2018 highlights week #21: busy weekend
July 14, 2018 Leave a comment
Saturday was…
road trip in the fog to Sydney for 5×5. We won and I got to eat a cupcake.
Sunday was…
gym then out to the country
to see Zac perform cello.
Small boys, food, work and other joys
July 14, 2018 Leave a comment
Saturday was…
road trip in the fog to Sydney for 5×5. We won and I got to eat a cupcake.
Sunday was…
gym then out to the country
to see Zac perform cello.
January 6, 2017 Leave a comment
Who can resist cupcakes? Especially when they are to raise funding for HIV and AIDS related charities. As usual, the Department had an acknowledgement of Red Ribbon Day. I also got a red ribbon myself.
November 16, 2016 1 Comment
Some days it is nice to find cupcakes on sale in the foyer at work – happy to support whatever cause it is today because cupcake.
February 27, 2016 Leave a comment
My best friend Natasha is a big supporter of ovarian cancer awareness and research and hosted an afternoon tea to raise both money and awareness. Champagne and cupcakes for all!
PS the biggest problem with ovarian cancer is that it is usually detected too late, so be aware of the symptoms and get yourself checked out if in doubt.
September 19, 2015 Leave a comment
So what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than with a bunch of friends drinking gin and eating gin-infused or gin-appropriate foods? Really, I don’t think there is.
There was an obvious place to start…
This was a random Australian gin I had bought at the bottle shop in Berry earlier this year. Very smooth, but not very interesting with the botanicals, it did feel like we were easing our way into it.
We tried gins neat then converted to g&ts, martinis or whatever else took our fancy. As the afternoon progressed, the pours got more generous….
I think the kids were trying to escape.
Beautiful accompanying foods kept our stomachs lined – here is Rachel’s beetroot and gin cured salmon.
Staying Australian we tried Poor Tom’s – a gin I supported through Pozible. This was actually delicious – a zingy floral delight.
Sebastian alternated between chef and serveur.
We had all been hoping that the Tann’s would actually be purple, but were disappointed when we discovered it was just the bottle colouring. Nonetheless, a flavoursome gin with just a hint of sweetness at the end of the palate.
The Bulldog packed an alcoholic punch – not the most subtle of gins.
Sebastian supplied more scallops (with a little help from his father).
It was then back to Australia and Four Pillars which has become a g&t favourite for me.
We had bottles from two batches – 3 and 119 – so here Anna is sacrificing herself to science and trying both at the same time. Testing revealed that there was indeed a difference.
We moved next to the Bombay Sapphire family: the Star had quite an alcoholic fore-taste, but still was pretty easy to drink. I was surprised though that I found myself prefering the East which was peppery and delicious.
I finally made g&t cupcakes for the occasion. We’ll be making those again.
The desserts were fabulous with gin infused cheesecake, gin and lime truffles and Helen’s magnificent g&t jelly which tasted delicious and had a mesmerising wobble.
There was one last gin for the day – the Sipsmith which had lots of botanical deliciousness. Though, perhaps, by this time the palate wasn’t as sharp as it had started out!
A fabulous afternoon – it may have to become an annual event!