Domestic bliss
The much needed half-term has finally arrived and the children have colonized the sitting room with tiny Sylvanians and all the associated plastic detritus. It seems that whilst I skimmed the top off the ironing pile this morning a Sylvanian city was being built.
As they grow older these moments of happy play together become less frequent. So I am tiptoeing around and biting my tongue. I know it will not last forever and moments like these are precious.
In the interest of honesty, lest you picture scenes of total childhood domestic bliss, I must tell you that the Sylvanian hotel has been transformed into an orphanage/borstal and Power Team soldiers have been employed as a sort mercenary army.
The sight of a Power Team plastic SAS soldier pointing his rifle at a Sylvanian bunny is certainly not suitable photographic blog fodder.
So for your viewing pleasure I give you chocolate and raspberry muffins. Over the years I have often made muffins enhanced by raspberries or chocolate but never the two together.
Until I read this Silver Pebble post. And yes, I kicked myself firmly on the shin for having failed so far to pair the two because raspberries and chocolate are such perfect partners.
Chocolate & Raspberry muffins. A revelation. If you haven't tried them I suggest you give yourself a good sharp kick and head straight to the kitchen.
The much needed half-term has finally arrived and the children have colonized the sitting room with tiny Sylvanians and all the associated plastic detritus. It seems that whilst I skimmed the top off the ironing pile this morning a Sylvanian city was being built.
As they grow older these moments of happy play together become less frequent. So I am tiptoeing around and biting my tongue. I know it will not last forever and moments like these are precious.
In the interest of honesty, lest you picture scenes of total childhood domestic bliss, I must tell you that the Sylvanian hotel has been transformed into an orphanage/borstal and Power Team soldiers have been employed as a sort mercenary army.
The sight of a Power Team plastic SAS soldier pointing his rifle at a Sylvanian bunny is certainly not suitable photographic blog fodder.
So for your viewing pleasure I give you chocolate and raspberry muffins. Over the years I have often made muffins enhanced by raspberries or chocolate but never the two together.
Until I read this Silver Pebble post. And yes, I kicked myself firmly on the shin for having failed so far to pair the two because raspberries and chocolate are such perfect partners.
Chocolate & Raspberry muffins. A revelation. If you haven't tried them I suggest you give yourself a good sharp kick and head straight to the kitchen.
Comments
My son changed the names of his two goldfish when he reached his teens. Overnight, they went from Fish and Chips to Chaos and Disorder....
Hey, as long as they are happy, eh.
Banana bread is baking in the oven. I love half term.
The Playmobilians won by the way and the Sylvanians were banished to the outlands of the attic. Thinking about it they might still be there!
The muffins sound scrummy:)
Some days all you can do is bite your tongue.
Nina xxx
Those muffins looks divine!
Ali
x
So glad you liked that muffin combination.
BTW, the iPhone case is in daily use.
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