Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate Brownies

25 May 2008

Another work morning tea is happening this Friday so it was into the kitchen to do some baking. When I don't have much time, this is the recipe I always turn to as every-one loves them. I styled them 3 ways - plain, dusted with icing sugar and frosted with melted chocolate, my preferred version.

I couldn't decide on my favourite lay-out so I included them all!










Bye for now,

Jillian

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Guava and Macadamia Torte

Guava and Macadamia Torte

19 May 2008

What do you do when one of your patients brings in kilos of ripe guavas? You google Guava Recipes, that's what you do. I found a Steve Manfredi recipe for guava torte and baked the cake early Sunday morning. The cake batter was coloured a delicate pink and tasted pretty yummy.



I was wondering what to do with the finished product, when an email did the rounds at work reminding people to bring along something sweet to sell at Australia's Biggest Morning Tea for Cancer Tuesday May 20, 2008. The cake is by the front door wrapped and ready to go. Hopefully the cake will raise a few dollars for cancer research.

Jillian

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Tart Lemon Squares

Tart Lemon Squares

13 May 2008

I made a batch of tart lemon squares last weekend to take to a farewell morning tea for Najia, our receptionist. Unfortunately the hungry hordes descended and polished off the batch before I had a chance to put aside a few to photograph. So last Sunday I made another batch just to photograph. I made half the quantity and baked the squares in a small square baking dish so they are much more chunky than usual and consequently took a lot longer to bake. I think I like them better this way.



The lemon squares are now safely tucked away in the freezer until the next morning tea comes around later in the month. As there are only 8 lemon squares (well I did have to taste one for quality control!) I think I'll make some chocolate brownies to take along as well. Photos will follow.

Until later,

Jillian

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My Sweet Tooth - Baker's Delight Cinnamon Roll

My Sweet Tooth - Baker's Delight Cinnamon Roll

11 May 2008

I have a very sweet tooth which I try to control most of the time. With a wedding to edit and working full time, this past week has been very busy. Unfortunately the pretty pictures you see do not come out of the camera looking that way. I have to spend a bit of time at the computer on each and every image to make them look their best. How much do I love film? Let me count the ways.

I race from work to the gym and then back home again to edit for a few hours. How have I kept going? - sugar. So far I have eaten 2 snack size picnic bars, 1 snack sized kit kat and a tiny little Lindt bunny.



This was yesterday's treat, an absolutely scumptious cinnamon roll from the local Baker's Delight. Yum!

Jillian

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Roger and Marias' Wedding

Roger and Marias' Wedding

5 May 2008

Bruce and I had the pleasure of photographing Maria and Roger's wedding last Saturday at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Redfern. The church is gorgeous but very dark. After family photographs outside the church we drove over to Cremorne Reserve looking out over Sydney Harbour. The Saturday lunchtime traffic was awful and we caught every single red light getting over there. We were quite late so the bride and groom thought we'd lost our way!



The wedding reception was held at a private residence. Whilst drinks were being held we took some more photos, taking advantage of the soft late afternoon light. We took many, many photos but here are just a few to give you some idea of the day. I hope you both have a great holiday in Fiji.

Jillian

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Southern Highlands Road Trip - Berrima and beyond

Southern Highlands Road Trip - Berrima and beyond

28 Apr 2008

Saturday dawned bright and sunny, the first dry day in 14 days. I decided not to waste the day and hopped in the car for a drive.



I drove to Berrima in the Southern Highlands just over 1 1/2 hours south of Sydney. Sydney is a lot like Brisbane in many ways. We don't have 4 distinct seasons here just hot, cold, wet or dry.



I was craving some autumnal tones so I decided to head south to cooler climes.



Berrima is a beautiful Georgian village that time forgot. On a Long Weekend it is a very popular place so I avoided the main street with it's tea houses and antique shops and roamed the back streets.









As it was the Anzac Day Long Weekend, I made a pilgrimage to the war memorial. It's a beautifully maintained part of the gardens where sprigs of rosemary lay intermingled between the fallen oak leaves. I took a sprig of rosemary home with me for remembrance.



From there I wandered along Jellore Street with it's cute mix of cottages and Georgian mansions. I wish there was a scratch and sniff component to this blog so you could all experience the beautiful scent of the roses.





I got back into the car and drove back to Sydney via the Illawarra Highway to Wollongong.



I've not been to Wollongong before so headed straight to the beach with the twin lighthouses. A wedding was being held at one lighthouse so I approached the other. The seas were treacherous that day so I made it to the lighthouse with sodden shoes. I had to shoot into the sun so there is a bit of drama to some of the images.



I also took some photos of the lighthouse in the opposite direction from the road to North Beach but they were pretty dull by comparison.

Sorry, but I went a bit crazy with the collages cos I had so many nice images to share,

Jillian

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