Five things

1.   technically two favourite things but I'm killing two budgies with one stone... tee hee

  budgie key ring

  nailpolish- Planks A lot by O.P.I.  dirty purply love.

2.  pinterest- late on this band wagon I know.. 

3.  autumnal knits of cosy woollen textures

4.  homemade muesli {recipe link!}

5. favourite words thus far..

    autumnal

    baubles

    clove

I have a sneaky suspicion that I may be purchasing a waffle maker to make these Healthy Protein Waffles. I love the Malibooty workout Karena and Katrina have. link!

Budgie xo

Autumnal Reading II

Completed the second book of Fifty Shades now.. I read that the prospect lead roles in the possibly created movie may just be Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson from Twilight (which is fitting as the author is a fan). However, I really would've rather have seen Anne Hathaway in the lead role (think young budding careerist in The Devil Wears Prada combined with her sexuality in Love and Other Drugs)..  and the other lead Christen Grey to an actor like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho or Ryan Phillipe in Cruel Intentions ( probably both too old to play these roles now).

It is such a long time til November for the second Breaking Dawn movie so I'm looking forward to Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman coming out next week. 

Budgie xo

Op-shopping

Or "charity shopping" as it is called in the UK thank you to my English flattie Charlotte :)

{Collectable second hand soup mugs I'm on the hunt for}

Soup of the root vege variety 

...and anything and everything skulking around in the bottom of the refrigerator.

(recipe).

one potato

1/3 packet of minestrone soup

3 garlic cloves

one bak choy

can of tomatoes

handful of dried gnocchi pasta

one diced onion

handful of pearl barley- god's gift to my healthy bowel, yum.

sprinkles of brown lentils

chicken stock and a bay leaf

dash of chili, ripped basil leaves from the garden and cracked pepper...

Budgie xo

I look like I make homemade muesli...

{Outfit of the day photo}

Turquoise knit dress purchased in St Paddy's Markets Sydney last month.

Baby alpaca green scarf with baubles kindly on loan from my sister.

Muesli

Sick of the crap in the cereal aisle at the supermarket, I thought it time to make my own muesli..

My cousin in London made this muesli for me whilst I stayed with her, and I inhaled it.

Dabble with the quantities as much to your liking as you like (:

(recipe)

2 cups of rolled oats

1/3 cup chopped pumpkin seeds

1/4 cup chopped sunflower seeds

1/4 cup smashed almonds

1/4 cup of shredded coconut

1/2 cup diced apricots

1/4 cup sultanas

1/4 cup rice bran oil

3 tablespoons runny honey

1 tablespoon cinnamon 

Heat oven to 180c. Use a roasting pan to bake oats, add each dry ingredient (except the fruit and coconut) as you smash, chop and hack at them. Turn the muesli each time you add a new ingredient. 

Melt honey, cinnamon and oil together in a saucepan. Add the warm honey mixture in quantities alternating each time you add a new dry ingredient. 

Once all the dry ingredients have been added and turned, add the coconut for the last five minutes of cooking so it doesn't' burn. Remove from oven and add diced apricots and sultanas.

Makes 2 litres.

Budgie xo