Saturday, July 28, 2007

Eat Your Heart Out Willie Wonka!



We went into Melbourne yesterday to go to one of my favourite spots, The Queen Victoria Market. We go there once every 1-2 months to get our meat in bulk because its so cheap, along with fruit and veg. The first time we went there nearly 2 years ago David's sister-in-law Kim showed Spen and I the candy store.....BIG MISTAKE!!! You can actually stand there and watch them make the candy, if you can see over the crowd!! We usually only buy one bag, if any at all, Spen just likes trying the bits they put out for taste testing, but yesterday we kind of went overboard......


Orange Candy




Tia Maria Candy



Strawberry Hearts Candy



Passionfruit Candy

The big chunks in the bags in the first picture are off cuts that you can get very cheap, one is Passionfruit Fizz and the other one is Choc Kahlua. Spencer can't wait to take to them with a hammer but I think we will leave them wrapped for now as there is plenty of other candy to start with!


I would have taken some photos of the market itself but the camera was in Samantha's nappy bag, in the pram that Spencer was pushing and he went with David to the meat area so I was left camera less for most of the time we were there, oh well there's always next time.

I love going to the city, seeing all the gorgeous town houses with there simply stunning fretwork and the sexy or subtle colours the lucky owners choose to paint them....





















I just adore them!!! David and Spencer thought I was a nutter taker photos of them from the car as we were waiting at the traffic lights! I just told them they had no sense of creative genius or eye for detail.



I have done a little bit of baking today, I made my sister Diane's Date and Pecan Loaf....



Does anyone else have certain foods that when they eat them they sort of travel in their head back to their childhood and happy times with family? Well that's how I felt when I had a slice of this loaf for afternoon tea!!! Thank you sis this will be a much used recipe and passed down to my children as well.



And a mushroom, salami and cheese focaccia....













And I made Mocha Slice....









I found this recipe on Emma's blog "Sew Recycled", and on behalf on my partner David and my son Spencer we all say a huge THANK YOU to Emma!!!! Spencer LOVED it!!! It is as you said very sweet, but a little slice with a cup of coffee is a little slice of heaven.



I tell you we had the best afternoon tea in Melbourne I think thanks to my sister D and to Emma. The joys of family and new blog friends.



And to finish with I had to show this photo of Samantha I took the other day. I had been lighting our fire and she had strolled off to her room to play, but when I went to find her she was no where to be seen!! I had one of those Oh My God Where Is She!? moments!! Then I heard a little noise and this is where I found her......

3 comments:

campbellgirl said...

MY, MY, MY, that's a lot of sugar - almost enough to put a diabetic into a coma!!! I am SOOOOOOOO jealous :-P

Papoosue said...

I don't know where to start Pauline - everything on this post looks divine - especially your little darling snuggled up in the nappy changer shelf!

Emma Herian said...

I am glad you liked the mocha slice, it has been a fav of mine since my childhood!