The Convenient Kitchen + 3 GIVEAWAYS!

It seems you can order anything online these days! A few weeks ago we ordered our weekly dinners, home delivered via The Convenient Kitchen. TCK organise and deliver ingredients and recipes for 3 or 5 delicious, healthy and easy to prepare dinners for couples and families.

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This is what we made on night one2_TCK cherryandme.comMexican chilli beef on rice with avocado salad

3_TCK cherryandme.comChilli, beef, tomatos and spices

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Night two8_TCK cherryandme.comChar-grilled chicken and corn with Zucchini Pilaf

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And this is what we made on the third night14_TCK cherryandme.comPrawn, coconut & garlic pasta

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It’s GIVEAWAY time…TCK cherryandme.com3 Lucky Cherry and Me readers will WIN 3 nights worth of The Convenient Kitchen dinners!

To enter the draw to WIN, simply:
1. Go to The Convenient Kitchen‘s website and sign up to the mailing list: http://theconvenientkitchen.com.au/
(fill out your email address in the “Get fresh TCK news” section on the home page)
2. Leave a comment on this post telling us who’s in your family and why you’d like to win.
3. Tell your friends about this fabulous competition buy sharing this link on Facebook! http://www.cherryandme.com/2013/05/the-convenient-kitchen

Terms & Conditions:
- Entries close midnight 01/06/2013 
- The winner must live in Melbourne. To find out if TCK deliver to you, click here
- Delivery will be between 3:00pm – 7:30pm on a Monday afternoon
- If you are not planning on being home, please leave out an eski with ice
- TCK will send you a reminder text on Sunday evening
- Three winners will be selected and notified privately via email. If we do not hear a response within one week, another winner will be drawn.

 

PS. It’s week 33 and not long to go now before baby #2 comes along! Things are slowing down and I may be spacing my weekly blog posts to every other week. Stay in touch via the Cherry and Me Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter feeds for all the lastest news.

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Mother’s Paintings

Happy Mothers Day everyone! How will you be celebrating?

My mother is an absolute inspiration. Growing up, I always said “I want to be an artist one day just like my mummy”! These days I’m not an “artist”, although I am a Graphic Designer and have immersed myself in the artworld collecting beautiful paintings and working as a gallery assistant at one of Melbourne’s leading contemporary art galleries.

Today, I thought I’d share with you a selection of my mother’s paintings starting from her early 1990′s work, to her latest series.

14_Painting cherryandme.com Self portrait of my mother Natalia who studied Fine Art in Russia and has been painting for over 40 years.

19_Painting cherryandme.comMum painted this portrait of me when I was 7 years old. I’m still in love with it!
(This one’s not for sale!)

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Mum’s latest body of work. Spilt Enamel Series  4_Painting cherryandme.com

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2_Painting cherryandme.comMy sister Nise modelling a pair of mum’s boots

17_Painting cherryandme.comThe studio floor!

For more information about Natalia’s paintings, please write to elle{a}cherryandme.com.

Happy Mothers Day!

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Healesville Sanctuary, Innocent Bystander & Marysville

Yesterday we took a long drive to test out our new car. We dove up through the beautiful Yarra Valley and thought it would be nice to take Cherry to Healesville Sanctuary, followed by lunch at our favourite cellar door, Innocent Bystander.

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15_Healesville cherryandme.comLuck Cherry got a toy Kanga-doo with a baby joey to take home

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19_Healesville cherryandme.comKanga-doo sneaking a sip of Moscato Slushy

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22_Healesville cherryandme.comThen we dropped into Marysville to re-visit our property that burnt down in the 2009 Black Saturday Bush-fires

24_Healesville cherryandme.comWe felt a little bit sad but celebrated life with a toast to my late grandparents who buit the house in 1990. Then we breathed in the crisp mountain air, listened to the Marysville birdies and reminisced for a while. Cherry absolutely loved the place and we knew we’d have to re-build here again one day.

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Aunty Nise Comes To Visit

2_Pompoms cherryandme.comYesterday Cherry’s Aunty Nise came over to play

1_Pompoms cherryandme.comTea for two

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Aunty Nise is one crafty chick and taught Cherry how to make a pompom.
This is what they used:
- Wool
- Scissors
- 2 circles cut out from cardboard with a smaller circular whole in the centre

7_Pompoms cherryandme.comTo make the cardboard circle templates, trace around a glass for the outer circle and around a bottle top for the inner circle.

8_Pompoms cherryandme.comStart by tying a long piece of wool around both of the circles laying flat together

11_Pompoms cherryandme.comWarp the wool around the circles

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9_Pompoms cherryandme.comTo make a thick pom-pom, wrap another few layers around the circle. If you run out of wool, tie on another long piece. Don’t worry about the knots because you can trim them off later.

12_Pompoms cherryandme.comYou can use different coloured wools to make multicoloured pom-poms

13_Pompoms cherryandme.comOnce you’ve completed wrapping, insert the tip of your scissors in between the two cardboard circles and snip the wool all the way around

14_Pompoms cherryandme.comSlip in a piece of wool in between the circles

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16_Pompoms cherryandme.comThen remove the circles, trim any stray strands and hay presto, you’ve made a pom-pom!

17_Pompoms cherryandme.comTa-da!

Did you know Aunty Nise also writes a healthy lifestyle blog?
She shares great tips on Eating Healthly and Living Fitwww.eathealthylivefit.com
For weekly inspiration follow her on Facebook and Twitter too.

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How Preggy Mummas Keep Fit

I’m now 6 months pregnant, well into my 3rd trimester and feeling fabulous! Not long to go now! This week I thought I’d share my favourite ways to keep fit during pregnancy.

When Cherry was a bump in my belly, I had plenty of time to myself and managed to fit in at least 3 exercise classes per week. This time round, finding time is a little more tricky, but since Cherry started pre-school a couple of days a week, I’m now back on track.

Friday mornings I look forward to Aqua Mums Water Aerobics at St Kilda Sea Baths. The feeling of floating in the warm water is just amazing! Our instructor Mandy is a trained Physiotherapist and really knows what’s best for our preggy bodies.

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4_PreggyFitness www.cherryandme.comMy other weekly exercise ritual is Preggy Pilates at Core Melbourne, Elsternwick.

3_PreggyFitness www.cherryandme.comThe class is shared with post-natal women, so mummies are welcome to wheel in their prams, lay their babies on a blanky or even breast feed during class. I brought Cherry in with me after she was 6 weeks and plan on taking baby #2 as well.

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1_PreggyFitness www.cherryandme.comIf you’re interested in joining a pre or post-natal exercise class, make sure your instructor knows your weaknesses and don’t feel pressured to push yourself past your comfort zone. Finding time to exercise during pregnancy is important, but it’s also equally important to rest and relax! Besides looking and feeling your best, these classes are a great way to meet other ladies with babies too!

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Cherry’s Kewpie Party + Kewpie Doll GIVEAWAY!

A couple of weekends ago, we celebrated Cherry’s 2nd birthday and boy did we have fun! The party took place at aunty Nellie’s house who has an incredible kewpie doll collection. Cherry absolutely loves kewpie dolls too, so of course we partied kewpie style!

3_Cherry's_Kewpie_PartyAunty Nellie’s kewpies – Read about her collection here

2_Cherry's_Kewpie_PartyChrysanthemum, Carnation and Kewpie posies by Wunderplant.
We love Amy’s beautiful organic floral style! Visit the Wunderplant website here

30_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comOur kewpie brunch table deliciously prepared by Egg Unlimited.
We loved Egg Unlimited’s tiny breaky treats! Visit their website here

22_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comCrispy bacon, free range egg and house mayo in buttermilk rolls

23_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comGreen pear and spice mini muffins with kewpie party-picks from Etsy

26_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comBaby spinach and salted ricotta muffins

21_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comIt wouldn’t be a party without fairy bread!

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20_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comCherry’s pick: Smashed avocado, sun dried tomato and lime multigrain sandwiches

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31_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comWe made polka-dot party hats with kewpie stickers from Etsy

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17_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.com“Welcome to my party!”

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5_Cherry's_Kewpie_PartyCherry loved her Rock Your Baby dress so much, she refused to take it off at bedtime! Visit the Rock Your Baby website here

29_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comCherry was simply fascinated with the Naughts & Crosses bubble machine!
Visit the Naughts & Crosses website here

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13_Cherry's_Kewpie_PartyCherry’s kewpie birthday ice-cream cake!

8_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party cherryandme.comCherry said “it’s amazing!”

10_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party“Happy birthday to you!”

9_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party“Make a wish”

12_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party“Do you like your cake Cherry? She looks like you!”

11_Cherry's_Kewpie_PartyWe served Cherry’s kewpie cake in  ice-cream cones

7_Cherry's_Kewpie_Party“mmm yummy mummy!”

Click here to see how we celebrated Cherry’s 1st birthday last year

To celebrate Cherry’s 2nd birthday, one lucky Cherry and Me fan will WIN a kewpie doll from Naughts & Crosses!Kewpie_Party_Giveaway cherryandme.comTo enter the draw to WIN, simply:

1. LIKE Cherry and Me on Facebook
2. LIKE Naughts & Crosses on Facebook
3. Then share this LINK on your Facebook wall
(Either cut and paste this URL as your status or click share on our Facebook wall link)
4. Don’t forget to leave a comment telling us you’ve entered!
5. Extra points go to Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest tagged mentions too. #Kewpie

Entries close midnight 13/04/2013. The winner will be selected at random and notified privately. Kewpie doll size approximately 25cm. Postage Australia wide.
 
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Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter

What a fabulous Easter break we’ve had up at our holiday house! Mum and I love this time of year as it means we get to decorate the house with our ever expanding bunny collection.

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18_Easter www.cherryandme.comFaux Jackalope head from Made 590

14_Easter www.cherryandme.comMum arranging our coffee table display

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4_Easter www.cherryandme.comBeautiful Dahlias freshly plucked from our county garden

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3_Easter www.cherryandme.comHouse smoked salmon from The Red Hill Butcher

10_Easter www.cherryandme.comQuinoa, tzatziki and beetroot salads

9_Easter www.cherryandme.comMum’s 4 bean salad with marinated capsicums, red onions, coriander, lemon and olive oil

2_Easter www.cherryandme.comHappy 2nd birthday Cherry!
Tune in next Sunday to see Cherry’s 2nd Birthday Kewpie Party Post!

1_Easter www.cherryandme.comI made my famous Strawberry Triffle. See my step-by-step recipe here.

Just in case you were wondering, Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter was a little trick my music teacher taught me to memorize the guitar strings notes.

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The Melbourne Flower & Garden Show

I… Love… Flowers! I always look forward to this time of year when Melbourne hosts The Anual Flower & Garden Show. This year Cherry came along with me to admire the beautiful blooms!

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Botanical Installations25_FlowerShow www.cherryandme.com21_FlowerShow www.cherryandme.com26_FlowerShow www.cherryandme.com6_FlowerShow www.cherryandme.comThis image was taken at last year’s show. Botanical installation by Michael Strownix. Read more about The Wacky World of Michael Strownix here.

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18_FlowerShow www.cherryandme.comAnd of course we bought some flowers to take home!

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The Woodsfolk Store Opening + Motex GIVEAWAY!

On Wednesday evening, I attended the official launch of a much anticipated store in Church Street, Hawthorn. The lovely folk who created Down To The Woods have opened a delightful retail store called The Woodsfolk, stocked with their famous animal lamps, freckle rugs and other whimsical and brilliant designer goodies.

1_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comThe shop front window display

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4_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comClink! Fizzy water served in glass jars. Don’t you just love those paper straws!

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Me (due July), Lauren from Patchy Rugs (due next week!) and Esther from The Project Agency (due June)

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16_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comPlastic and paper party goodies

18_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comComfy cushions and beautiful bedspreads

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19_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comFawn and Toadstool lamps

20_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comHand made felt animal masks

10_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comMotex label maker with coloured tapes. So retro and so fun!

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And now for the Giveaway…22_WOODSFOLK www.cherryandme.comThis week one lucky Cherry and Me fan will WIN one of these Motex label makers + 3 x neon tapes!!

To enter the draw, simply Like our Facebook Page and SHARE this link on your Facebook wall before midnight 23/03/13. Then leave a comment telling us why we should pick you. Remember, you can enter as many times as you like! Extra points go to Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest SHARES too! Good luck!

Don’t forget to tag us too!
@cherry_and_me
@thewoodsflk

The Woodsfolk
39 Church Street
Hawthorn VIC
thewoodsfolk.com.au

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Cherry Meets The Cows + The Epicurean Red Hill

Cherry, Me and the family have been spending most weekends down at our holiday house, enjoying the warm weather, making jam, exploring the countryside and cooling off at the beach. We were absolutely delighted when a herd of cows moved into our neighbouring paddock! Of course we went over to say hello.4_Cherry'sCows www.cherryandme.com

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6_Epicurean www.cherryandme.comThe next night we headed out for dinner to the latest hotspot in Red Hill, The Epicurean

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2_Epicurean www.cherryandme.comIf you’re visiting the Mornington Peninsula, I definitely recommend dropping by to sample local wines and cheese or stay a bit longer for a bite to eat. The Epicurean is located at 165 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South, Victoria.

 

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