Giveaway!

Hi folks,
As I missed my 100th post this a Happy February Giveaway instead.

First giveaway is a Lobethal Community Kindergarten Cookbook (featuring my infamous biscuit recipe and lots of amazing food from my amazing teaching partner - her jelly cakes, scones, and lemon nut bread are all much sought after and appear in this book!)  It is also illustrated by the kindy kids so my son's artwork appears on the dips and sauces page LOL!  Lobethal Kindergarten is possibly the best kindy in the southern hemisphere.  We are selling these cookbooks as fundraisers for $15.

Second giveaway is Shannon Honeybloom's book "Making a Family Home".  I enjoyed reading it but it is not a book I need to have on my go-to-again-and-again list so it is being re-homed.

For a chance to win simply leave either a tip on parenting/homemaking for the Shannon Honeybloom book or a quick and easy recipe idea for the cookbook (or one of each to be in both draws)
I will draw this next wednesday.

I am off to Melbourne for five days child free at a Creative Memories Conference.  My friend Meredith and I won an incentive package where we will be treated like princesses for 2 days before Summit starts.  So I am off to pack for my glam girly experience.
Have a great week,
Keep smiling,
Nell

on the 8th day of Christmas

On the 8th Day of Christmas my true love sent to me ....a really easy rumball recipe!

Throw a packet of milk arrowroot or milk coffee biscuits into the food processor.  Pulse. Add 1 can condensed milk, 3 tablespoons of rum, a big dollop of cocoa, a cup of coconut and a cup of sultanas (you can use less sultanas and some nuts but we know too many little people with nut allergies).  Hit pulse again and mix until very well combined.

Roll mixture into little balls and get the kids to roll in coconut.

These freeze well in a tupperware container so you can start getting festive in October and look super-organised in December!

on the 7th day of Christmas

These are the gifts that the kids gave their teachers this year.  Rumballs or White Rocky Road (recipe courtesy of Retro Mummy) in cello bags with handmade photo ornaments.  The little Christmas trees looked so sweet with glitter and sequins but I am still finding bits of glitter EVERYWHERE all over the house (even in Maddie's nappy LOL!)

This is one of our Christmas corners with lots of Christmas kitsch that has been collected over the years.
The two big kids and I are off to the Lobethal Live Nativity tonight.  My little angel and shepherd love this tradition.  I am hoping we will get to check out the Christmas Tree festival and some of the Lobethal Lights too.

White Christmas - on the 5th day of Christmas

This is one of our favourite Christmas treats - not least because it is perfect to cook with kids, requires no special ingredients and is so quick and easy!

Mix together:
2 cups of rice bubbles
1 cup mixed fruit
3/4 cup icing sugar
1 cup coconut
1cup powdered milk

Melt 250g of copha and throw it in the dry ingredients and stir.  Pour into a lamington/slice tray and cut into squares when set.