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In an effort to gain self confidence and deal with body image issues still remaining after my weight loss, I decided to take part in a 365 project focusing on self portraits.  My hopes are that after a year of taking a photo of myself ever day, that I will stop hating photos of myself, stop picking apart the things …

This is my husband. Do you see the smile on his face?  Well, I can’t take credit for that one.  Jenny made a leg of lamb and he went into total Neanderthal mode.  He picked that piece of meat up and gnawed on it like his life depended on it. It gave me hope that this might mean that one …

No I don’t mean me, you dick. Ok maybe I do, sorta.  Still, it wasn’t nice of you to just assume it was about me.  Just sayin’. This is The Fat Lady: No, seriously, the fish is actually called The Fat Lady!  Check the link if you don’t believe me. Anyway, you know what a fish means!  That’s right, I …

This weekend I made my very first incredibly flat cheesecake from this turtle cheesecake recipe.  I had never made a cheesecake but it was my best friend’s birthday and she was having a dessert party, so I thought I should try. It came out amazing!!  I was so chuffed with myself as people ate it and complimented on how good …

Remember a while back when we renovated our Kitchen?  One of my favorite things was my new oven.  It’s an Atag and we payed a somewhat ridiculous amount extra so that we could have one that opens sideways rather than downwards.  I’m short and in order to have our oven above the fridge it was essential that I would be …

Last night I made my Nana Muriel’s Cottage Pudding for Xander for Valentine’s Day.  I’ve made this once or twice over the years and he’s really loved it, so I dug out the recipe and made it again.  It’s quite easy to make and is so tasty.  It reminds me of Sunday dinners at my Nana’s where she’d always serve …

One of the hard parts of being on a diet (I hate using that word) is trying to keep variety in regards to food, at least for me.  I tend to stick to the same things I know I like because I often don’t like cooking or trying new things.  Mostly because I hate when they don’t come out the …

I have a new lady power tool!  That’s what I call kitchen appliances because my excitement over a new blender or crock pot is pretty much equal to the joy my husband shows for a new saw or drill. It’s a slow cooker and I looooooove it!  It’s the best thing that has ever happened to my kitchen (except maybe …

This afternoon I watched the latest episode (208 – Close Enough to Touch) of McLeod’s Daughters and it was the most tearjerkingest (that’s a word, right? :P) episode I’ve ever seen. I won’t get into what happened because I know my mother won’t be able to stop herself from reading this, and she is a few seasons behind… but omg.  …