ELLI LUCA

Been working on some Xmas packs for the shop. Hoping to have these online soon, keep an eye out. Got some lovely feedback from a customer about the honey vanilla gloss: "Thanks so much for the lip balm. It smells amazing and feels so moisturizing! Can't wait for the next batch of flavours" 

Good Old Fashioned Christmas Cookie Recipe. I love Christmas baking & I'm doing all my planning now and these have to be on the list.

To everybody who ordered gloss or balm yesterday:    THANK YOU Els

As an opening special this week only (ends Sunday 4th November 12pm) Large pots only $5 (will be $8) Tubes $4 (will be $4.50) Get in quick, already sold quite a few and it isn't even 9am!  Here 's the link: SHOP p.s Will be adding new flavours when packaging & stickers arrive so keep an eye out!  

First batch of glosses and balms are done & will be available in the shop on Monday. Vanilla & honey / Orange / Spearmint / Pancakes with maple syrup. All made lovingly in small batches with ingredients such as coco butter, organic bees wax, honey, vitamin e, almond oil, apricot oil, olive oil. 

1.What's your worst food memory – well, I guess apart from school dinners, then eating Harira soup in Marrakech, which I understood from our waiter and with my schoolgirl French was a vegetarian lentil soup…. I must admit, it looked and tasted delicious served with crusty bread, but, as a vegetarian, I was dismayed that after several spoonfuls of this huge bowl of soup I found a really large, what I now believe to be lamb bone in there. Oh dear… I didn’t finish it (though I’ll admit, I had enjoyed it up to that point and obviously repressed any lamb taste in my mouth until the bones confirmed it!!). Another bad memory was many years ago when I was travelling around Europe. We were camping (admittedly not on a camping site), and one night, we came back to find a strange man sleeping in our tent. Our companions took pity on us and took us home to one of their parents to sleep there. We were immediately integrated into the family, and on the next night served a special dinner of

First prototype complete.  Not too happy with his mouth but with a bit of practice will be all good.  It's off to the tester (my husband) and a few refinements and hopefully good to go next week.  Also not too sure if I should include ground up spices or just stick to scented oil.  I'm sure the tester will let me know.

This is one of my husband's recipes.  It's so quick and easy and delicious. Pasta with wilted rocket, balsamic, semi dried tomatoes and prosciutto, and Parmesan.  Have a wonderful weekend everybody & happy cooking.    

INGREDIENTS 1 Shallot finely diced 1 Tbs Hot sauce Pinch Smoked Salt 2 Cloves of Garlic Crushed 2 Cans Cola 3 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce 1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper 1/2 Cup tomato sauce 1 Jar apricot jam (small) 2 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar Dash liquid Smoke Pepper to taste METHOD Boil the spare ribs for 40 minutes in salted water. While you are boiling the ribs, combine all the other ingredients in another big pot and bring to the boil and simmer. Keep stirring the sauce every now and again so that it does not burn at the bottom of the pot. After 40 minutes, remove the ribs from the water and add to the Coca Cola Mix. Boil the ribs in this sauce for a further 40 minutes and then remove ribs from the pot and allow to cool in a meat tray. Simmer the remaining sauce until it reduces to a consistency that will stick to the back of a spoon. This can take quite a while so be patient. Heat the oven (200 C) and put the ribs on a baking tray. Poor the marinade over the ribs

So excited, these just arrived in the mail and are part of the Xmas range I hope to have online end of the month.  Aren't they gorgeous?!

Love cooking breakfast on the weekends. There's no busy time schedule and breakfast is one of my favourite meals. Well besides lunch, dinner, supper & brunch and if you're a Simpsons fan linner (meal between lunch & dinner) Today I made corn fritters, bacon and poached eggs.