Yummy!

So over the past weekend, I did help out a little bit with making some shortbreads!

Every Christmas we have certain little treats, shortbreads being one of them. We also make mince pies, and fudge. All very English things. We are boringly English. I am first generation Australian, but have very strong English roots.

For those who don’t know what those treats are, I’ll just post a couple of links below:

A mince pie is a sweet pie of English origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called “mincemeat”, that is traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world.

mince pies

Oh so it seems Shortbread is actually a Scottish tradition.

Shortbread or shortie is a traditional Scottish biscuit usually made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three to four parts plain wheat flour. Unlike many other biscuits and baked goods, shortbread does not contain any leavening, such as baking powder or baking soda. 

Shortbread Christmas Balls, we just add chocolate chips

Does your grouping make any special Christmas treats?

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Halloween Treats!

How lucky are we that this year, Halloween is held on a actual weekend! Which is why I want to talk about the yummy treats that are some of our favs for Halloween! After all, what is Halloween without food. It’s just not a thing.

Now I am going to post a article from Delish.com, for all those people who are possibly actually celebrating Halloween this year and may need some easy ideas. But I want to talk about yours and mine, absolute favourites!

50+ Easy Halloween Party Treats

Some of these I would not call “easy” to make, lol. Be wary, some of them may actually give you a heart attack lol

Now, these may shock some…but I don’t actually like pumpkin…You know, the traditional food of Halloween…I like pumpkin soup, but mostly, I don’t like pumpkin.

I actually went to America, over a decade ago now. It wasn’t until I was in Australia, that I first tasted candy corn, and maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, do I LOVE it!

Share Your World, July Wk 1, 2019

Share Your World 7-8-19

QUESTIONS:   Now I realize that everyone doing SYW doesn’t live on this side of the world and on the other side of the world it’s now winter.   So substitute, if you’d like and if it’s more appropriate, “winter” for summer and answer the questions that way.   🙂

• Are you a Summer person?   A Winter person?   Or one of the other seasons suits you best?

I am a Spring person to be honest with you. Winters too cold and Summers too hot, Autumn is meh. Mainly because though it’s heading into Winter. Spring is just right.

• What is your favorite summer time clothing?   

I really love pretty dresses and skirts. I’ll be honest here for a second, I really love dresses in particular that are long and have a little sleeve. I grow hair SO quickly and am terrified of waxing. So having that length, let’s me go one or two extra days without having to be embarrassed that I haven’t shaved yet,lol

• Do you find yourself eating out more during the summer?  Or making ‘cold food’ like salads and stuff you can heat in the microwave?

I do find myself eating out more, but I still will eat warm food. Usually most places have pretty good air conditioning, so it’s not too bad. My partner probably eats delivery more during Winter, but I don’t really like too. It gets really expensive after awhile and even if you get something delivered that’s “healthy”. It’s not really that healthy. It’s the sauce that most delivery and eating our places have, that kill the food. Since I’ve had to start watching my cholesterol, I’ve become so much more aware of these things.

• Do you like watermelon?   What’s your favorite summertime treat?

I do like watermelon. It’s funny though because its just really all types of other melons that are my favourite during Summer. I don’t dislike watermelon, I just prefer other types of melons, like honey dew, cantaloupe etc.

Share Your World, March 1st week, 2019

Share Your World – March 4/2/19

QUESTIONS:

What’s the first thing you notice about a person?

If they smile or not, I’m not one of those “You’re prettier when you smile” people. It’s more “What makes this person smile?”. I mean, guaranteed it’s also a lot do with why I’m seeing this person for the first time.

What three habits do you feel would improve someone’s life?

These are coming from my own personal experience.

• Regular showering. Showers just make me feel good, no matter how bad I feel. When I have a shower, I feel like it washes away all the bad “joo joo”.
• Regularly getting out of the house, even if it’s just to sit in the garden for a while. I think whether it’s cold or warm, the little sprite of air can just make you feel a lot better.
• Setting yourself a budget, even if you have a lot of money. I find setting budget for things, soothes me,lol

What takes up too much of your time?   Would you stop that if you could?

Honestly, worrying. It stops me from doing a lot of things. I’ve been sick recently, thought I was getting better and then I ate bad food so I got sick again. Now I’m too worried to do anything again. Worrying wastes time and I am extremely aware of it, yet I can’t stop myself. I would stop it in a heartbeat, I believe I’m getting better. I would usually spend a whole day worry and stopping doing other things. However, now I physically make myself do things and I always better after, so I have no idea why I let worrying stop me so much! It’s a frustrating cycle.

Cookies (biscuits to those elsewhere), pastries, pie or cake?   If not, what does your sweet tooth crave?

I love them all, I couldn’t choose. I have to be in the mood for them as well, some days I’ll feel like cake, others days it’ll be biscuit, etc. During Summer I hate having chocolate biscuits, to melty!

Gratitude?  Are You Happy?  If so, why?  If not, why not?

I am kind of both at the moment, I think that’s possible? I was doing so well this week. Going back to the toilet had been normal until today honestly and it got me down. I had a good cry, I am over being sick! I finally get off my anxiety tablets, not able to do as much, for this too happen. I feel so down right now.

Share Your World, July Week 4, 2018

Share Your World, July 23rd, 2018

In regards to puzzle what’s your choice: jigsaw, crossword, word search, mazes, logic or numeric puzzles, something else, or nothing?

I actually enjoy all of them. Except for numeric puzzles, mainly because though Maths is not my best skill. =P

List at least five favorite treats and it doesn’t necessarily have to be food.

• Peppermint sticks. I just bought a few of them recently, I haven’t had them for years! They are fantastic!
• Is there anything better than a bath with nice smelling candles?
• A hot chocolate on a cold Winters night.
• Anything nacho cheese Doritos flavoured, you just have to be careful that they don’t have palm oil in them.
• New clean sheets on the bed =D

What is your favorite type of dog? (can be anything from a specific breed, a stuffed animal or character in a movie)

I have always wanted, but I know I would never ever get. Would be either a Rottweiler or a Husky, or even the two together! I love how they are just so cuddly and they have such a horrible reputation. I’m sensible enough to know that I could never control them though, I am far too laid back.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week?  Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination. 

These two ❤

Share Your World…July Week 2 2017

Share Your World…July 10, 2017

How do you like to spend a rainy day?

I love to curl with a cup of tea or coffee, depending on my mood. You will also probably find me playing one of my favourite computer games, either, Sims 4 or Guild Wars 2. Lately I have started roller-coaster tycoon lately.  I am also watching the Safari Live that I am obsessed with. You might also find me though cleaning the house. I find that if it’s a cold rainy day it helps me keep warm and keeps the heater off for a while (helps with the bills as well) but it also makes me feel like I’ve actually done something that day.

List at least five favorite treats. (They do not have to be sugary).

• I love these things called “Soy Crisps” except if I have too many, I will throw up though.
• There’s a yummy summer treat that I love making called “Rainbow ‘Broken Glass’ Jelly“. Link is too a YouTube video recipe. It’s really simply and you can use whatever colours you makes. I usually make them around the Summer/Christmas holidays.
• I loooooooooove chocolate custard and or mousse.
• Chocolate Chip cookies…Especially Double Chocolate Chips. I used to get just them at Subway, no sandwiches, and now I’ve discovered a recipe that I make myself =D
• I enjoy chewing on healthy fruits as well, sometimes I feel the need for them. My favourite fruits to chew on are granny smith apples (the green ones) and I love to eat banana’s.

Where’s your favorite place to take out-of-town guests?

We usually will take them for a walk around the city, which depends on the weather. A great place we like to take is this little German town called Hahndorf, it’s so quaint but is a great place for a holiday day out. it honestly depends on what the weather is like, most people come and visit around Summer/Holiday times. We have a couple of gorgeous of beach towns around as well.

You are trapped in an elevator, who would you want to be trapped with?

Definitely my partner, mainly because he’s the only one I could trust not to talk about my anxiety while we’re trapped in the elevator,lol

Share Your World…Week 23

Share Your World – 2015 Week #23 and a Poll

 

For your blog do you basically use Mac or Windows applications.  What type of device laptop, desktop,tablet, phone or pad?

I use my Windows laptop, I have tried using WordPress on my smart phone but I just struggle to use it.

If you were to treat yourself to the “finer things” what would you treat yourself to?

A spa bath with bubbles and rose petals, drinking a good glass of champagne. With a tv where I can watch my favourite movies and television shows, without getting a crick in the neck.

Can you change a car tire?

No!lol…I might be able to do it with some instructions though,lol

The 4th question this week is answer this poll about “how you would like to see the question formats for Share Your World”.  Feel free to answer the questions in your post too.