Blankets + Baking

I'm really not that good at keep this blog updated but I have been really busy making a crocheted blanket for my friend Kristy's birthday and since her birthday is this month I really need to hurry and get it finished. It took me a long time to finally decide on the pattern and once I'd done that, longer to decide on the colours. She had said that she's like a pink blanket but for the Wavy Blanket pattern you really need a lot of colours to make it look pretty and I just couldn't find enough different variants of pink to make me happy so I decided on a rainbow instead. I am extremely happy with how it's turning out and almost wish I could keep it for myself.

I've also just begun getting into baking. I've never really been big on cooking but baking is something different, isn't it? It's all yummy cupcakes and decadent chocolate cakes and savory breads. I've been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately trying out healthy options for my son's school lunches because I've been finding it hard to find biscuits or nibblies that he can have at lunch times that wont set him off so he's hyperactive for the rest of the school day. He really likes ham and cheese scrolls and vanilla cupcakes to go with his sandwiches. I can't wait until the price of bananas come down again so I can make him banana muffins, he loves those as well.

Since I hadn't done much baking I pretty much had to buy everything all at once. I really couldn't justify the price of the purple KitchenAid mixer I really wanted so instead I decided on the Cuisinart bench mixer and their stick mixer with all the cool attachments. I don't know how I lived without the stick mixer before this, I use it almost everyday now. I also wish I had more recipe books to display but I've been collecting most of my recipes on My Recipe Book, an iPad app. It allows you to search for recipes online and then you can import the recipe straight to the app for later, or you can add them manually. It supports most of the major recipe sites so it's easy enough to find whatever you need.

I've also been refurnishing my lounge room so I've been doing a lot of shopping and decorating and thinking about all the pretties I want to finish the room off. You can see my pretty new purple lounge in the wavy blanket photo. I've always wanted a purple lounge chair and am super happy now that I finally have one.