Masterchef Australia 2011.
Dear Bake & Bloom readers,
If you have seen the promo ad , the 3 minute long sneak peek or the first episode of Masterchef Australia 2011, then you may have noticed a familiar face. Yes, It is Shannon Smyth from Bake & Bloom!!!
On behalf of Shannon, I would like to inform you all that she will be absent from this blog temporarily and will not be able to discuss or mention her involvement in Masterchef Australia until the final episode airs on TV. In the mean time, on behalf of Shannon, I’d like to thank you all for visiting and add that you’re more than welcome to leave comments below to show her your support.
Sincerely,
Shane, AKA- Mr Bake & Bloom.
Thank You- Over & out for now.
Dear Readers,
I am writing today to tell you, for now at least I will no longer be blogging on Bake & Bloom.
I am sure any Bride to be will tell you it is a big task to plan a wedding, and l have a lot of commitments to meet in my personal life at the moment including my veggie garden which is now huge! Changing jobs & finally getting really into floristry & trying to be more active in my family life which I have neglected for for quite a while now. Finding the time to commit to make this blog all it should be has become fairly difficult.
I would like to thank each & every person that has ever stopped by to say Hi or read a recipe, and especially my regular loyal readers & friends.
In particular I would like to thank my friends Mel (From Bread n’ Sniff It) & Christie (From Fig & Cherry) for making me really feel like a part of of the blogging family. You’re both a total inspiration to me!
Rest assured I will be back some time next year.
So for now my friends, goodbye. Keep cooking & know that I love you all. Thanks for making my life for the last year & a half a little sweeter & I am sure we will speak again soon!
xoxo Shannon Smyth
Going Totally Nuts for Free Nuts!
Anyone who has been reading this blog for more than 10 minutes will know that I like me a good snack at around 3 in the afternoon. Unfortunately that snack is often coated in milk chocolate or crispy & deep fried.
It is not doing my wedding planning any favors.
The clever folks down at harvestbox.com.au have discovered that I am not the only wreckless snacker & are committed to giving us better, healthier, tastier snackage right to your office or home!
Proper pumpkin scones
In my home there is only one shape a scone should be, circular & cut with a water glass dipped in flour.
None of this namby pamby cookie cutter business & certainly not American style scone triangles. Where did the scone triangle come from anyway? I suspect this is something to do with Starbucks. When they start serving real coffee made by real people, then they can come talk to me about how a scone should be shaped.
My mum always cut her scones using a water glass dipped in flour (to stop any sticking) and consequently anything else seems like a bastardised version of the original. Of course a cookie cutter will do much the same thing, but a water glass makes a fun sound when you press it into the dough too. (You will know what I am talking about when you do it)
What did you do this weekend? Me? Oh, I just made an awesome wedding cake.
Ok. so technically it actually took 3 days, not 2 but this weekend I made my step sister’s wedding cake & 3 wedding bouquets, 5 buttonholes & a table centerpiece. (and a lot of mess)
You may bow down in my awesomeness now.
It was my first real wedding & Rachael & Adrian put a lot of trust in me to leave some important elements of their big day in my trembling hands. Thanks for letting me be a part of it guys!
