This blog is all about me......I come here for respite in between caring for JoJo (our Daughter who has Special Needs)......I am addicted to starting new projects......I am becoming a fabric-a-holic... I love to try out recipes... take a beach walk and breathe in that salty blue air......love to have coffee...sip a glass of champagne......read a book......I am Queen of the Armchair and am inspired by all the wonderful blogs out there!!!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Cook Up With Donna Hay No 13...Chicken and Lemongrass Laksa...Lemon Meringue Chocolate Cake!!!

Another Cook Up with Vicki has happened here...





This time from the Oct/Nov 2011 10th birthday edition of Donna Hay magazine......
Menu is......
Chicken and Lemongrass Laksa......
Lemon Meringue Chocolate Cake......



Laksa......delicious!!!



I used gluten free flour.....cut the cake part out leaving a hole.....


Filled with Lemon Curd...


and topped with Meringue Icing......
I have never had anything like this before....
it was pretty amazing.....
the chocolate......the lemon......and the meringue all together.....YUMMMM!!!


And here's JoJo together with me helping cut the dessert......
she was pretty keen to try it at this stage!!!




Until next time, which I hope won't be too long......Bon Appetit......Dzintra

Monday, January 9, 2012

First Day of 2012...a surprise gift...and some new fabric and projects!!!

Welcome 2012...let's hope it's a good year for everyone...

On the first day we thought we would have fish'nchips by the beach for dinner...
no stress...no cooking...all FUN, FUN, FUN!!!


We saw this amazing sandcastle...




And here are Ryan and Lidija standing next to it...


Ryan with his name...and a train next to it...He is a huge Thomas The Tank Engine fan!!!


How cute is this...he is drawing a line from his house to ours'...


I put the zoomer on the camera as there was a boat in the background...we rarely see boats this size here...


No zoom...


I received a surprise gift from Vicki wrapped in gorgeous paper and a gold ribbon...


Envelope...


and card...


And wrapped up in the paper was this Snowman pattern....
I hope to make it for Christmas in July this year...


and buttons also were included...
Thank you so much dear Vicki...it was just such a surprise to receive this!!!


Some new fat quarter fabric in my Christmas Stocking...
It's called Etchings by 3 Sisters for Moda...
old fashioned writing on one...map of Parisian streets...just gorgeous...thank you Santa!!!
And then I had to go and get a metre of the paisley as well...


Check this one out...the Eiffel Tower, and all in soft chocolatey colours...sigh,



Then I thought I would write down my 'must-do's' for this year...
well, 3 pages later I was still writing LOL!!!


A panel I bought a few years ago...it's a Christmas one that JoJo will just love!!!  When we went to the Quilt Airing in Mendinee she said she would like a Christmas quilt on the wall...so let's see how I go...


Around Christmas time I saw this free pattern on the net by Anni Downes from Hatched and Patched and that made the list as well...
Now I think I'll have to rethink it all, and I better get a move on!!!

Welcome To My World

Hello, my name is Dzintra Ingrid ... have been known as Ingrid and since our Sea Change I have started to use Dzintra ... pronounced without the D ... (but still known as Ingrid, I know, it's confusing ...)

Welcome to my world ... a journal of our Sea Change ... Mum to three wonderful children ... bringing up a daughter with a disability and seeing life through her eyes ... being a new Nanna ... photos ... inspiring quotes ... taking on a cookery course ... the odd recipe ... and trying to get some stitching done amongst all this ...