10 Things I Love about You

Hmmm, so it would appear that I am not very good at regularly writing. Better not give up my other job to become a writer. Ooops, have given up my day job! Not to become a writer though. Am going to devote more of my life to our children and our farm. There is just too much in our lives, something had to give and in the end, it was my job. Cross your fingers for us that it all works out for the best! Life here is so incredibly busy, thank goodness for Julia (my thermie), she really does make life easier. Current thermie favourites are lemon curd from the edc, pancakes of course and recently I have started making moussaka, with meat and white sauces prepared in Julia. Mmmmm, yum! I have just come back from a weekend away with an amazing group of women. I belong to an online group of mothers of multiples (twins or more) and they are such an amazing bunch of women. I had this awesome weekend, some of the girls I had met IRL before, others it was the first time and yet I count them am...

So Thermie has become the centre of our kitchen! I use it literally every day. Cauliflower Soup from the EDC is a big favourite at the moment and making regular appearances, as does theCreme Patissere! I am having my Varoma demo on Sunday, so looking forward to some ideas on using that more. Have tried a few puddings now - YUM and various other dishes. Love it so much I wonder how I have managed my kitchen this long without. Love, Diva xx

So, we've had a bit of a hiccup here in the house of Yum this week. Poor DD (darling daughter) has Scarlet Fever and given the rattiness of DS (yep, you guessed it, darling son), I'd say child number 2 will follow soon. On an upbeat note, Mr Farmer has had a busy morning and is happy with himself having caught and weighed so many new calves, plus we have had 28mls of rain so far today and it's still going. Rain makes for happy farmers. You will probably notice how much more light hearted my posts will be when it's raining. Even amongst the scarlet fevers of the Mummy world! Thermie got a bit of a rest yesterday, as I worked during the day and DD wanted "bones to chew on" for dinner, so it was lamb chops baked with pesto (cheated and used the shop stuff as I don't have any basil atm). Accompanied by chips and steamed veg. Such happy little monkeys as they chewed those precious bones! Tonight we are going to have the lasagne I made on Tuesday and I thin...

So um, sitting here right now, I'm thinking my thermie is pretty amazing! Thermie is currently mixing and cooking meat sauce for my lasangne, having already made the bechamel sauce previous to this, while I sit here and play on my computer! Win!  I'm off to do a Tupperware party tonight, not too far to go for this one, as it's in the local town, so hopefully not too late tonight. Meanwhile, FIL (Father in Law) is overseas at the moment, so have invited MIL (did you guess? Mother in Law), to dinner, having forgotten I was going out! Oh well, don't have to leave until 6:30pm, so will hopefully have everyone fed before then, with Thermie's help :-) Lasagne will be finished soon, popped in the fridge ready for an easy post-work dinner on Wednesday night. Then I am going to try the butter chicken recipe from the EDC (everyday cookbook). I am excited about this one, as I rarely get to eat those kinds of dishes as I have a problem with chilli (the kind of problem wher...

Hi! I am a busy Mum of currently 3 year old twins. Life is kinda crazy around here. I'm married to Mr Farmer, who, surprise, is a farmer. This means he works too much, but the up side is that his work can (for the most part) have a little bit of flexibility. Our children are awesome, so vibrant and fun. Oh and a little exhausting :-) Anyway, I love food. I also love cooking. Last week I got a Thermomix (Squeeee!!!), with my hard earned tax return ;-) This blog is mostly so that I can look back and remember whether Thermie was always as easy as it seems!  Also, to keep a record of what works, what doesn't, favourite recipes etc. Anyone who happens to come along for the ride is welcome! Love, Diva xx