The Slackest Blog Writer in the Interweb...

It has been 2 years, 4 months and 12 days since I last posted (or something like that). A lot has changed since then! My mister came home from Afghanistan in October 2010 and we moved 3,000kms (or so) to Adelaide not long after that. Adelaide was a wonderful place to live, so much amazing food, so many wonderful people. Our house backed onto a reserve where apple and pear trees grew along the path, and the path to the bus stop was hedged with rosemary. We had a fantastic herb garden - with a few veggies thrown in for good measure - and our garden had lemon, lime, blood orange, blood plum, nectarine, and apricot trees, plus the most amazing rose bush. My lovely boy gave me a beautiful diamond ring and became my fiance, and we got pregnant and had a baby (the day before my birthday!). I also finally finished my university degree. Phew! Not slowing down, within 15 months we were again uplifted and on our way to Darwin, NT for a brief six month stint before once more my man was deployed and I moved back home to Townsville, QLD with our gorgeous daughter who is now 13 months old.
Life as a Mum has been pretty full on but so incredible!

You will have to forgive me for not having a chance to post but I am really looking forward to getting back to sharing food and life experiences. Bear with me, but hopefully I will be more diligent about posting regularly! Priorities have changed since my last post, though.

First, the important stuff: Family.

A bit of bling!


Cletus the Foetus


Best early birthday present ever!


Next most important: Food porn (aka - a sample of what I have been cooking and baking over the last two years).

Engagement Pizza.


Lentil and Tomato Pie


Rolled Pavlova with Lemon Curd


Beetroot Fettucini


Onion Port Jam


Red Velvet Macarons


Rose and Cardamom Macarons


Palmiers


Okonomiyaki


Ninjabread


Crispy Skinned Salmon with Homemade Beer Mustard and Sourdough Crumbs - Mummy and Mini Meal


Mother's Day Pancakes with Pomegranate Syrup and Chocolate Drizzle


Christmas Spiced Rum Balls and Apricot Balls


Lemon Meringue Cupcakes


I hope that you have enjoyed, I look forward to writing more in the near future, next post I will share some of the cakes that I have made and the parties I have planned - two of my favourite things! Until then,
much love,
frankie.pleure