Sep
15
2009
The lifeworks girls came home with Bling! Our first year ALL girls have entered the APPA’s.
Big congratulations to Julie attaining her Triple Masters!

Julie - Silver

Julie - Bronze

Julie - Bronze

Julie - Bronze
Special mention to Susie whom achieved her Associate requirement under the minimum required time frame. So she has to wait till next year for her official presentation.

Susie - Silver with Distinction

Susie - Silver

Susie - Silver

Susie - Bronze
Lisa was very excited with her silver!

Lisa - Silver

Lisa - Bronze
Mandy is already planning for next year!

Mandy - Bronze
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Sep
15
2009
They are just so quick and easy to make for such a great result.
It is very hard to eat just one…..

- Chocolate Macadamia Brownies
- 2 heaped teaspoons of instant coffee dissolved in 1/3 cup boiling water
- 180gm butter, chopped
- 250gm dark cooking chocolate, chopped
- 1 ½ cups plain flour, sifted
- ½ cup dark cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 ½ cups caster sugar
- 1 cup unsalted macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
Pre-heat oven to 1700 C. Line a rectangular tin with baking paper-with overhang at the long sides to allow removing the brownies easy. The tin I use is 32 X 22 cms.
Place the coffee mix, butter and chocolate in a medium pan - stir over a low heat until butter and chocolate are melted and the mixture is smooth-remove from heat and set aside.
Sift the flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Add the sugar and nuts, stir to combine. Make a well in the centre, add the chocolate mixture and the eggs and stir until well combined.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin- smooth the top with the back of a spoon until quite even. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Brownies are a fudgy texture – don’t overcook.
Remove from oven onto a wire rack to cool. Remove from the tin when completely cold and cut into squares. Enjoy !!!
Variation- You could also try different nuts – works well with pecans and walnuts as well
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