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Jul
16
2009

gluten free puff pastry!!

when i had heard that La Maison de Patisserie joining forces with another company (and is now known as The Pastry Pantry) and was creating a new type of gluten free pastry, i almost fell over myself trying to clamber onto a computer to check when/where/how it was available.

since going back on (some) gluten, i had tried using regular puff pastry and it just didn’t taste right! i didn’t have a reaction but i definately prefer the gluten free pastry..

on a whim, i decided to Google the brand yesterday afternoon and hooray, it was available to buy via the Gluten Free Direct website! so at about 3.30pm yesterday I ordered a few packs to tide me over for a few months, and today at 1pm – they arrived!

i can’t wait to get baking 🙂 first up will be a chocolate tart, i think. then some sort of pie, using the puff pastry. then another apple pie. oh, my thighs will pay the price but you can’t keep this girl out of the kitchen!

Gluten Free Direct – http://www.glutenfreedirect.com.au
The Pastry Pantry – http://www.thepastrypantry.com

Jul
15
2009

secret kisses

my gorgeous boy and i were playing yesterday, hiding under a big blanket, playing cars and just sitting around ‘talking’ in the semi-darkness. i ask him for a kiss, which is usually just an air kiss ‘mwah’ in your general direction, but instead he turns to me, with open arms, shuffles to my side on his knees and plants one right on my lips.

could i really ask for anything more than that? nope. 🙂

Jul
15
2009

8 weeks old

poor Jovie, lol. naw, she’s okay – she just had her 8 week immunisation shots and was a little grumpy when we got home. she’s safely swaddled and having a nice sleep now 🙂

today’s stats –
weight: 5.78kgs
length: 58cms

(I checked her measurements against Jasper’s at the same age – she’s a full kilogram heavier and 5cms longer! Woah girl!)

she has a little sinus issue (makes her SNORE and rattle when she breathes) but she should grow out of that. all is good!

but can you believe she’s already 8 weeks old?? i told you time flies! eeeek.