Blue lotus flowers opening in cafe at Kalang River Motel

Blued lotus flowers opening


http://youtu.be/7XCOxOn5AMA

Chilli Crunch

Hot discovery in my kitchen tonight. 
Wanted a hot  side dish for a mild curry and these ingredients jumped together
Yummy

Toss together

Fresh lentil sprouts
Deep fried onions
Fresh chilli finely chopped to taste
Ground sea salt

Sunrise stroll around the garden

Wandered round the garden as the sun was coming up amazed by how many plants were flowering. My first attempt at loading a video . Can you spot the water dragon?

Come for a swim in our new pool

Can't believe we finally got council final inspection for our new pool. Voila. Heated to 29 degrees celsius. Magnesium & potassium for your skin. Wow.

I love it when guests send us emails and cards. Our german guests sent us their photo

I was so impressed with how they were able to jump back in the photo.

Starting to feel like home

My secret garden : one year on and my no dig organic veggie garden is starting to look and feel like home. Worm juice, newspaper a year's worth of lawn cuttings topped off with a bale of lucerne has the soil, the worms and the veggies thriving.

Potato bread

Anothe recipe from Chris on the south coast who visited our cafe.

Mix together
2.5cups wholemeal flour
1t salt
1t bicarb
Rub in 30g butter
Add 1/4 cup powdered milk
1T caraway seed
1cup cold mashed potatoes
Make well in centre
Crack in 1 egg % 1C starter
Whisk in egg with a fork & mix the ;lot to a soft dough( add more milk if necessary)
Bake 20 mins at 200
Reduce heat to 170 & bake 30mins till bottom of loaf is hollow when tapped

Can't wait to try these recipes - I'll let you know how they turn out.