shopshoot - little white home

shopshoot - little white home

15 Jun 2011

Things are a little bit hectic around here as I get ready to fly to Amsterdam on Friday. There so many things I need to do and I just realised I'd completely forgotten to post this shopshoot I did for Isabelle Stanton, the owner of White Home and Little White Home in Woollahra. 

Little White Home is the little sister store to White Home and it's filled to the brim with gorgeous goodies, particularly for little girls. I shot Little White Home during the Easter break, on the only nice day we saw during the Easter holiday.

There was no shortage of beautiful items to photograph - clothes/toys/cushions/linens and jewellery.



I was particularly taken with the stuffed toys and the beautiful paper lanterns and pom-poms.

 Little boys haven't been forgotten either.



And don't get me started on the gorgeous things for babies.



Little White Home doesn't have a website yet, but you can find the store at 165 Edgecliff Road Woollahra.

I've had a bit of a struggle setting up my laptop, so I can't promise you my usual collages whilst I'm away but I will be blogging as I go. Next time you hear from me, I'll be in Amsterdam.

So until then,

Jillian

2016 edit - Little White Home has now closed it's doors.

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lemon delicious pudding

lemon delicious pudding

13 Jun 2011

Do you ever make Lemon delicious pudding? It's one of my favourite winter desserts.

The recipe usually contains quite a lot of butter but I found this low fat version by Rosemary Stanton many years ago and managed to track it down for you here.

The pudding separates into 2 layers - a lemon sponge topping over a tangy lemon sauce. It's a pretty simple recipe requiring ingredients already in your cupboard. If you read through the comments you can leave out the skim milk powder and water and just substitute with low fat milk instead.

The weather here is pretty wet and cold, so you know what, I might have to make another batch for my dinner tonight. 

It's only a few days now until I fly out and I've spent most of today trying to set up my new camera and laptop ready for the trip. It's coming together but I'm still not there yet.

For those of you in Australia, I hope you enjoyed your very wet Long Weekend, 

Jillian

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a birthday

a birthday

8 Jun 2011

It's someone's birthday around here. Can you guess whose?



Having dinner here with friends tonight, then off to Brisbane.

See you all next week,

Jillian

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chocolate caramel slice 2011

chocolate caramel slice 2011

6 Jun 2011

My workmates just adore chocolate caramel slice, so whenever there's a farewell morning tea it's one of my 'go-to' recipes. I use a really old recipe that was originally on the can of condensed milk but with one variation - I double the caramel layer. It still takes the same amount of time to cook and I can't tell you what a difference this makes to the finished product. Oh, I also use butter instead of copha in the chocolate topping as I don't like the taste of coconut oil.

I took these into work a week ago, before the oven died, and in my haste to get to the station tumbled over and went for a slide on my knees. A week down the track my knees still look the worse for wear but I saved the slice from disaster. I was told by my colleagues, it was worth it.

With a European summer just around the corner, I've been avoiding chocolate, cake and cookies, so I've not had any of the slice. It's been lurking in the freezer just long enough for me to take some photos and the leftovers went straight back to work today.

Less than 2 weeks now until my holidays begin and I'm getting quite excited. I'll be back on Wednesday briefly before heading to Brisbane for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend.

So until then,

Jillian

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pronto - orecchiette with cavolo nero and sausage

pronto - orecchiette with cavolo nero and sausage

3 Jun 2011

Last month's Delicious magazine was a bumper Italian issue. So far I've only had time to make this recipe for orecchiette with sausage and cavolo nero. I've tried to track down the recipe for you, but so far no luck.



The recipe wasn't too labour intensive and once I'd tracked down the orecchiette, the organic cavolo nero from Eveleigh Markets and some sourdough bread, the rest of the ingredients were already in my pantry.

I used beef sausages rather than pork sausages and the recipe certainly made a few sausages go a very long way. The pasta dish was delicious by the way - full of flavour and lots of interesting textures.

I bought both a new camera and a laptop during the week, so I've got a full weekend ahead setting both up before I head on my trip. 2 weeks today and counting down!

Have a great weekend,

Jillian

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carriageworks farmers market

carriageworks farmers market

1 Jun 2011

Last weekend, while I was waiting for the Sydney Finders Keeper to open I wandered through Eveleigh Markets, now known as the Carriageworks Farmers Market.

The markets are held in the railway workshop at the old Eveleigh Railyards. I just love the architecture of the buildings at the railyards.



The markets feature flowers and produce as well as a variety of food stalls.



I was on the hunt for cavolo nero for my dinner that evening and tracked it down at this organic vegetable stall. I'd never seen brussel sprouts still on the stalk before. I had no idea they grew that way, I'm embarrassed to say.

Some of my favourite restaurant owners have stalls at the market. You may spy Kylie Kwong on the blog and these yummy meringues are from Bird Cow Fish.

The last images are very doggy in nature. I love dogs and dogs and their owners love Eveleigh Markets. The day before I took these photos, my friend Kay lost her dear sweet Barney to renal failure. Unfortunately Barney wasn't able to hold out until the end of the month when we were due to meet again. Barney, these puppy photos are especially for you.

When I have a bit more free time, I'll return to the markets for a more leisurely visit.

I'll see you all again soon,

Jillian

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