tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14768623320359573152024-03-16T00:08:31.989-07:00Just me ShelShelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-15595800077905091842016-10-05T13:00:00.003-07:002016-10-05T13:04:47.280-07:00Peanut butter and "jelly" muffins and the upstairs renovationsAfter celebrating a beautiful wedding and our 2 newly departed's return for 2 weeks of bliss, I was back to my happy self. Baking, tablescaping and enjoying my old kitchen.<br />
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Alas, not for long... in a jif they were gone....<br />
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So my lovingly decorated bedrooms and family room had done their bit and were gone in a blink of the eye...<br />
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Happy pizza patio...celebrating everyone's' homecoming...<br />
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Lots of goodies from the UAE...so spoilt!<br />
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and so from these calm restful sanctuaries...utter chaos converged on me the very next day after bidding everyone farewell...<br />
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What remains of Jarryd's birthday balloon! It lingered there for weeks..it must have known I was missing him..:-)<br />
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And one of the many empty bird's nests in the eaves..<br />
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All I could do to help these poor men bashing out upstairs was to prepare something for their tea...<br />
These were delicious and a firm favourite having peanut butter in them..<br />
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Ingredients~<br />
6 tablespoons unsalted butter<br />
3/4 cup peanut butter<br />
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour<br />
1 tsp baking soda (bicarb)<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1/4 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 large egg<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar<br />
2 tsp vanilla<br />
3/4 cup milk<br />
good strawberry /mixed berry jam<br />
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Crumb topping~<br />
1/3 cup brown sugar<br />
1/3 cup sugar<br />
1/4 tsp cinnamon<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted<br />
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour<br />
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For the crumb topping~ whisk together the sugar, cinnamon, salt and melted butter until combined. Whisk for a good minute until the sugar begins to dissolve then use a wooden spoon to stir in the flour. The mixture will be crumb like and dry.<br />
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Preheat oven to 190deg C. Place butter and peanut butter tog in a bowl and microwave for 30 sec<br />
until melted. set aside to cool slightly<br />
Whisk tog flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside. Line muffin tin with liners. Spray the liners with cooking spray.<br />
In a large bowl whisk tog the egg, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the butter mixture...the batter will be slightly thick. Add the dry ingredients and then add the milk and stir until the batter forms, trying not to overmix. Fill liners 3/4 of the way. Press a teaspoon or so of the jam into the centre of the batter. Press the tops of each with the crumb topping and bake for around 20 minutes.<br />
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And back to all the rubble.. amazing that they worked from this window..I had a door attached to the bottom of the stairwell to keep the bottom area free from dust and rubble.<br />
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Eventually this will be my boudoir...<br />
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I can never tire of the view from this balcony...<br />
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<i>and now.</i>.being remodelled.. the view remains the same..simply stunning!<br />
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<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-1921642435777891312016-09-20T00:47:00.004-07:002016-09-20T00:52:59.911-07:00My pizza patio ~<br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i>So</i></span> when I first saw the patio on returning after many years, it looked tired and sad.. not how I had remembered it as the Sunday gathering braaing with our folks and all the young children.<br />
<i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">It</span></i> was in serious need of a facelift ...We had six weeks to redesign before the children were arriving...<br />
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Figuring</span></i> out how to get the oven on top of the slab..it took many very strong men....<br />
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My most <i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">faithful</span></i> handyman pictured below.. he started working with us 30 years ago..<br />
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Here is the completed look together with some of the <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i>delicious food</i></span> that has been turned out of this <i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">gorgeous little oven...</span></i><br />
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And my <i><span style="color: yellow; font-size: x-large;">pocket garden </span></i>is beginning to show off....<br />
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The weather played havoc too setting us back a week and a bit...<br />
I enlisted the services of <i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Love story</span></i>..an NGO project that takes homeless people and trains them in woodwork projects using old pallet material..<br />
I am so please with the outcome.. completed just in time on the Thursday evening before our children arrived home...<br />
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It's been absolute ages... I was looking back on my blog and the last time I posted was almost a year ago..<br />
Much has changed....partly due to my "empty nest" and the longing to feel fulfilled..<br />
It took a programme airing here on television.."Debbie's Building of La Dolce Vita" to inspire me to write my own story..<br />
Sort of a journal that began on the 8 January this year saying goodbye to my dearest youngest...<br />
This was not to be just an hour or so's flight or a great little stop over to Johannesburg..it's on the other side of the top of Africa!<br />
I was devastated but tried to put on a brave face whilst waving him good bye with his little lass.<br />
I think if not for her, I would have wanted to go along to "tuck him into his new apartment" but that was not to be..<br />
So there I sat, my eldest now happily married to a beautiful soul both inside and out and my youngest with his gorgeous girl happily getting along in their new found happiness and settling into their careers.<br />
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My darling did not know how to handle me and days went by sitting in a tiny corner of this huge home that we had just shared with 20 odd people at Christmas and lovingly completed for happy reunions, laughter of the many younger generations, dogs, birds all brought together by gorgeous food in celebrating our love for life!<br />
Gone in an instant...I had lost all sense of purpose as a mother..what now!!<br />
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Well it took a walk outside the gate one Sunday to discover a charming estate agent that I have known for years to twist my arm and in the blink of an eye this sprawling cocoon of mine was gone together with all my furniture! My next post, I will write of my thoughts and emotions on packing up the family home.<br />
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The kids and my friends were shocked but not so much, as they all know this is a familiar trait of mine...<br />
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Where to now....<br />
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Well, I've found my "little dolce vita"...<br />
It's half the size, it's old and crumbly and has family history too!<br />
And as I sit here bashing out the old story of my married life...There's the old familiar bashing going on upstairs as we begin the 1st of 3 phases of restoration.<br />
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I'm in my happy place and will hopefully try to bring you updates of DIY, bashing, restoring, living and cooking in the downstairs of my little townhouse and hopefully, God willing, the end result next year sometime....<br />
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So come along and journey with me....<br />
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I moved into this place in April and had 2 months to buy a complete home's worth of furnishings..<br />
this was quite a challenge as I love to layer but for the now, was faced with trying to inject some"Shel' into it before we started restoring; as our children were coming home for 2 weeks<br />
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I worked with a great ladywho had to put up with my distraught calls most days. The end result is exactly how I had envisaged...cool, beachy and understated and it had a lived in look from the beginning.<br />
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Some of my pics still have the plastic layers over the furniture..<br />
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Moving onto my food scene, I've enjoyed cooking up some great comfort on a plate, courtesy van Loveren wines....<br />
It's been quite a kind winter to us, however, we have had the odd very cold day and on those days I choose comfort, one pot meals whilst I work, food that "sees to itself"...<br />
I think I'm also battling to cook for 2...yet another challenge of mine...<br />
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<b><i>Here's the recipe for the venison mincemeat pie~</i></b><br />
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<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-69643333529951231262015-09-15T02:11:00.000-07:002015-09-15T04:34:53.950-07:00Tomatoes!<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><i>We</i></span> have an abundance of <span style="color: red;"><i>herbs and tomatoes </i></span>...<br />
I'm trying to balance my life again...too much going on...<br />
So here I am in my <i><span style="color: red;">safety net </span></i>... not sure for how long but at least for today...<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>I </i></span>was once again engrossed in <i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Monique's blog</span></i>...she has so many gorgeous <i><span style="color: red;">Tomato recipes</span></i> to try out..<br />
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I had surplus tomatoes from our pizzas on <span style="color: red;"><i>Sunday </i></span>night...so I layered them in an oven proof dish with peppers, mushrooms, herbs, garlic and lashings of olive oil all topped with <i><span style="color: red;">parmessan.</span></i>..<br />
I baked it off slowly in the oven set at 150deg C while I got on with my "day job"<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">What gorgeous aromas </span>hit my kitchen..permeating into my study at the other end of the lounge...<br />
just<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><i> scrummy</i></span>...this was my dinner...just on a bed of<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> rocket...</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Loving</i></span> this new area of my home..it feels like I'm <i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">cooking in my garden</span></i>...although it took a while and my home was chaos..I had a very <i><span style="color: red;">patient builder <!--3--></span></i><span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="color: red;">❤️</span></span><br />
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Little attempt at a pencil sketch on some notelets all the way from Canada <i><span style="color: red;"> </span></i><span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="color: red;">❤️ </span></span><br />
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A lot is going on in my life at the moment..yet today I feel <i><span style="color: red;">blessed</span></i> just reflecting on so much including my son's wedding a whole long year ago...there's still so much to be grateful for..<br />
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There's someone special in my life that I want to share this quote with...<br />
<i><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">It takes courage to change direction. Choose the path your heart agrees with and walk with your head high and your eyes open. Don't be afraid. </span><span class="_4-k1 img sp_fM-mz8spZ1b sx_62a652" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yx/r/pimRBh7B6ER.png); background-position: 0px -204px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; line-height: 19.32px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">heart emoticon</u><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;"><br /></u><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;"><br /></u><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;"><br /></u></span></span></i>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-37747002566151671592015-06-03T05:09:00.002-07:002015-06-03T05:09:53.359-07:00Oxtail pies,a little risotta~<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>This</i></span> pastry brings back some beautiful memories~<br />
My mom used it for everything~<br />
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If made with<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i> real butter</i></span>, it's light and fluffy and crumbles in your mouth~<br />
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I wanted to have it saved for my children~<br />
It's one my 2 boys will always remember their <i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">gran</span></i> bringing them filled with mincemeat...<br />
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I had leftover <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">oxtail stew</span>, recipe to be found ...and used it for the filling just adding a tad more gravy to each little pie~<br />
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Rough and robust</span></i> they might look but filled with love and taste delicious~<br />
( I certainly would not win an award for neatness..my food is simple, rough but I like it this way~<br />
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Next was a<span style="color: cyan;"><i> bowl of comfort....</i></span></div>
a little risotto...simple flavours...incorporating the rice with a good homemade chicken stock I had in the freezer, a cup of wine...I slowly incorporated the rice, fried onion, mushroom and garlic, stirring at all times...this is a slow dish...not something thrown together...<br />
I diced and soaked chicken cubes in buttermilk then fried that and added it at the end of the risotto cooking...a good handful of parmesan cheese,cream and fried sage leaves... a delicious bowl of comfort this was~<br />
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Here is my <span style="color: cyan;"><i>mom's</i></span> favourite <i><span style="color: cyan;">RICH pastry </span></i>she used for almost everything in her day...<br />
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3 cups flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2pd slightly salted butter ( or marg)<br />
pinch of salt<br />
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Mix all together until like fine breadcrumbs<br />
bind with egg<br />
Allow to firm up in the fridge before using.<br />
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Such a <i><span style="color: cyan;">beautiful lady</span></i> she was and a talented homemaker! How I do miss her especially at this time of the year....it's so good to hold onto her recipe books, her handwritten notes and memories that will remain 'til eternity <3 p=""><br />
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Little <span style="color: #ffe599;"><i>soft and spongy</i></span> cakes that last for days.<br />
I have made them before and know that they are <i><span style="color: #ffe599;">family</span></i> favourites...<br />
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Someone was learning and I needed something <i><span style="color: #ffe599;">sweet</span></i> and quick to make~<br />
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I had some <i><span style="color: #ffe599;">banana bread </span></i>left over this week as well.....decided to make <i><span style="color: #ffe599;">French toast</span></i> with it and served it with bacon and maple syrup....a big hit with the family..and definitely worth a try.</div>
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Something easy and fun to prepare and assemble for your Easter brunch...</div>
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Good to be in my <i><span style="color: #ffe599;">happy place! ♥</span></i><br />
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Bon weekend!<br />
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Shel ♥<br />
<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-66466924396555805712015-03-12T04:30:00.002-07:002015-03-12T04:30:19.178-07:00Down memory lane~<br />
<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I'm</span></i> delighted to find myself engrossed in my blog again...I'm playing catch up and this is just a mix match hodge podge of this and that from in and around my home~<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><i>Flowers...glorious flowers...</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I</span></i> have since changed this bed into a beautiful display of <i><span style="color: magenta;">roses</span></i>...I seem to spend more time here than the rest of the garden...those of you who live in PE know how difficult it is to grow roses in this windy city of ours.<br />
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some prettiness at the<i><span style="color: magenta;"> bottom of the garden...</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>We</i></span> did not celebrate Christmas in our home as my family had something on of their own from honeymooning, celebrating their final year of varsity to celebrating a special anniversary after a very long year of<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> celebrations.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I</span></i> did however host a special <span style="color: magenta;"><i>charity tea</i></span> and a small get together with family before we all left...<br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I</span></i> love beautiful <i><span style="color: magenta;">tablescapes</span></i> and little vignettes... I think I inherited this love from my <i><span style="color: magenta;">mom</span></i>..she loved to entertain,to set a beautiful table and to garden...<br />
<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">her</span></i> garden was always somewhere I loved to be...<br />
<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I</span></i> remember with fondness watching her and her helper, John, daily tending the flower beds.<br />
At the bottom of the garden was an <span style="color: magenta;"><i>old fig tree</i></span>...magnificent specimen...but to my mom an irritation when it shed it's leaves and fruit...<br />
We used to sit in it's shade and drink<i><span style="color: magenta;"> homemade milkshakes</span></i>.<br />
<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">She</span></i> was an excellent cook and used this little cookbook belonging to my gran and inherited from her mother, most weekends to shower her guests with all sorts of delights...I remember my favourite being her beef strogonoff...only to be disappointed when years later, she revealed to me her secret...a packet of<i><span style="color: magenta;"> Knorr Beef Strogonoff</span></i> that she added to the beef and veg...I still use this recipe today :-)<br />
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I am flattered when family and friends tell me that I have inherited my mom's <i><span style="color: magenta;">love for beauty</span></i> that surrounds me...I will always try to make the most out of what I have ...for this I am eternally grateful to <i><span style="color: magenta;">my mom </span></i><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><i>prettiness</i></span> in a guest bathroom on an <span style="color: magenta;"><i>old silver tray</i></span> given to us by my brother for our wedding..<br />
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yet more beautiful favours have found a special place in my <i><span style="color: magenta;">heart and home...</span></i><br />
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In my entrance....some of my <i><span style="color: magenta;">roses</span></i>...and a beautiful old china teacup.<br />
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celebrating a <i><span style="color: magenta;">special anniversary...</span></i> I love raw wood and glass in all its simplicity...<br />
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It finally has sunk in...<span style="color: magenta; font-style: italic;">this is home! </span> My heart has arrived and I am here to stay for a while !<br />
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<i>oh yes...and <span style="color: magenta;">she's</span> happy too!</i><br />
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<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-68457682424369089472015-03-08T05:44:00.001-07:002015-03-08T05:45:55.255-07:00Spring ❤️ and a beautiful wedding!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>This</i></span> must have been the best wedding I have ever attended...I'm so biased :)...but truly the <span style="color: magenta;"><i>bride</i></span> just wanted everything to be different..<span style="color: magenta;">.</span><i><span style="color: magenta;">understated.</span><span style="color: cyan;">...yet elegant with a touch of the sea!</span></i><br />
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It was a <i><span style="color: magenta;">small and exclusive affair</span></i>.....and I am happy to announce that I was the <i><span style="color: magenta;">Mother of the groom</span></i>....and so spoilt to be included in all the fun, planning and festivities of the event....<br />
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The <span style="color: magenta;"><i>wedding weekend</i></span> started on the Wednesday and the final ceremony was on Saturday 27 September when 2 beautiful souls were united on a <i><span style="color: cyan;">glorious beach</span></i> under a magnificent <span style="color: magenta;"><i>rainbow</i></span> right here in Port Elizabeth!<br />
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I will now indulge you with a few photos taken by <span style="color: magenta;"><i>David Dettman</i></span>, on Saturday 27 September 2014, the second ceremony, just the perfect choice for capturing every tiny detail!<br />
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The <span style="color: magenta;"><i>antique engagement ring</i></span> and something borrowed...my mom's engagement ring...too exquisite..<br />
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proud dad and his daughter<br />
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Claire and her mom ❤️<br />
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Wes and us before leaving......<br />
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The "unofficial" wedding took place at <span style="color: cyan;"><i>Cape Receife Lighthouse</i></span> beach with all the elements thrown into the mix....the ceremony ended with the rain Gods showering their blessings on the beautiful couple with a magnificent display in the form of the <span style="color: magenta;"><i>rainbow</i></span>...we all know that that was sent with blessings from all the grandparents above.. ❤️
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whilst the violinists played the most beautiful serene music with the waves crashing in front of us...</div>
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and then the<span style="color: cyan;"><i> rain</i></span> came down...... this is one of my favourites below and above..</div>
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even <i><span style="color: magenta;">our staff</span></i> added their personal touches...<br />
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The reception was held at the <i><span style="color: magenta;">Isango Gate Boutique Hotel</span></i> and the staff really pulled out all the stops with their food from the canapes to the dessert buffet table...<br />
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We</span></i> are truly blessed to have our special daughter- in- love in our family! This was a weekend never to be forgotten...</div>
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Eddie and I are thrilled that our <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Wes and Clair</span></i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>e</i></span> have chosen to get married at the beach right here in <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Port Elizabeth</span></i> and we welcome you all to our <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>beautiful little bay!</i></span><br />
Keeping our fingers crossed that we will all be able to go<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> barefoot </span></i>in the sand to witness their union....<br />
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Most of you might not know about their <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>secret hangouts</i></span> so I thought I'd put together a few of their favourite spots and include my "Top few" list of where to<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> hang out when in PE!</span></i><br />
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Once you have settled into<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> Isango Gate Boutique Hotel</span></i>, you might like to explore a little of our<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> "city" ...</span></i><br />
as Claire likes to express....our peak hour traffic along Marine Drive is<i><span style="color: cyan;"> "<span style="font-size: large;">cute"! </span></span></i>So know that you are all in for a very<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> chilled affair</span></i> where you can just let your hair down, take your suits off and join in with the local <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>Eastern Cape people.</i></span><br />
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When Wes first brought Claire to PE, the first place he whisked her off to was <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Hobie Beach</span></i>...and a lovely little breakfast place that we all enjoy, <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>Angelos on the beach</i></span>.....before heading to our home to introduce his stunning girl to us!<br />
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On <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Friday evening </span></i>the <span style="color: cyan;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">close family</span></i></span> will witness the <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">civil ceremon</span></i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>y</i></span> whilst all other guests will be free to have dinner along the beachfront or other.<br />
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Should you wish to try out one of Wes and Claire's favourite hangouts, I have listed them below:<br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">The Coachman on the Bay</span></i> @ Brookes Pavilion is a gorgeous upmarket restaurant serving delicious steaks and seafood...<br />
<i style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Stage door @ The Phoenix hotel</span></i><i style="color: cyan; font-size: x-large;"> </i>is an authentic old fashioned English Pub &; Grub in central just off White's Road.<br />
<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Stanley Street </span></i>is a night time hub of a variety of restaurants serving anything from artisan pizzas, pastas, Greek food, steaks and delightful sushi at <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Fusion.</span></i><br />
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Or how about one of their favourite drinking holes....<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Barneys at the Boardwalk on Hobie Beach,</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">the Beeryard</span></i> just off Stanley or<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i> Bridge Street Brewerie</i></span><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>s</i></span>...in Lower Valley Road.<br />
Should you not want to venture too far from Isango then try <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Charlies Superstar </span></i>for the best pizza in town or <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Something Good Roadhouse </span></i>on Pollack Beach.<br />
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Then of course, there's the <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Boardwalk Complex and Casino up 2nd Avenue off Marine Drive</span></i>....with a wide variety of restaurants, hotels and stores....<br />
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Saturday morning <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>wedding fever</i></span> will be running high and whilst the bridal party will be preparing and booking into spas and salons .....you might like to take in one or two of our sights.....<br />
So after breakfast at Isango overlooking the ocean, how about.............<br />
a walk along the pier to take in our beautiful beaches of <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Hobie and Pollack</span></i>.<br />
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Should you wish to venture further, the <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Kragga Kamma Game Par</span></i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>k</i></span> has most of the animals you would see at Addo or Kruger :-) or any of the other greater parks and boasts a magnificent display of the<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> rhinos</span></i> all in natural environment<br />
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<i style="color: cyan; font-size: x-large;">SAMREC </i>on Cape Recife Beach where the 2 love birds are getting married later, is a rescue shelter for the penguins. After their recovery here , they get released every Saturday at 9.00am.<br />
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If none of the above tickle your fancy and you'd like to do some last minute shopping we have the <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Walmer Park Shopping Centre and Stanley Street, </span>where you could browse through Camden, Cupboard Love, Melville and Moon amongst others...whilst taking in a spot of coffee at <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Vovotelos!</span><br />
<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Ahh</span></i>... and the latter... we have the original one that put Vovo's on the map!<br />
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On the more <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">historical side..</span></i>.why not take in the central area as a group, see the historical houses, visit No2 Castle Hill, a peak at our beautiful <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Grey Schools</span></i> where Wes matriculated and the Grey institute, where the Grey School first opened and to where our boys march on the eve of their <i><span style="color: cyan;">valedictory or the South End Museum ....</span></i><br />
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a stroll through the <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Donkin Reserve</span></i> opposite the Grey Institute is a feast for your eyes as our local artistic talent has truly jazzed up the area...from there, make your way down the steps to the <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Phoenix Hotel </span></i>to stop off for a pint at the Stage Door and a light lunch that will cost you almost nothing before heading off back to the guesthouse just in time to get ready for<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> "our beautiful beach wedding" </span></i>where <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">no shoes</span></i> are permitted at the ceremony!<br />
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Please all be seated here by 3.30pm to await our <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">gorgeous bride and her dad....</span></i><br />
After the<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> ceremony</span></i>, join us back at the guesthouse for<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i> champagne and canapés</i></span> whilst we await the arrival of the <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">bridal couple</span></i> and enjoy the <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>wedding feas</i></span><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>t</i></span> and party until late to send off the couple in an old- fashioned <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">traditional way.</span></i><br />
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Sunday morning, after a late breakfast, we <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>bid farewell </i></span>to those travelling back and those remaining, are welcome to join us for a <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">braai (Eddie style :-)) </span></i>whilst reflecting on a fantastic wedding weekend!<br />
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Just a little reminder to remain <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>security conscious</i></span> if you are in the central area and rather not to venture out on your own.<br />
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Should you wish to <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>book anything in advance</i></span>, please contact Claire, Liezel (Isango Gate) or I and we would gladly do so for you.....ps there is a <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">spa at Isango Gate</span></i> or you could make use of <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">No5 Art Boutique Hotel </span></i>which is equally as enjoyable....please remember to book in advance.<br />
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These are just a few places that we enjoy...there are many others~<br />
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I trust that your stay will be as <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">happy as Claire's first visit to Port Elizabeth </span></i> and so ....<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>with</i></span> <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">sandy toes and salty kisses</span></i>, I wish you all the happiest time in our beautiful Bay!<br />
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<i><u>I<b>mportant telephone numbers and info:</b></u></i><br />
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<i>The Penguin Beach ( Cape Recife beach) where Wes and Claire are getting married, is along Marine Drive....</i><br />
<i>from the guesthouse at Isango...turn right into Marine Drive and carry on along that road for a while...you will see the board marked <b>Pine Lodge Resort and SAMREC</b>..turn left and drive through the boomed area ..... however, we will try to accommodate most with transport.</i><br />
<i>The ceremony will take place near the <b>lighthouse.</b></i><br />
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<i><u>Telephone Numbers:</u></i><br />
Isango Gate Boutique Hotel: 041 8112225<br />
Coachman 041 5840087<br />
Fushin in Stanley 041 8117874<br />
Charlie's (Summerstrand Shopping Centre) 041 5832832<br />
Hair on 6th ..6th Ave Walmer 041 5810825<br />
No 5 Boutique Hotel and Spa 041 5026000<br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan;">PS...Happy 30th birthday our Wes! </span></i><br />
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For more info visit the PE blog....<br />
<a href="http://portelizabethdailyphoto.blogspot.com/">http://portelizabethdailyphoto.blogspot.com</a><br />
or<br />
<a href="http://justmeshel.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-beautiful-port-elizabeth.html">http://justmeshel.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-beautiful-port-elizabeth.html</a><br />
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<i>Shel</i><br />
<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-43890002092546670992014-08-26T08:04:00.001-07:002014-08-26T08:04:19.531-07:00Tsala Treetops and Hunter's Hotels<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">We</span></i> have celebrated a very special anniversary a little while back...<br />
We booked into the magnificent <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>Tsala Treetops</i></span> to celebrate....<br />
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We were welcomed by our most gracious host who spent at least an hour talking to us about the history of their "little piece of heaven".....by the way...tsala means <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>elevated resting place in Xhosa...</i></span><br />
I made no mention that it was a celebratory weekend however the attention to detail was unbelievable....the first night on returning to our suite, champagne on ice and a romantic turn down awaited us with<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i> candlelight </i></span>from the entrance to the magnificent bathtub .....<br />
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the entrance....<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>elegantly furnished in afro baroque ......</i></span><br />
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the treetop villas are suspended in the canopies of the trees and reached by a <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>canopy boardwalk..</i></span>.</div>
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they are as romantic as you could imagine, each a large suite comprising of an exquisite bathroom, outdoor shower, bedroom and lounge area...</div>
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a large stonewalled fireplace serves as the divide....</div>
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The breakfasts were eye candy and the restaurant Zinzi, where we had dinner, is tastefully decorated and serves outstanding food....<br />
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But the best of this little <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Eden</span></i>, is this delightful little chapel in the forest on the grounds and the old country house gardens....equally as stunning as any of the most spectacular gardens of <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>Europe...</i></span><br />
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Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-24115884549027260182014-08-20T12:05:00.000-07:002014-08-20T12:05:08.435-07:00Chicken pasta 2 ways ~<br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>The dinner table</i></span> seems to be the place where we share so many thoughts, happy, sad, stressed or mundane...after a hectic day !<br />
<i>it's strange</i> how a great big bowl of<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i> simple pasta</i></span> to share, a crusty loaf to mop up the juices from my favourite baker down the road and a glass of wine can ease away the many stresses of the day....<br />
here is such a quick and easy pasta I throw together and it looks so pretty too...after a hectic day when everyone still expects a table laden with food!<br />
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Cheats chicken pasta ~</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">Cook</span></i> your favourite pasta to your liking<br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>Grab</i></span> a rotisserie chicken from Woolies and chop into bite size pieces<br />
<i><span style="color: red;">fry</span></i> together a pepper, chopped onion and some streaky bacon<br />
<span style="color: red;"><i>Boil </i></span>some broccoli<br />
and make a quick <i><span style="color: red;">cheese sauce</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: red;">salt , pepper </span></i>and Italian herb spice to taste<br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">Mix</span></i> all together with your pasta and shred some extra mature cheddar and rocket on top and serve!<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i>Voilà</i></span>.... completed in a jiffy !<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i>Jarry's deli pasta</i></span><br />
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Fry a few skinless chicken breasts in olive oil with a little chopped onion, some garlic and peppers.<br />
Add 250ml double cream<br />
Boil some pasta until al dente<br />
Toss altogether and add 1 tablespoon of basil pesto<br />
Mix together and add lashings of parmessan cheese on top!<br />
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Lovely for a lunch!<br />
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Another quick fix meal is my roast chicken stuffed with my gran's bread stuffing recipe, add root vegetables, potatoes, slices of pumpkin sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.<br />
Rub sea salt flakes, pepper and fresh herbs on the chicken and a lavish splash of olive oil over the chicken and veg and let it look after itself roasting away in the oven at 200 deg for around 1 and a half!<br />
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<i>the smell of freshly baked muffins from my oven....</i><br />
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<i>sharing at this table.....</i><br />
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<i>my family and pets....</i><br />
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<i>Shel</i>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-14050103309306206922014-07-16T06:02:00.003-07:002014-07-16T06:07:29.289-07:00Celebrating a 21st! <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>This </i></span>has been quite a year and we are only half way through!<br />
Our youngest, <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Jarryd</span></i>, celebrated his<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: cyan;">21st</span></i></span> in true "boy" style ...<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>THE BEER OLYMPICS...</i></span>and a fiesta was had by all!<br />
After a lot of consideration, we decided that no venue would lend itself to his party, so once again....<br />
I was suckered into arranging it in our garden....<br />
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A <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>Bedouin tent</i></span> was erected and <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><i>colourful bean bags</i></span> were struan around together with oak barrels and high chairs.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>Eddie was the chief "braaier" </i></span> as all Jarryd wanted was, true to South African style, the <i><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">humble wors rolls!</span></i><br />
We jazzed it up serving chicken sosaties, accompaniments to the borewors rolls, lots of chilli bites, (a form of biltong) and nachos.<br />
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For the<i><span style="color: #cc0000;"> inhouse</span> guest</i>, I made welcome packages filled with <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> champagne and hangover mootie</span></i> for the morning after!<br />
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True to<span style="color: cyan;"><i> Shelly style</i></span> I had to have my flowers scattered around my home...these <span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;"><i>peonies </i></span>were show stoppers!<br />
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The morning before, the <i><span style="color: red;">party crew</span></i> set up the tent for me and we began setting out.<br />
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By now, <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><i>the rain started lashing down</i></span>.....but we weren't going to allow our party spirits to be dampened....<br />
I had allowed for many <span style="color: yellow;"><i>fire pots and patio heaters</i></span> scattered around .<br />
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I just love this cake from the <i><span style="color: red;">Pastryworks!</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: orange;">Fire pots are truly authentically African........</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan;">A good time</span></i> was had by all and we went on to celebrate with our family the entire weekend!<br />
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We all dressed up in different countries...<br />
the host as Scotland, kilt and all and his little sweetheart as USA<br />
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and this one says it all!! <i><span style="color: red;">fiesta fiesta! By now Eddie and I were exhausted....</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan;">Beautiful memories of one of the most humble young men I know!</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan;">Love you to the moon and back our Jarry!</span></i><br />
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<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-79677036981938734902014-06-17T05:48:00.003-07:002015-03-09T04:03:35.472-07:00New home comforts ~<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>Well </i></span>about time I allowed myself to sit here and post again!<br />
My special <i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">warm and fuzzy</span></i> place filled with comfort that I like to indulge in and hide from reality!<br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I</span></i> have a full life at present, I'm helping my future daughter-in-love and her wedding planner to plan her beautiful <i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">wedding </span></i>in a couple of months! We were enlightened to hear that beside all the venues, gorgeous islands and her home town , they have chosen to have their wedding in <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>our little city right at the sea's edge...</i></span><br />
the rest is still top secret and I'm truly blessed to be a part of it besides playing the role of <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>Mother of the Groom!</i></span><br />
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Before their big day, our <span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>youngest</i></span> </span>is celebrating his <i><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">21st</span></i> at our home as well so we have really moved here in a delight some year!<br />
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It's really a freezing coastal winter that we are experiencing, waking up to frost on our lawns, the <i><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Egyptian geese</span></i> squabbling on the roof tops and the trees full of wintry colours.....<br />
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I have been busy cooking only warm comforting stews, soups, curries and of course, M's warm ginger spice coffee cake seems to be baked at least once a week....<br />
My Jozi boys tend to phone me lately with cries for wintry recipes and top of the list is the Shepard's Pie which my picture does not do justice....but here goes that recipe for keepsake, Wes and Ian.<br />
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500g lean ground beef mince browned<br />
1 onion finely diced<br />
2 chopped tomatoes or 1 tin of "all gold" tomato and onion mix 175g<br />
700g of mashed potatoes<br />
25ml cooking oil<br />
25ml butter<br />
1 tsp of mixed herbs<br />
2 finely grated carrots<br />
couple of sprigs of fresh thyme and flatleaf parsley<br />
200ml meat stock<br />
1 talespoon tomato paste<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
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Heat the oil in the frying pan and saute the onion until lightly browned.<br />
Add the tomatoes, carrots and mince and heat through...<br />
Add herbs, salt and pepper and the stock and simmer until all has cooked.<br />
Place the meat in a casserole, top with the mashed potatoes and dot with the butter.<br />
Bake at 180deg C until the top is nicely browned .<br />
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Some <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><i>fresh ingredients</i></span> I have enjoyed putting together to make a pretty dish are snow peas and asparagus with a soft poached egg and a drizzle of<i><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"> hollandaise</span></i>.....a pretty picture it does make<br />
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it's starting to take shape and I have planted <i><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">spring seedlings</span></i> at the bottom of the garden to be ready for the <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><i>Spring wedding</i></span><br />
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Just praying the <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><i>guinea fowls</i></span> won't destroy them before...<br />
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and these pictures of <i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">sunset</span></i> are what I see on a good day from my kitchen .....<br />
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Thankful for every day!</span></i><br />
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Take care<br />
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Shel xxShelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-83990006731571023322014-05-26T06:54:00.002-07:002014-05-26T11:21:58.086-07:00Beef short rib and this and that~<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>A robust meat dish</i></span> .... Full of flavour to comfort you these cold winter nights!<br />
We really enjoyed these caramelised ribs baked in the oven slowly for around 4 hours.<br />
The dish needs all your love and care and it will turn out a hit.<br />
I picked up my meat at the <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><i>2 Fat Butchers</i></span> around the corner and my new favourite stop.<br />
The 2 brothers are such great chaps and so obliging with how to get the best out of your joint ....they have free printable recipes to go!<br />
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Here's what a did with their recipe for <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>short rib!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>Ingredients~</i></span><br />
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Olive oil<br />
6 thick cut meaty beef short ribs<br />
a large head of garlic, cut in half<br />
1 tsp of puree of tomato<br />
around 750ml good red wine..minus a glass for yourself!<br />
1 litre of beef stock<br />
150g chopped bacon<br />
250g portabelli mushrooms, halved or button ones<br />
sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste<br />
Chopped flat leaf parsley<br />
fresh organic baby tomatoes roasted with olive oil and honey<br />
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Method~</span></i><br />
Preheat oven to 170deg C. Heat a deep sided roaster or heavy bottom casserole dish.<br />
Add olive oil . Season the ribs and fry off for 10 to 15 minutes until browned on all sides.<br />
Add the garlic, tomato puree and heat for a minute or 2 . Pour in the wine to de glaze the pan, scraping the bits at the bottom.. Bring to the boil and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the liquid reduces to half, then add the stock to cover all the ribs. Bring to the boil basting the ribs.<br />
Cover and cook in oven for 3 to 4 hours, basting now and then until the meat is falling off the bones.<br />
About 10 minutes before the meat is ready, fry some bacon and add the mushrooms when bacon is crispy!<br />
Roast the baby carrots for 15 minutes or so tossed in olive oil and honey. Drain the excess fat from the bacon, mushrooms and baby glazed carrots.<br />
Serve the short rib topped with this mixture and complete by garnishing with flat leaf parsley!<br />
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Here are some <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><i>photos </i></span>from around and about my <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>home~</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #ea9999;">salmon</span></i>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">avo, <i>pest</i>o </span> and<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> rocket</span></i> on <span style="color: yellow;"><i>ciabatta!</i></span><br />
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beautiful <i><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">lilies</span></i> are some of the flowers I had arranged for the weekend~<br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>I've been here only a short while</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>I've pruned, added, removed and dug over</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>a little fence adjusted</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>to keep my Chloe in..</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>all this has made me come to know</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>that there's no better place</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>than one's own sanctuary</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">one's own garden!</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">No matter how big or small !</span></i></span>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>some little collages to end! Have a <span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><i>great week....</i>.</span><br />
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<i>There's those words from that lyric of Diddy...</i><br />
<i>it always stops me in my tracks...</i><br />
<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">I’m coming home<br />I’m coming home<br />Tell the World I’m coming home<br />Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday....</span></i>
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<i><br /></i><i>so much to be <span style="color: #c27ba0;">grateful</span> for....just everyday things so many take for granted... </i>
<i>Shel</i>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-15022899738781066082014-05-20T10:46:00.002-07:002014-05-20T11:05:15.929-07:00Lemon drizzle cake.I found this recipe on the <span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;"><i>Welcome home</i></span> blog. It's probably the nicest <i><span style="color: #ffd966;">lemon </span></i>cake I might ever have eaten.<br />
What a <i><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">refreshing blog</span></i> too as she dedicates it to her mother and to animal shelters.<br />
<i><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">Simply lovely!</span></i> So glad I found her ...I miss my mom so and can definately relate<br />
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But more on that special cake ~<br />
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Here goes the recipe~<br />
<i><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">Lemon cake with Lemon Vanilla Glaze.</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;"><i>Cake~</i></span><br />
3 cups all purpose flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
3<i><span style="color: #ffd966;"> lemons</span></i>, zested<br />
3 tablespoons <i><span style="color: #ffd966;">lemon</span></i> juice<br />
3/4 cup buttermilk<br />
3 large eggs at room temp and lightly beaten<br />
1 large egg yolk at room temp<br />
1 cup and 2 tablespoons butter, room temp (21/4 sticks)<br />
2 cups sugar<br />
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Preheat oven to 180deg C. Spray or grease and dust with flour a bundt tin....large one (12cup).<br />
Zest<span style="color: #ffe599;"><i> lemons</i></span> until you have 2 tablespoons. Squeeze<span style="color: #ffd966;"> lemons</span> to get 3 tablespoonfuls. Combine<i><span style="color: #ffd966;"> lemon</span> </i>juice and<i><span style="color: #ffd966;"> lemon</span></i> zest in a bowl and set aside.<br />
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In a separate medium bowl, mix together your <span style="color: #ffd966;"><i>lemon</i> </span>and zest mixture together with vanilla, buttermilk. In a small bowl, gently whisk eggs and yolk to combine.<br />
With your electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium high speed until fluffy and pale. This takes +-3 minutes, scape down the sides. Then add the eggs at medium speed mixing until incorporated. Reduce the mixer to a low speed then add the flour and alternate with the buttermilk mixture until all incorporated. Pour batter into prepared bundt tin.<br />
Bake on centre rack until the top is golden and the skewer comes out clean. This will take around 45 minutes.Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes then invert directly onto wire rack.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">Glaze.~</span></i><br />
2-3 tablespoons fresh<span style="color: #ffd966;"><i> lemon juice</i></span><br />
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted.<br />
2 cups of icing sugar sifted.<br />
1/4 tsp vanilla<br />
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Whisk 2 tablespoons<span style="color: #ffd966;"><i> lemon</i></span> juice, melted butter, vanilla until smooth adding more <i><span style="color: #ffd966;">lemon</span></i> juice until glaze is thick but still pourable. Once cooled, pour over warm cake and let it cool for an hour before enjoying.<br />
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and the perfect sunset to go with it~<br />
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<i>Shel</i>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-34798586540893603662014-05-16T01:11:00.000-07:002014-05-16T01:11:01.186-07:00Blue cheese muffins and warm butternut soup!<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>We </i></span>are so fortunate to live in this climate...almost the middle of winter and we are being spoilt with these <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>sunsets.</i></span><br />
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Here are my blue cheese muffins I made....delicious with <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white;">ripe fig jam..</i></span><br />
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2 cups of AP flour<br />
4 tsp baking powder<br />
2 tablesp Sugar<br />
4 Tablesp melted marg or butter<br />
250ml Milk<br />
1 egg<br />
pinch of salt 1/2 cup of crumbled blue cheese and 1/2 cup of strong cheddar<br />
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Melt the butter<br />
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Mix together and bake for 10 to 15 mins in an oven at 220deg C<br />
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The <span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><i>little bunny</i></span> is from a local artist in Cape Town....I could not resist him as we have these hares on the golf course....I have often woken to one sitting at my front door and the reflection in the sandblasted glass of his long ears reminded me so of this beautiful little carving!<br />
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<i>Shel</i>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-83420404329400648372014-05-11T11:24:00.000-07:002014-05-11T11:24:02.727-07:00Happy Mother's Day <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>A </i></span>quiet day spent with my hubby...<br />
<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">my boys</span></i> all in their home towns and the youngest at work..<br />
yet a <i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">warm fuzzy feeling inside me knowing that I am well loved...</span></i><br />
many mails, presents and time out with my <i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Ed <3 font=""></3></span></i><br />
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Just one<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> dearest person</span></i>, if only I could have had you around for just 1 minute to say thank you for all you did for me most especially for showing me how to be a <i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Mother!</span></i><br />
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How I love and miss you<i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> mom!</span></i><br />
I will always cherish the picture of my mother taken with y grandmother .<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>Happy Mothers Day to all the beautiful ladies that I know !</i></span><br />
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<i>Shel</i>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-81453135876944898302014-05-08T11:31:00.003-07:002014-05-08T12:15:33.314-07:00Hello from our new spot !<i><span style="background-color: white; color: cyan; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i>
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<em><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">The sun has set on Solomon</span></em> where we shared so many fond memories...but.....<br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan;"> <span style="font-size: large;">hello from my new home....</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> just posting</span> </i></span>a short message to let you know my life has turned a few corners (all good!) but hectic.<br />
I am so looking forward to coming back to my comfort zone here on my<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: cyan;">blog.</span></i></span><br />
Thank you for all your concern, the lovely emails and comments!<br />
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Here is a sneak preview of a few happenings in our new life in a different area of <i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Port Elizabeth!</span></i><br />
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We moved in just in time to celebrate a<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"> beautiful occasion.....</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Blessed in so many ways!</span></i><br />
I'll be back to share some table settings, recipes and my decorating and gardening from my new spot!<br />
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<br />Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-63761455356474108002014-02-18T10:15:00.001-08:002014-02-18T10:15:45.260-08:00The Holiday that was ~ 2013 and 2014Hello everyone.....I have missed my spot here for a while....<br />
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Our December started off with my dearest Jozi children arriving for an extended weekend before they set off on their own travels.... just saying goodbye to them on the Monday saw the arrival of one of my closest friends from Australia and her 2 precious children (my Godchildren)<br />
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No time for elaborate table settings and exotic food as this was "kuier time" and time for special bonding at the fire with cocktails, braais, koeksisters and melktert in huge helpings! Just to make my friend a tad more homesick for South Africa!!!<br />
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Solomon was certainly the centre of attraction again and we shared some wonderful memories for the boys to have as keepsakes as this home has celebrated so much of their lives including their footprints in the foundations way back then! So please no need for others to go further...this post is meant for them xx<br />
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I trust that 2014 finds you all happy and healthy and ready for all its challenges!<br />
True blessings from our home to yours wherever you might find yourselves!<br />
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Some of my window and tablescapes and pretty tables I sat at are below:-)<br />
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in Soweto and from there we paid his final home in Houghton a visit...</div>
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We loved this home in Vilakazi street ...<br />
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My beautiful Aussie friend and my God children</div>
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we finally all got to celebrate our family reunited in January.....</div>
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So long......x</div>
Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-81817283856302248032013-12-15T06:28:00.001-08:002013-12-15T06:28:32.658-08:00Madiba 1918 - 2013 ~An icon yet humble man laid to rest today. <br />
I salute you Nelson Mandela.....1918 - 2013<br />
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( picture and quote from Google.)<br />
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Let us pray that your legacy lives on in our beautiful country!<br />
Hamba Gahle ......go in peace tata.Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-80901909153590902352013-11-07T10:27:00.001-08:002013-11-08T00:09:58.471-08:00Marktfees Port Elizabeth<em><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Anyone</span></em> who says that there's not enough going on in the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>friendly city</em></span> really needs to get out more often!<br />
No excuses needed to be lonely......there is a wide array of <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>festivities and markets at this time of the year!</em></span><br />
The <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">creative women of PE</span></em> and surrounds have been hard at work putting together festive gift and craft ideas to make your <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>Christmas</em></span> extra special this year!<br />
I was privileged to be accompanied by my son's sweet♥ this morning and..... what promised to be just a quick nipping out from my day job...... ended up in a <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">whole morning affair!</span></em><br />
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Apart from a dark- haired lady who really ruffled my<span style="color: #cc0000;"><em> "fairy wings"</em></span> trying to find out from my young friend what I intended doing with all those placemats etc, etc, annoying to say the least, I really was not impressed with her!.....it was a <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">stunning morning</span></em>.<br />
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Hats off to the <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">2 hostesses</span></em> that pulled this off....what warm- hearted kind ladies who gave their thumbs up to <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">"have a ball snapping away"</span></em> at their baby.....<em><span style="color: #cc0000;">a mini "Kamers"</span></em><br />
......I can only cross fingers that this becomes a regular event and evolves into something as big as a full blown <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>Christmas Market</em></span> those fortunate citizens of the bigger centres get to experience!<br />
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Here are a <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">few shots I put together from my morning......</span></em> rather upsetting that my camera's battery failed as I was about to start....I had to end up using my camera on my cellphone!!!!<br />
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<em><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">You </span></em>might need to grab a cuppa of your favourite and come sit down here as there's a lot going on at this "fees"<br />
<em><span style="color: #cc0000;">I found a very comfy seat</span></em> filled with gorgeous cushions for you to lazz in whilst you browse through.....<br />
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Loved these<em><span style="color: #cc0000;"> cement holders</span></em> for the desert roses....and the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>carrot cake</em></span> was to die for!</div>
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<em><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Lovely ideas for the Christmas shoppers</span></em>..... these holders below to collect your goodies with pretty paper weights.....<br />
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Don't you just love this little <span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><em>cheese knife.....</em></span></div>
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loved this gorgeous<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><em> fairy stand</em></span> for all the little girls visiting...<br />
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Jarryd's <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">♥ friend</span></em> was in love with these.....<br />
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<em><span style="color: #45818e;">pretty bird cages</span></em> blowing in the gentle breeze....<br />
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and this <span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><em>art deco cupboard</em></span> with its quirky <em><span style="color: #f1c232;">yellow</span></em> dash and pretty bowls arranged on top!<br />
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Some early <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><em>Christmas shopping</em></span> ticked off for my special people </div>
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a <span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;"><em>little treat</em></span> for moi....</div>
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thanks for an<em><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> awesome market!</span></em></div>
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<em></em>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-45596686872508086032013-10-22T05:14:00.000-07:002013-10-22T05:14:03.847-07:00Grass Roof and my chicken and pesto sandwich~ <em><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Port Elizabeth</span></em> is bursting at the seams with good restaurants and we are certainly spoilt for choice!<br />
Here's to <em><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">trusting</span></em> that they can all sustain themselves!<br />
The latest addition to the scene on the <em><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Seaview Road</span></em> ....is the <em><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Grass Roof</span></em> with its quaint and rustic flair!<br />
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Unfortunately for us, they were <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em>chock 'o block full!!</em></span> We sat in their <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em>hothouse</em></span> and had a great sauna before opting for a stunning<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em> ciabatto loaf</em></span> and 2 orange juice 'to go' and headed home!<br />
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And here's what I did with that <span style="color: orange;"><em>ciabatto loaf!</em></span> Hmmmm......<span style="color: orange;"><em>delicious!</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: orange;">A great "little" chicken and pesto sandwich.....</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: orange;">Recipe~</span></em><br />
Skinless chicken breast grilled with salt, pepper and a hint of garlic<br />
Chargrilled peppers<br />
Sour cream and mayo<br />
Pesto<br />
Fresh greens....I have an abundance of frilly lettuce and rocket almost going to seed in my <span style="color: lime;"><em>secret garden...</em></span><br />
Avocado pear<br />
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Assemble as your own creativity permits <em><span style="color: orange;">and savour!!</span></em><br />
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Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-29963486113637627062013-10-18T08:16:00.003-07:002013-10-18T08:16:56.247-07:00Cheats Chicken Pot Pie and Dainty Strawberry Flowers~Missing my <span style="color: orange;">Jozi boy and his little friend </span> ♥ ♥ <em><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">:-(</span> </span></em> Supposed to get easier as the years go by!!!)<br />
Here is a quick and easy recipe for the<em><span style="color: orange;"> young ones~</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: orange;">Chicken Pot Pie~</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><em>Here goes the recipe~</em></span><br />
One whole<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em> chicken</em></span> that has been <span style="color: orange;"><em>lovingly bathed</em></span> in boiling water together with celery, carrots, an onion, bay leaf and salt and pepper~ Let this gently simmer until tender and the meat is cooked through~<br />
Debone and dice into bite size pieces once cooled.<br />
<em><span style="color: orange;">Fry leeks, garlic, celery, button mushrooms and cooked carrots</span></em> in a few tablespoons of olive oil.<br />
Once the leeks are soft and translucent...add one packet of <em><span style="color: orange;">Knorr Chicken Ala King</span></em> dry mix made up as on the instructions of the packet.....<br />
I then add <em><span style="color: orange;">250ml of cream</span></em> and the diced chicken.....<br />
adjust seasoning~<br />
Spoon the mixture into oven proof dishes and <em><span style="color: orange;">top with puff pastry</span></em>~ Cut a slit in the pastry to allow steam to escape~<br />
Refridgerate whilst the oven is heating to 200deg C<br />
Bake until the pastry is <em><span style="color: orange;">golden brown and flaky!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #e06666;">Strawberry cakes......from Ideas October 2013</span></em><br />
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Makes 6 small cakes or 1 20cm ring cake~<br />
270g cake flour<br />
30g cornflour<br />
4ml bicarb<br />
5ml baking powder<br />
210g castor sugar<br />
125g butter, softened<br />
2 large eggs<br />
250ml sour cream<br />
130ml milk<br />
<em><span style="color: #e06666;">Strawberry sauce~</span></em><br />
125g fresh strawberries hulled and sliced<br />
30ml sugar<br />
Icing ~<br />
250g icing sugar<br />
freshly squeezed lemon juice<br />
pink food colouring<br />
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<em><span style="color: #e06666;">F</span><span style="color: #e06666;">or the strawberry sauce</span></em>~ Heat the strawberries and sugar with 30ml water. Simmer for 20mins until thick. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.<br />
<em><span style="color: #e06666;">For the cakes</span></em> ~Sift together flour, cornflour, baking powder and bicarb.<br />
Beat the sugar, butter and eggs together until creamy.<br />
Fold in the cream and milk into the sugar mixture alternately with the dry ingredients.<br />
Spoon half of the mixture into 6 mini cake tins. Make hollows in the batter. Spoon some of the strawberry sauce onto the hollows.<br />
Top with remaining batter and bake for 25mins depending on the size....<br />
check with a skewer. Cool and remove.<br />
<em><span style="color: #e06666;">Icing</span></em>~ Mix the icing sugar with a little lemon juice to make a glace icing. Add a touch of pink food colouring and spoon over the cakes.<br />
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Met the most <em><span style="color: #ea9999;">gorgeous girl</span></em> this past weekend.....full of <em><span style="color: #e06666;">"
chutzpah"........</span></em>crossing
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Shel! xxShelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-87278011033394616302013-10-11T05:18:00.000-07:002013-10-11T05:18:48.603-07:00Our boy is home again~I truly cannot believe how <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><em>awesome it always is to have him home~</em></span><br />
and this time with a little sweetheart ......<br />
nothing beats a mother's love for her <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><em>children....</em></span><br />
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here's my <span style="background-color: white; color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><em>chocolate cake</em></span> (a little dry-oops tired so overbaked) <br />
but nothing with chocolate can be a flop~<br />
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560g cake flour<br />
800g sugar<br />
160g cocoa<br />
20ml baking powder<br />
4 eggs<br />
7ml salt<br />
500ml buttermilk<br />
500ml cooking oil<br />
10ml vanilla<br />
500ml boiling water<br />
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Add all the ingredients to your mixer and blend well on medium speed.<br />
Bake at 150deg C for 1hr and 15mins....my oven (1hr....hence the dryness)<br />
Leave to cool and decorate as desired.<br />
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A couple of quiches ready in the freezer! and you all set to enjoy your the kids! (and a few good glasses of wine of course!!)<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Bon Weekend~</span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Shel</span></em>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476862332035957315.post-33688068531520688962013-10-07T00:20:00.000-07:002013-10-07T04:04:13.635-07:00Another week at SolomonJust a lot of <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><em>food for my soul</em></span> this week~ <br />
We are painting and renovating here...so long overdue ....<br />
I'm feeling much the same as my <em><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">home</span></em>.....in need of a makeover :-)<br />
but more important things in life than that!....like travelling, good food, good wine and spending time with my<em><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> dearest people</span></em> who care as much as I care for them.....<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Spring</em></span> </span>in my garden.....<br />
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<em><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Spring bunch</span></em> from a friend far away.....<br />
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Fresh <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><em>Tomato and thyme tarts</em></span> from my herb garden....<br />
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I tried out a healthy cake this weekend...full of <em><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">rooibos, dates and apple</span></em>.....<br />
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lots and lots of preparation for unexpected visitors this weekend....<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><em>we are so looking forward to .......</em></span><br />
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“I'm choosing <span style="color: magenta;"><em>happiness</em></span> over suffering, I know I am. I'm <em><span style="color: magenta;">making space</span></em> for the unknown future to fill up my life with <em><span style="color: magenta;">yet-to-come surprises</span></em>.” - Elizabeth Gilbert<br /><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><em>See you all soon soon xx</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></em>Shelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888873190334142109noreply@blogger.com3