Pavlova!

One of the best cakes I know! It doesn't stay for very long due to the popularity of it at home, but it sure is delicious!

So this is what you need:

Meringue
4 Egg whites
0,5 tsp Lemon juice
300 ml  Castor sugar
2 tsp Maizena

Lemoncurd whip
500 ml Cream
1 tsp Vanilla extract
200 ml Lemon curd

Garnish
Fresh strawberries and finely hacked up white chocolate.


Put the oven on 180c. Whip the egg whites and lemon juice together to a foam. Add the castor sugar a little bit at a time and whip on high until the texture is smooth and glossy. Lastly add the maizena. Pour the mixture onto a baking paper. Try make it as circular as possible. Put in the meringue into the oven, and immediately lower the temperature to 150c. Leave it to bake and dry up properly until the surface cracks slightly. Should take about 75 min.

Whip the cream with the vanilla extract until it's nice and fluffy. Fold in the lemon curd without loosing too much of the air in the whipped cream.

I should also mention that it can be quite tricky to transfer the meringue from the baking paper, so rather flip in onto a plate and then peal off the paper instead. Don't worry, it doesn't matter if it breaks a little, it will all be covered by the whipped cream.

Garnish with the whipped cream, strawberries or whichever fruit or berries you prefer along with the hacked up chocolate.

Tada!

Relaunch!

Hi there! Haven't updated in since February. Wow. Talk about getting busy with too much work at varsity. A lot of stuff has happened along the way and now I'm just waiting to get my results back to see if I made it in to third year or not. I really hope I do.

Anyhow! I've got so much more time spare to do other things I haven't been able to do throughout the year, one of them being blogging. Also, I'm gonna pick up some personal art and design projects including picking up where I left off with my jewellery making as well.

I'll post all about it right here!

Moving!

Sooo it looks like we're moving on Monday! All of my stuff is already packed into boxes since at least a month. We're all super excited and ready to get out of the house we're staying in at the moment.

The new house will be larger, nicer and cleaner.. and most importantly - I won't be able to look up through the ceiling into the attic. This is a huge advantage, since I had to battle with a bat that came to visit our bedroom last week. Not so pleasant and yes - I screamed like a girl.

In the new house I'll have my first studio.It does sound luxurious, and believe me - it is, but it's also a necessity. Those of you who live with an artistic or creative person will know what I'm talking about. Having your own space while working is crucial. Doesn't matter how big or small the room/space is, but it needs to exist. That is if your partner/family wants to survive while you're in your creative process.

Also, with this new awesome house, me and Darren will have our own space. A huge room of 25 m2 with an en-suite and lots of cupboards. Oh and did I mention that the bathroom will have it's own corner tub as well? Well now you know! ;)

I really can't wait for this upgrade in life.. It truly is amazing. Also, this is the first time I'm actually moving in WITH someone instead of someone moving in to stay with me in my flat or I'm moving in to rent a room. This will be our home. Yaaaay..!! A home!

Back @ varsity

So. First week back. It was awesome seeing old friends again and the old facilities that I've now become to see as my second home. We've already been handed a couple of briefs, but luckily for us, they're only gonna wanting them in by mid March.. Which leaves me almost an entire month to prepare. The hassle is the quality of what they're expecting us to hand in. We got introduced to a new medium. Copic markers.

This year I really want to focus on my marks, so I better get started on my projects, making sure that what I eventually hand in is in excellent quality. Nothing below that.

This piece is around 65% done. I'll finish the rest tomorrow, to then hand it in the following day. Wish me luck!

Out and about!

Firstly, I would like to say: it's goddamn hot down here!! Everything is super sticky and only so often the wind is strong enough to cool you down slightly. Secondly: I'm not aloud to complain.. :P

Anyways. Not much has happened the last week or so. Went with Darren to Jbay to promote the juice that he's been selling for a while. At least it was a trip outside of town. Other than that, we're off to East London during this weekend to demonstrate and celebrate the Chinese new year with our awesome skills in Kung-Fu and Lion dancing. I get to smash cymbals and act the part of the lions butt. Haha.. Well I do think it'll be a lot of fun. Will be taking pics to show everyone as well.

I'm still waiting for my money from CSN, so at this stage I can't really do anything that costs money. Which sucks, but if I'm lucky it won't be longer than two weeks at the most. I've still got registration on the 11th and my classes starts on the 14th. So kinda need it til then.. Meh. Wish me luck.

Aaaand also, because Darren has been doing so well with the juice story, we got invited out to join his boss and his wife to a really amazing restaurant last night. If I remember it correctly it was called 'De Kelder' or something along those lines. Really really nommy food! :D

Wow

Been playing a lil bit more than usual lately since I've got internet for once. With the new expansion the flow of the quests are a lot better than before... but this is ridiculous. So many quests on such a small map. Jeez, I've got a lot to do today.

Dragons

"Dragons at a distance are amazing and noble creatures of legend. My closer experience of them makes me suspect they'd burp nobly after consuming me."

 - Fool's Fate (The Tawny Man Trilogy) by Robin Hobb

Sigh

Jeez. Went in today to sort all my paperwork out for my pre-registration at varsity. Found myself stuck in momentum 22. Varsity wanted clearance from CSN who wouldn't send me money until I got cleared at varsity. Siiiiigh.

Anyways. After a lot of work back and forth (and support from my bf) i finally got the papers needed to go forth. Huuuuge relief. It's all gonna be alright now, I can feel it. God I hate paperworks...

A day at the beach / House

First thing first. We got the house!!! By the end of February, we'll be moving to a awesome new house! It's a bit of a drive, but we did make a test drive and it'll take me around 20-25 min to get to varsity, which isn't that bad. Not bad at all.

To celebrate we went down to the beach with Robin and Lauren. Jeez. I'm really scared of the big waves and don't really know how to handle them just yet. But all in all, I got myself a new bikini.. and a lil bit of a tan. But we'll see! I'll take it sloooowly but surely, cus otherwise I'll burn like bacon.

Back on track/ 2011

Well. It's about time I started blogging again. A lot has changed over the past few months. Plans have changed and experiences has been gained. Nevertheless I've left 2010 behinds me. I'll summarize my past year like this:

Moved to South Africa on the 7th of Jan. Registered at NMMU. Started classes in February. Gained a lot of new friends. Had lots of fun. Went to Wacky's. Started to date a guy, which went on and off for about 6 months. Lots of drama. Egh. Had enough of that by September sometime. Got robbed while asleep. Lost everything. Moved house to Summerstrand. Cut my hair short. Started Kung-Fu twice a week. Did all of my exams at varsity. Met lots of new friends. Started to date one of the instructors [mohahaha]. Went over to the UK to visit my mom for Christmas. Came back. And now I'm looking into moving in with my boyfriend and his family. Aaaah..

So all in all - it's been quite a interesting year. Anyhow, since I've got internet now a days I'll make sure to update a lot more. I also got into Graphic Design for this year [2011], something that I really didn't expect due to so-so marks and the fact that my class was frekkin amazing at everything they did and I was only doing ok. Anyhow. I got in and this year I'm gonna work my butt off to make sure I deserve my spot.