Vegetable Soup
May 27, 2007
Vegetable Soup
90 butter
4 large diced carrots,
4 large chopped onions,
8 large peeled and diced potatoes,
2 sticks diced celery,
3 litres chicken or beef stock
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup cream
2 tblspns chopped parsley
Melt butter in a saucepan, add vegetable and cook for 15-20 mins - stirring occasionally (this step is not essential but greatly enhances the flavour). Place vegetables in Slow cooker, add stock and seasonings. Cover and cook on 1 (low) for 6-8 hours. Just before serving, add cream and parsley.
Serves 16
Women In Art
May 26, 2007
An amazing and beautiful video snap shot of 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art.
Slow cooker pot roast
May 26, 2007
POT ROAST
2kgish brisket, rump roast, or pot roast
2 to 3 potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 to 3 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
1 onion, peeled and quartered
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup of beef stock
2 or 3 cloves of garlic..finely chopped.
Put vegetables in bottom of crockpot. Salt and pepper meat, then put in pot. Add liquid. Cover and cook on low 10 to 12 hours. (High 4 to 5 hours). Meat can be browned first prior to placing in crockpot.
Another option is to also add about half a cup of either red wine or a dark ale. Delicious served with cabbage and pumpkin.
Wednesday Women’s Website of the Week
May 23, 2007
Remember The Milk Do you have trouble remembering your name sometimes, let alone anything else? Writing notes and to do lists are a waste of time, because you forget those too? Have trouble keeping up with which child is doing what and where?
Well Remember the Milk is for you! It is the brain you wished you had to remember all those important dates, appointments, bills, keeping track of kids these days is a full time job in itself…and of course the milk! You can also share your tasks with other members of your family. Set it up to remind your husband and kids, save yourself the nagging!
The reminders are the life saver, receive reminders via email, SMS, and instant messenger (AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Skype and Yahoo! are all supported)
The best part is, it’s Australian and free!
94 Ways to Keep Kids Busy
May 23, 2007
Wendy over at eMoms at home has put together an amazing guide on 94 ways to keep kids busy for the work at home parent.
Some fantastic ideas and resources to help keep your kids happy when you need get things done. A must read for all busy parents, not just those working from home.
What are your favorite ways for keeping your young kids busy at home?
Welcome to the world Sophia!
May 22, 2007
Congratulations to Naomi, Simon, Hugo and the furries on the birth of beautiful Sophia Amy!!
She is just so gorgeous, and all her AFW Aunties were very excited to hear of her safe, all be it very fast arrival yesterday.
Braised Beef Delight
May 19, 2007
1kg. boneless chuck steak, diced
1/2 c. flour
1/4 c. butter
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp. salt and. pepper to taste
1 clove garlic, minced
1can beer
1/4 c. flour
Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour. Brown in melted butter. Drain off excess fat.
In crock pot, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer.
Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours until meat is tender.
Turn control to high. Dissolve remaining 1/4 cup flour in small amount of water.
Stir into meat mixture, cook on high 30-40 minutes.
Serve with rice or mashed potatoes and a salad
A beginners guide to Flickr
May 18, 2007
Recent studies show that up to 69% of Australians own a digital camera. If we have all become so snap happy, where are all those photos going?
In this ever increasing digital age we live in, no longer do our photos need to be hidden away on hard drives and CDs, never to see the light of day. With family and friends spread out all over Australia, and the world the internet makes it so easy to share our family memories.
There are many services that allow you to store and share you photos online. One of the biggest, and best in my opinion is Flickr. It has a huge range of features and tools, and it’s so much fun!
Flickr is free, you can upload 100mb of photos each calendar month. There will always be a free version, so you need not worry about being sucked in to paying money in the future if you do not wish to. There is also pro subscription for $24.95US a year which gives you unlimited photo uploads, which is great value.
First, you will need to sign up. Flickr is part of the Yahoo! network, so you will need to sign up with a yahoo account first, if you don’t already have one.
Now your ready to get started.
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