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Julia and I are old friends now, spending our days making magic in the kitchen! Well, what time we can manage in between Mr Farmer and the two 3 year olds! I have now officially finished at my part time day job though, so I am hoping that will free up a little more time for creativity in the kitchen!

A couple of weeks ago we had surprise guests and I made a delicious dip in about 10 seconds! We had unexpected visitors with little notice and living 25kms from the nearest supermarket, I had to get work with what I already had. So, one tin of canellini beans, half a block of feta cheese, a clove of garlic and a generous squeeze of lemon juice, dash of olive oil and then parsley, salt and pepper to taste. YUMMO!

Tomorrow it is going to be 41degrees celcius here, so I have been plotting a sorbet. Have some coconut milk and cream frozen in ice cube trays and have stocked up on some yummy ripe mangoes......are you drooling yet? I am!

Ok, well, off to make EDC mushroom risotto for a quick easy dinner, one of our favourites. Happy New Year everyone, eat drink and be merry!

Love Diva xx


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