VINTAGE SCALES & "THOMAS THE TANK"!!~~

Happy Christmas ladies......~~~~~

I don't know about you, but kind of once Christmas dinners/pressie opening etc is done and dusted...

I just HAVE to clear out the decorations..??

probably 'cos I have been looking at them for a few weeks now..

getting everything looking nice, BUT once all is over....

I am way over looking at silver xmas decs....SOOOOO....

ALL are now GONE!!~~

I have re organised my kitchen today...

ALL Christmas goodies are packed away..

actually brought out some CUTE vintage "Thomas the Tank Engine" goodies from my sons' past history...& some NODDY bits & bobs...

& cute little cutlery they had as kiddies...

ALL displayed along side some of my vintage SCALES....

so a NICE and CLEAN Christmas free kitchen!!~~~

xx andrea

MY CHRISTMAS DECORATING & GIFT WRAPPING IS IN FULL SWING!!~~

Hi again ladies, well i have to say I have become very focused with my Christmas decorating and gift wrapping..

I have added a lot more "SILVER" bling to my kitchen...dressing up the dressmaker's dummy with some BLING...

I have been polishing silver spoons/knives/forks etc...YUKKY JOB...!!~~~

I also wrapped a FEW pressies with nice wrap..finished off with gift tags which I individually stamped with the name of the recipient & a little "french chic" stamp~~!@@

I also bought One of those silver type water jugs you see at restaurants...

MMM!!~~ I love these...

I scattered some silver "stars" over the table...

Soo each day I am becoming MORE & MORE prepared for my BIG Christmas eve BASH!!~~~

It is becoming very silvery!!!~~~

BUT I AM LOVING IT???~~~~~~

xx andrea

CHRISTMAS DECORATING coming ALONG!!~~~

Hi ladies, well i have been cleaning out my pantry today to get ingredients in some sort of order for my BIG Christmas EVE bash!!

I must say I did throw out sooo many "expired/use by date" goodies it is a tad embarrasing..

Anyhow, I now have a clean/organised pantry & fridge..

PLUS fiddling around with MY SILVER themed Xmas decs in the kitchen...

getting there ... slowly~~~~

But at least a decent start..

xx andrea

COOKING WITH CURTIS STONE?~~ WELL SORT OF..& MORE!!~~

Hi ladies, well i am desperately TRYING to get my Christmas organised...

I have had phone calls from several relatives saying they would love to come to my Christmas EVE dinner..

OKAY...no problems..I think I am catering for about 20 at this stage...

BUT I have to get organised...buy pressies..

OKAY tomorrow IS THE DAY!!~~??

But today I have been busy doing tennis..as usual, and cooking CURTIS STONE'S curry recipe..(from the COLES pamphlet when the Commonwealth Games were on..do you remember the ads for it)??

Okay...it is a LOVELY recipe... BUT I have tweeked it a bit...

I have left out the cinnamon..ADDED many more tomatoes...& it is tasting a treat..

plus I cut the chicken thigh fillets up MUCH smaller...I don't quite like BIG chicken thighs on my plate...

Sorry Curtis!!

as he is actually an "OLD BOY" from MY "OLD SCHOOL"...(although i was about 20 years ahead of him!!!~~~)...

ANYWAY....~~~~

HEY...yep...I cheat with the RICE....packet microwave ONE...(sorry)...

But is yummy/fast & NO MESS...

I am a bit of a MESSY cooker...spilling the spices...

BUT I AM CLEAN...

Lots of Boards...cutting ALL differing ingredients..

& heaps of different knives in between washing my hands with that "DETTOL" cleansing thingey...!!~~~

My next project is to make the muesli from the INSIDE OUT magazine recipe section last month..

ALL ingredients are ready to GO...(sending to my son who lives in another state...IF IT WORKS!!)..

I am BUSY BUSY BUSY...going around in circles with SOO MUCH STUFF I have to organise..

At least I bought TWO BIG HAM bones today from my local butcher...(hand made/cured/smoked by him)...MMMM!!!!~~~~~

shall do a post before xmas to show what I have achieved...OR NOT!!~~

xx andrea