Ideas for Xmas pressies

Hi People,


Xmas is just in the corner…Where did the year go?


Anyways, I was thinking about some ideas for xmas pressies and I come up with the following friendly product (Friendly because I know all owners and a little bit of advertisement for free for your friends doest not  hurt anyone right?) Everything can be bought online, from the comfort of your house. 


SJA ACCESSORIES
SJA ACCESSORIES is a passionate and vibrant family business, proudly Australian owned and operated.  We specialise in importing exquisite hand-made bangles and fashion accessories fit for any occasion. Our various collections offer versatility and unbeatable value for money …..  making it easy to spoil yourself.

 

Vazu Australia

It’s time to forget about the vases you know and open up to a whole new and exciting concept, where nothing is like what it seems. Although they appear to be made of crystal or glass, they are actually made from a unique form of plastic.
They come folded absolutely flat for you to take them anywhere easily. The vases are strong, durable, washable, reusable and even friendly to the environment. 

 

       

Female for Life

Activewear For Real Women with Real Curves

No matter what your body shape, we know you want to keep healthy and look good while you do it. We also know as a real woman with normal curves, you’re looking for activewear that flatters your shape and makes you feel sexy while still letting you move easily and comfortably.

                              

  

Happy shopping!

Is this the end?

We’re Running Out Of Chocolate – Are we?

At the rate we’re going, chocolate is going to be a rare – and extremely pricey – commodity within the next 20 years. Somebody needs to light a fire under those Oompa-Loompas, stat.

The problem’s easy to explain, and much harder to fix. According to the Cocoa Research Association, we’re consuming more chocolate than we’re producing cocoa. Which means, eventually, we’re going to run out.

Cocoa’s notoriously difficult to harvest, meaning more and more small-scale West African growers – who make an average of 80 cents per day – have little incentive not to turn to more lucrative crops, likrubber, or give up farming altogether in favour of more stable opportunities in cities.

What will the shortage mean? $10 Snickers bars, sooner than you think. Pretzels given out for Halloween. Or more lollies made from carob, a poor substitute for the sweet and sticky real deal. And a tectonic shift in how we view our mochas, according the Nature Conservation Research Council’s John Mason:

“In 20 years chocolate will be like caviar. It will become so rare and so expensive that the average Joe just won’t be able to afford it.”

But don’t lose hope! Both Hershey and Mars Inc have sequenced the cacao genome, meaning more resilient trees could be in our future. And 20 years seems like enough time to figure out how to incentivise farmers appropriately.

Still, though, just in case, my Cadbury Cream Egg stockpiling starts now

From gizmodo

The 2nd tablespoon of sugar

Yesterday I posted about the cuttest measuring spoons and you can read all about it here!

But there is more. From the same Anthropologie store.
These ones cost AUD 19.60 (plus shipping) and are dishwasher safer.
In their words:
When your recipe calls for a dash of cheer and a tablespoon of charm, reach for these sweet spoons; each red-tipped handle features a floral motif and a little bird for good measure.

1 tablespoon of sugar

Every single recipe has measures.
And I would dare saying that ALMOST every single recipe has Spoon measures. Sometimes half tea spoon.
So how do we know what is a half tea spoon? Well, we use measuring spoons.
and why not have very fashionable ones?

This ones come from ANTHROPOLOGIE, this cute little store that (YES! YES!) delivers also to down under.
They cost AUD $26.13 (plus shipping). These ornate spoons seem fit for plate-side glory. Nevertheless, they perform their kitchen-based apportioning with grace.

the 5 Minutes chocolate cake in a mug

What about that for a Saturday treat?

This  is sooo good.
And very easy to make.

Ingredients:
4 tbsp of flour
2 tbsp of sugar
4 tbsp chocolate powder / Cocoa
1 egg
3 tbsp of milk
3 tbsp of oil – Some people say use less oil to get less oil flavour. Its about making trials
3 tbsp of chocolate chips (Optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
a Mug, obviously

Method:

1.	Add all dry ingredients to the mug, and mix well with a fork
2.	Crack the egg and add it to your mug. Be sure to mix it well to avoid any pockets of flour in the corners. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the vanilla essence. Mix it again.
3.	Pop your mug into the microwave & zap for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000watt). The cake will rise up over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed. Wait until the cake stops rising, and sets in the mug.
4.	If necessary, run a knife around the sides of the mug, and tip the still warm cake out of the mug and onto a saucer.

"How do Pop Rocks candy work?"

I found that in a post from one of the best food blogs I’ve seen lately:
http://www.melbournegastronome.com/

So How do Pop Rocks Candy Works?

01 April 2000.
HowStuffWorks.com.

Pop Rocks” is an extremely cool candy to some people, but to other people it is just plain weird and they won’t touch the stuff. Regardless of which view you subscribe to, you have to admit that it is definitely a technology candy — nothing in nature works like Pop Rocks do!

So how do they work? One of the amazing things about Pop Rocks is that they are patented. That means that you can go read the patent and see exactly how they work. You can click here to see the patent — this page is a synopsis, and if you click the “View Images” tag at the top of the page you can look at scanned images of the actual patent. Page 4 is the key page.

Here’s the basic idea. Hard candy (like a lollypop or a Jolly Rancher) is made from sugar, corn syrup, water and flavoring. You heat the ingredients together and boil the mixture to drive off all of the water. Then you let the temperature rise. What you are left with is a pure sugar syrup at about 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). When it cools, you have hard candy.

To make Pop Rocks, the hot sugar mixture is allowed to mix with carbon dioxide gas at about 600 pounds per square inch (psi). The carbon dioxide gas forms tiny, 600-psi bubbles in the candy. Once it cools, you release the pressure and the candy shatters, but the pieces still contain the high-pressure bubbles (look at a piece with a magnifying glass to see the bubbles).

When you put the candy in your mouth, it melts (just like hard candy) and releases the bubbles with a loud POP! What you are hearing and feeling is the 600-psi carbon dioxide gas being released from each bubble.