As of September, a Splash of Vanilla is officially a year old! I thought I’d host a giveaway in honour and also to celebrate our Southern Hemisphere Spring. I have two cute pieces of kitchenware from Peters of Kensington I think you’ll love – a Rodriquez Jam Tales Crockery tea towel and a Royal Doulton – Donna Hay[read more…]
Last chance to enter the Spring giveaway!
Greek yoghurt is so much a part of my daily diet, I don’t know what I’d do without it. I tend to buy unsweetened Greek yoghurt rather than the flavoured kind as it’s far healthier and you can add whatever you like to it. It’s also a wonderfully versatile ingredient for cooking and baking. I loved this version[read more…]
The Spring giveaway has now closed and the winner randomly selected and contacted (congrats Peas from Eatpress!). Thank you to everyone who entered and for all of your delicious Spring inspired dishes.
I saw this clip by Sam and the Womp a while back. I thought the song with it’s bouncy, cheerful animation was really charming and funny and it made me laugh (I think this comes under the category of music which doesn’t take itself too seriously and we need that). Have a beautiful rest of the week! Via
This simple French dish is one of my favourite things to make. I’ve learned not to skimp on the oil and also, that the vegetables need to be cooked down really well on a slowish but longer heat, to encourage intensity of flavour, sweetness and also for a soft, silky texture. And this dish is even better the next day as[read more…]
I seem to be in a musical mood lately. I heard this song by Canadian Indie band Metric from their album Synthetica on the radio a while back and thought it was lovely; lead singer Emily Haines’ pretty, sweet voice with sort of bubbly, shiny music and cool lyrics. I love it. (Image is my own photo)
We don’t really celebrate Halloween so much here in Australia, although I think in some parts kids might do a bit of dressing up and foraging for sweets and treats and such. The only Halloween I know was when I was around 8 years old or so and travelled to the USA with my family to visit with some friends and relatives[read more…]
