 little packets of screws before finding one that fit.

And now we can have 3 tiers of cake. And a tupperware container full of left over meringues and blondies. Lucky us.

Smile

Dear Myrtle and Eunice,

I see faces too.

Love Sadieandlance

What's goin' on

Ric Rac goodies as part of a personal 'deal'. Oh and if you've haven't seen this yet, by gawd get clicking!

Two weeks ago, in a bit of a whirlwind, I started a new job. So far I'm enjoying the excuse to use big words like strategic and prospective rather than poo and wee. I even wear heels, and shirts that need ironing. Wow, I know. The downside is once a week I drive to the office which is in a land far far away. So far away that they sell chook food at the local supermarket. F.A.R.

So while I'm trying hard to do some craft - mostly related to the Smurf's new found status as a 'kid in childcare' - to be honest I've been having better luck diverting the incoming funds from the savings account to some purchases instead. Note to self: add spending to skills list in resume.

Thanks for the beautiful brooches Fii (hope you don't mind that I stole your photo?)


I'll be sure to wear mine to my next Mothers Group meet up! By the way thanks for all the support on that one.

And thanks for the delicious wool, Suse (I also helped myself to your photo)


Destined for the heads of any little girls gracing us with their presence next year.

Be still my beating heart

Apologies to The Toy Society readers who might have read this already over in my other online life.

Have you heard people are guerilla gardening out there? Perhaps a Guerilla Garden/The Toy Society collaboration is in order?

Guerilla Gardening:
"An underground movement that aims to transform ordinary public space from grey to green are covertly operating in Australia’s urban areas.They're called guerilla gardeners, and their mission is to beautify the metropolitan areas - planting trees and shrubs in their own time and at their own expense."

When all else fails outsource it

Outsourcing, especially to bloggy friends, is a clever thing to do in life I have decided. I was never going to get the time to finish a knitted hat for the Smurf in time to keep his head warm when he actually needs it (like now). So I outsourced to a lovely lady (with questionable taste in football teams) who I wished I managed to actually meet in person when we lived in the same state.



It was also a clever use of outsourcing on my behalf because look what delights accompanied the head warmer. And she's quick, a matter of days for a custom order, quick sticks indeed! So if you need some knitting assistance you too can outsource to her: http://www.sheepsclothingknits.blogspot.com/