A Big weekend was had here in our household ... on Friday Drew started Kindergarten which was very exciting and we cooked up a storm in the kitchen! The boys went fishing too and caught a decent amount for a change so it was great to fry them up too! We made delicious Lemon Shortbreads below ( they are so easy, you must try them!), pasta sauce and yummy sandwiches and above I thought I should show off these gorgeous lolly tea cups my friend made for her Daughter's 3rd birthday! They are made from Tic Toc Cookies ( pastel coloured Aussie cookies in the shape of clocks I grew up eating, totally cute!), marshmallows, chocolate freckles and round musk lifesaver lollies cut in half for the handles! They are all stuck together with icing! Easy as Pie!!!! and Cute as Buttons!!!! Oh and I also came across this great blog I am really enjoying reading called the Graveyard Barista ( or what happens when you work in an all night coffee shop!). Take a look if you love your coffee and cake and a laugh!
And here is the Lemon Shortbread Recipe ...
LEMON SHORTBREAD
185g butter
145 self raising flour
90gms icing sugar
1 grated lemon rind
145gms cornflour
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Method... Cream the butter, sugar and lemon rind. Add lemon juice. Sift the cornflour and self raising flour together. Add to butter and sugar. Roll the soft dough into balls and flatten with a fork. Bake in a moderate oven for approx. fifteen minutes. Then they may be iced with some lemon icing sugar ( icing sugar, a little water and lemon juice mixed together) if you like! P.S . we also sprinkled a little coconut on ours!
