lilly pilly blue: Ned the wonder dog and a carrot cake!

Hello there,

I omitted a very important detail from yesterdays post; Ned the wonder dog! Ned is a member of the family and our chocolate labrador. He has a lovely, gentle nature and is especially good with our three year old - yes, even when she waves tempting treats in front of him!
Ned is 8 years old now and is very loyal. He also enjoys the odd game of ball catch or a swim at the beach or nearby river!

Neddie and Phil

After work today, I wanted some special time with my girl. She loves cooking with Mummy, and as we have a glut of carrots in the garden at the moment - a carrot cake was in order. We looked no further than our fantastic new River Cottage recipe book 'River Cottage Everyday'. I LOVE this book and use it almost daily, for our sourdough, chocolate chip biscuits and seedy spinach salad as well as numerous other recipes.

The carrot cake was not the usual recipe though and isn't iced with cream cheese icing, rather it's covered with honey whilst it's still warm. I'm yet to give it the taste test, but if the aroma is anything to go by, it will be amazing! I've included some photo's of the cooking process for you. The eggs were a complete fluke! It was pleasant to see a smiley face in the bowl after a challenging day at work! I hope you enjoy!