Anabelle's first Valentine's Day....

Happy Belated Valentine's Day.... Hope you all had a lovely day and got a little something extra special by your loved ones...even if it was a simple card or a single rose...

 My little Anabelle had a very special Valentine's Day yesterday with her little friend Dimitri... it was a Valentine's day play date filled with rumbaling on top of each other, stealing each others dummies, toy sharing, yummy (& healthy) fingerfood lunch followed by some yummy watermelon for dessert... Dimitri even gave Anabelle her first flower with a special little note and a packet of Rice Ruskets :D 

Happy Valentine's Day... :D

Hero's Vs. Villains - 30th Birthday Dessert Table

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of putting together a small & simply desserts / candy table for my step-brothers 30th Birthday.

He's always been a huge fan of superhero's so it was the perfect theme & perfect occasion to have a dress up party for his BIG 3.0. 

Here are some pictures of the little desserts table I put together (in less than a week) for his special day... 

   

The birthday boy in the middle as Wolverine from X-MEN, My sexy catwoman sister, My sassy sister in law as Lara Croft & Mum & Alf as yup Pirates of the Caribbean... (eat your heartout Johnny Depp) :D

Special Thanks to Roger & Steph for asking me to put together a sweet little table...

Warm Hugs... Ana

Love is in the air.....

Valentines's Day is just around the corner and i'm sure many florists are getting ready for one of there biggest & busiest days of the year (i think Mothers Day would be the 2nd biggest)...

Here's a little something I found & just had to share with you....

B is for Baby Shower!

I dont know if its because of the Law of Attraction but it currently feels like everyone around me has either had a baby recently or about to have a baby! Its a baby, baby year and I love it as it means more little friends for my Anabelle to play with when she's older! :) 
And ofcourse the other great thing about having a baby is having a baby shower!
My beautiful (& glowing) cousin Priscilla is due in February and I was delighted to help her celebrate and to create a beautiful desserts table for all her guests to enjoy.

I was very excited as it was my first go at making bunting, tissue paper pom-poms, cupcake toppers & Tim -Tam cookie pops! (which where delicouse!!!)

Here are some photo's of the of all the lovely details...

 

Menu for Savory Table



Welcome Door Sign - made by me! :)

Dessert Table Details

Cream Horns - made by Priscilla's Mother in Law, Julie

Custard & Chocolate Cannolis - Made by Julie

Almond Biscotti - Made by Julie

Vanialla Cupcakes - Made by Julie & Priscilla's sister in law, Maree

Beijinhos (Portuguese styled doghnuts) - Made by Priscilla's mum Grace

Chocolate covered Strawberries - Made by Priscilla's sister Belinda

  Rasperberry Macarrons - Made by me

Blueberry & Bubblegum flavored Jelly - Made by me

Tim Tam Cookie Pops - Made by me

Oreo Cookie Pops - Made by me

Special Thanks to Priscilla for allowing me to be involved in her special day... now we just cant wait to meet the new addition to the family... :D 

New Year, New Me!

HAPPY 2011 Everybody!!! Each year I make the same resolutions...

1. Lose Weight
2. Work hard
3. Make more money
4. Travel to a new destination
5. Lose Weight

Most years I've managed to accomplish at least 2 of the items on that list, unfortunatly items 1 & 5 are neither of them... :( 

So this year as I think about what I want to achieve and what resolutions to make I feel like my resoluations wont just impact my life but also impact the life of my little one. Which means I really need to work hard to achieve these goals, dreams & wishes I have for 2011. 
Starting with item 1!
Here are my 2011 resolutions...

1. Lose Weight! -  Must lose 15kg to get back to my wedding day goal weight
2. Buy a new house! - Seriously I had no idea how much space kids take up!
3. Continue to build on this little blog of mine & hopfully have at least 100 followers by the end of the year :)
4. Travel to a new destination - I'm thinking Fiji or Malaysia or back to Thailand....
5. Continue to find balance between work, family & some me time...
6. Learn to Meditate

What about you.... what's your New Year resolution?

Warm Hugs, Ana xoxo

My Little Angel's Christening

In November we celebrated my little angel Anabelle's Christening and what better way to make this day special than by creating my very first desserts table.  The day was just beautiful and Anabelle behaved so well considering how many times she was passed around for a cuddle with all the family! :)  



My Beautiful Little Family :x



 I went with a pink & chocolate theme with a touch of butterflies... 

Cake created by Amanda Rattray -sacogle@optusnet.com.au

Yummy Macaroons by Cookies Couture

Desserts / Candy Table Featured

• Chocolate & Rasberry Macaroons by Cookies Couture
• Chocolate balls (made by me)
• Christening cake - Carmel Mud & Chocolate Mud cake
• Freckles
• Smarties
• Strawberries & Cream
• Mashmellow Pops
• Chocolate Hearts
• Sugar Armonds
• Chocolate Wafers

Macaroon Madness!!!

It seems the current dessert trend at the moment are the amazing & delicous french Macaroons... I had first tried one (okay maybe 2..or 3) in Paris and it was love at first bite!  
The cruchy first bite followed by the soft and gooey centre... simply Heaven!
Then I found them on a beautiful desserts table created by my lovely new friend Leanne from Mrs A in the Cove (check out all the amazing dessert tables she's created). She kindly revealed some places I could order them from for my little angels christening & naturally they where the first yummy thing to disappear of the table!

If your a food & TV lover then I'm sure you would have seen them on Masterchef Session 1, Adriano Zumbo & his Macaroon tower became very famous! So I purchased a cook book on Macaroons & decided to give it a go! 

 

Here are some pictures of the end results!



 

This is what they "should" look like...

& these are mine... not perfect but definatly very yummmy!

I have to admit that I am definatly NO Masterchef when it comes to the kitchen & cooking but it is something I've started to develop a passion for... & as they say ... practise makes perfect! So stay tuned for more Macaroons!

If you'd like the me to post the reciepe I followed please let me know...

Who wants one???



xo Be Blessed, Stay Blessed... ANA