the rest of europe in pictures! (part1)

ive bean so slack on getting the rest of my shots of europe up here... what is it about taking 1000's of photos while you're away but as soon as you get back you forget about them? thought id put them up before the end of the year is out... ive put them in order of our flying pattern... we have copenhagen, prague, istanbul, rome, i skipped spain (maybe because its like the 100th time ive bean there) & beautiful, gorgeous, breathtaking paris :) by no means am i a particularly great photographer but ive always liked snapping away so here are some of my favourites! just looking @ them is making me wish i was back there :)

happy new years everyone! x

good ol' london town...

i dont know what it is about london but every time i go back there i feel like im home. ive spent a few years living there so i know my way about but its more than that... maybe its the vibe? maybe its the fast pace? maybe its the coolest kids ever sporting the newest fashion threads running around areas like fitzgrovia, shoreditch & chelsea on their way 2grab the most expensive organic coffee in europe in some warehousey cafe? who knows? whatever the case... every time im in london im usually smiling (whilst shivering in the cold! ;)

here are some of my shots of our time in london...
the rest are coming soon.... (i hope!)

 

bon voyage

so the time has come... its finally time 4our big trip to europe.
our bags are packed; the cd's are sorted, the camera is fully charged & we're ready to go...

bon voyage!!! :)

melancholy in still life

this will be my last blog entry till i leave for europe next week! i cant even describe in words how excited wally& i are about leaving. its bean about a year of organizing, planning, talking & giggling about how much fun we are going to have. I’ve lived in Europe on&off over the past 10 years but Wally has never bean so it will be so cool showing him all of my favourite places! ive got a few gigs, meeting up with heaps of mates & my gorgeous baby sister who i havent seen in over 2years!!!. i have booked the most amazing restaurants!!! & the shopping!!! Ohhh my!!! The shopping!!! Aaarrrgghhh!!! I can hardly wait!!! the countdown started @ 100 days to go & now its only 7days!!! SEVEN DAYS!!! Bring it on !!

this is a shoot nicky&i did a few weeks ago with all my props. its quite melancholy. i really love it…. 

but not as much as im going 2love my next blog entry ;p

till then……

 photography by: nicole schuch

styling: me

a table for two.....

we never get away for the weekend much.... so when friend (& super hot-stuff photographer) anitra & her hubby, ben, invited wally&i 2stay @ their holiday house in point leo we jumped @ the chance! we had bean working on doing a location test set on the beach for a while & thought we'd kill two birds with one stone. i took a couple of happy snaps & behind the scene shots mainly 2try & work out how 2use my new camera before i head o/s in a few weeks!! eeekk....
here are some of mine...

point leo @ 7am. rather calm & pinkish & just pretty pretty really...

the woman of the moment, anitra wells, in action!! too cute :)


& here are the final results.... 
ive called this series 'a table for two'

hope you like them :)

 

photography: anitra wells
styling: me

raspberry & pistachio friands

gday everyone :) i was going through some of my shots the other day & notice that nicky & i shot this a few weeks ago but for some reason i forgot to post it up on here? silly woman... this is one of my favourite recipes for friands as they always turn out so light and delish! the secret is to use fresh raspberries! ;p below is the recipe for you... 

raspberry & pistachio friands

method:

3/4 cup almond meal
1/4 cup finely ground pistachios
1 2/3 cups icing sugar, sifted
3/4 cup plain flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
5 eggwhites
125g butter, melted
200g fresh raspberries (but you can also use frozen ones!)
2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachios, extra

Preheat oven to 180C. Place the almond meal, ground pistachios, icing sugar, flour, baking powder, eggwhites and butter in a bowl and whisk until combined. Fold through the raspberries and spoon the mixture into 12 x 1/2-cup capacity lightly greased rectangular tins or muffin tins. Sprinkle with the chopped pistachios and bake for 20–25 minutes or until the friands are golden and cooked through. Using a palette knife, loosen the edges and remove the friands from the tins immediately. Allow to cool on a wire rack before serving. Makes 12

enjoy! :)