Winter...

Photo: Steven Wright

This photo really seems to sum it up! Dark, dreary, some amount of beauty, but mostly just plain old miserable stuck indoors waiting it out.... how many days until summer?

Merry Christmas (in July) and my first ever Pumkin Pie!

This past weekend my housemate Julia hosted a Christmas in July dinner. What else can I say except that it was A-MAZE-ING! A beautifully decorated room, a delicious meal of roast veggies and roast lamb cooked in the Weber, mulled wine, Christmas carols and my most favorite part, everyone in Christmas dress-up! Yup I love a good themed dress-up party!

It was also my first attempt at making a Pumpkin Pie! After a phone call to Gran, who stated she used a bit from this recipe and a bit from that recipe, I found a recipe online which seemed to fit most of her requirements. I followed the recipe exactly (which is a rare occurrence for me) and 'bam' it seemed to turn out pretty well. The dinner guests were all a little taken back by it's unappealing brown colour at first however all gave it a go and it received good results in the end. I think it was enjoyed my most and I have to say I had forgotten how much I do love pumpkin pie and may have enjoyed it for lunch the following day as well. Mmmm mmmm!