Milktarts and More Paintings Finished

I've had a productive weekend

I finished five works for Art on the Way - an annual exhibition hosted by Angie Arbuthnot in Kloof: 5th and 6th November 2011.  I've uploaded the works for you to see. You can click here to go to the Works tab to see what I've done. 

And then I baked MILK TARTS.

My son James, who turns 18 on the 4th of January, came home from visiting friends.  When he saw them in the kitchen, he grabbed and hugged me like he'd just won a massive prize ... such a small way to make him so happy :-)

The gorgeous 'forest painting' is a recent gift from my friend Ana de Vlieg ... isn't is beautiful. I'm terribly spoilt.

You can get THE RECIPE here

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Two weekends ago I was in a bit of a fluster about life ... woke up on the Sunday, and .... baked, baked and baked some more.

Luckily the boys in the house are tall skinnies who enjoy my baking ... and ... my baking.

A quick Malva Pudding ... followed by Mexican Macaroons ... then a quck Mielie Bread ... and finally two batches of Muffins !!

... not sure if there's Madness in the fact that each began with the letter 'M' ... Mellon Madness ... mmm, maybe :-)

Chocolate Cake and Bread-n-Butter pudding

As a child I spent tons of time at my grandparents home ... I adored them an

d loved being in their company. My gran always baked ... and as I was ther

e to help her, I learnt the love of baking ... and as much the love of tea-partying afterwards over cups a tea n coffe

e with a slice or two of something nice ;-)

My mom too baked ... and I have great memories of her and our neighbour Aunty Esther baking what seemed like 'thousands' of biscuits.

We recently renovated our kitchen and so with the beckoning of the fab new elec/gas oven, I'll be doing whole herds more baking ... lucky family of mine ... !

Week before last I baked a scrummy chocolate cake   ... one serving over tea and it was gone. 

... and then last week, I baked a Bread n Butter pud ... totally scrummy !