TREATS

We thought it would be perfect to start off our day with some baking!

So, we're going to keep this post short and sweet -

Below you'll find an oh so lovely recipe for cupcakes and scones accompanied by pictures!

(anyone and we mean ANYONE will be able to make these)

Enjoy!

CUPCAKES
(makes 12 small cupcakes)
Ingredients
60g softened butter
1/4 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 egg
3/4 cup self raising flour sifted
1/2 cup buttermilk/milk
pure icing sugar to serve/ready made frosting


Method
Preheat oven to 180°C and line the *patty pan with small cupcake cases
*(use a 12 hole, 2 tablespoon capacity, flat based patty pan)
Cream butter and sugar until pale and creamy using an electric mixer then add the vanilla and egg
Beat until it is well combined
Fold in half of the sifted flour, then half the quantity of milk and repeat with the remaining flour and milk
Make sure the batter is smooth
Next, fill each of the patty liners 3/4 full and smooth the surface
Bake for 15-20 mins or insert a skewer into the centre and if it comes out clean it's ready
Leave it to cool for 10 mins
 To finish, decorate the cupcakes with frosting, icing, dragées, or whatever you wish


DONE!

Playlist :

The City - Patrick Wolf  

If She Wants Me - Belle and Sebastian

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Elephant Gun - Beirut

You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

Feeling Good - My Brightest Diamond

Dreams - The Cranberries

SCONES

Ingredients

2 cups self-raising flour sifted

1/4 cup caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup thick cream

1/2 cup lemonade

2 tablespoons milk

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C and line the baking tray with baking paper or otherwise grease the tray

Put the flour, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl followed by the cream and lemonade and MIX

- This will then form a soft dough

Take the dough and knead until mixture is combined

*Make sure that your workbench is covered in flour to stop the dough from sticking

After pressing the dough until it's about 2cm in thickness, cut out shapes with a cutter

(We've used heart shape cookie cutters instead of the conventional round cutters)

Place them on the baking tray and brush the tops of each piece with milk

Bake for approx 10-15 mins or until golden
Serve with jam, whipped cream and a nice cup of tea

DONE!

x x x

Emma & Nancy & Emily

Where in the World - JAPAN

Avoiding weight gain is an impossible feat. But when you're eating food that rates exceptionally high on both palatability and presentation, the extra kilos are justified. 


A 10 day trip venturing through the sleepless streets of Tokyo and the sometimes forgotten corners of Hiroshima, Takayama and Kanazawa was the gateway into Food Heaven. 


Ramen, the cutest little baked goods and green tea flavoured EVERYTHING. It was in a tiny cafe on a street corner in Hiroshima that I discovered my love for Matcha Lattes. Thankfully the barista gave me the recipe: 40g matcha green tea powder + 12 ounces of steamed milk = 2 mugs. SO SO GOOD. 

Matcha Latte

x Emma

Đối Muốn Ấn Phó

I know they probably do not even compare to Springvale/Richmond but the pho from here was not bad at all!

Vietnam Noodle House

251 Swanston St Melbourne

Whatever you do, do NOT order their drinks as good as they may appear. JT had the Pennywort - basically they put random green leaves into a blender and claim it as a drink. I tried the Kiwi Smoothie and it was so so sour (N)

For a really refreshing Vietnamese Avocado Smoothie try

Rice Paper

245 Swanston Street Melbourne

only a few doors up from Vietnam Noodle House..

x Emma

ARINTJI

Arintji - Federation Square

Cnr Flinders & Swanston St

Melbourne

So far I've tried their hot chocolate and Cosmopolitans...

Hot chocolate. They used to serve it in a really cool way, one cup of hot milk sitting on a warm candle holder placed on a tray with little chocolate pieces and chocolate sauce. It was PERFECT during winter and cool that you could combine all the ingredients as you liked :) But then they stopped making it that way..now it's just served in a small glass..nothing special.

Cosmopolitan. EIGHTEEN DOLLARS. I thought they were joking. But it was nice and had those floating icy pieces on the surface which I love! With NS & EC, good times :)

Arintji's in a really nice location and OMG THEIR OUTDOOR CHAIRS..are so so comfortable - the type you could literally fall asleep on :D Go just for the chairs!

x Emma

PASSIONflower

Shop 2
168 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000

Sunday to Thursday: 10am - midnight
Friday & Saturday: 10am - 1am
Public Holidays: 10am - midnight

Four out of Ten..

This is the 'Mission Impossible' - 13 scoops + honey, chocolate, strawberry flavouring in shot glasses for $48.
We went to eat here for EY's surprise birthday :)

I'm not really a fan of Passionflower..it's really overpriced for what you get. In places like Freddo on Lygon st and Trampoline they present the ice cream such that saying 'no' is IMPOSSIBLE.
But at Passionflower, the ice cream in the cartons look like they literally came straight off the delivery truck...very unappealing.

There are some pretty good flavours though. Passionfruit sorbet is the scoop on the very top of this photo and it was pretty amazing.. red bean (Azuki) is also one of their best.

x Emma

What's In My Bag - Emma

• Smash Water Bottle
• Iphone + headphones
• Starbucks serviettes
• Plane Boarding passes
• 'Tangled' brochure :)
• 3D Glasses
• Sunglasses
• Papaya Ointment Lipgloss
• Wallet
• Keys

x Emma

KIWIfruit

ki·wi fruit (also kiwifruit)

• n. (pl. same) a fruit obtained from the eastern Asian climbing plant Actinidia chinensis

The most amazing fruit in the entire universe...
The feeling of digging your spoon into its firm green core after it's been kept cool in the fridge on a 30 degree day is what I live for...AMAZING. Plus, Kiwifruit is very healthy (high fibre content and rich in antioxidants!)
If you're ever in New Zealand, I highly recommend the Kiwifruit Sorbet from Giapo ;) Or here's the recipe to make it yourself.


KIWI FACE MASK :)for any type of skin
Take one kiwi fruit, 2 tablespoons plain yogurt, 1 tablespoon orange juice, 1 tablespoon almond oil, and 1 cup mashed carrots. Mix all the ingredients and make a fine paste. Apply it on the face and leave until it dries. Wash your face with cold water.

x Emma

NUMBER ONE

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hi, howdy, hey, ciao, aloha, bonjour.

"Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement."
- J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

x x x

Emily & Nancy & Emma