There's still warmth in the sun during the day but at night the air is cooling. Sigh. Goodbye Summer. But with one last ode to the previous season I made delicious Strawberry Ice Cream. I've lusted after an ice cream maker for sometime and it's the last thing I need when my tiny, weeny, poor-excuse-for-a-kitchen is bursting at the seams. But I needed to purge the ice cream want out of my system. So I bought a maker for my Birthday. All I can say is YUM!! There's nothing like the silkiness on the tongue from using a fresh egg yolk custard and finely chopped super sweet strawberries. And it's so easy to make, I surprised myself. I thought I'd start off with a basic Vanilla Bean recipe (bottom left pic) and then adventure to Strawberry (recipe below). Carefully place a scoop on a chocolate chip cookie (my daughter made these) and top with Persian Fairy Floss

Winter here we come....skiing, soups and baked dinners. Maybe it won't be so bad after all?

It's been a busy period creating new jewelry pieces for my Cate Holst Jewelry on line shop. You don't need an excuse to have new pieces for the new season. Whether you're heading towards Summer or Winter, a bit of colour never hurt anyone