Well I have been in Canada for almost a week and have seen some amazing things and met some great people. This photo is Moraine Lake, about a 20 minute drive from Lake Louise, just as pretty and much quieter. Or at least it was at 9a.m. It was worth lugging the iPad just for a photo.

I am about to have my first Canadian pancakes in Canada - they are much easier to find in Australia!!! Will take a photo for my next post.

Silicon vs Hair

A while back I went through a silicon craze. I spent up big on silicon! Not implants. Implements. Kitchen ones. I bought silicon baking goods, pot holders, utensils, you name it. If it was silicon it found its way into my kitchen.
Most of my silicon has gone to god now either through use or frustration. I still have my lovely Silpat baking sheets which are indispensable when I am making macarons. I have lots of spatulas, spoons and scrapers, all of which are fabulous for getting that last bit of mixture.... And I have some pastry brushes.
Which brings me to the point of this post. Which are better? Silicon pastry brushes. or the more traditional ones that are hairy.
I think the answer lies in the use. Silicon seems great for hot work - spreading hot oil, basting and so one. Hair for other uses. It is also important to think about the end result. Will people realise that the piece of 'hair' they are picking from the top of their sausage roll is really a piece of pastry brush?

Something new....

It's been a while but now I am trying something new......
When the thieves broke in and stole 4 items of technology, the lovely insurance people replaced them with new. So I now have a new iPad, iPod, MacBook and Samsung lap top. I admit that I wasn't a big user of my old iPad but I am learning to love my new one and now I've realised that I can update the blog on it, I may be a convert.
So (I know you've heard it before), I'm going to try harder and post more.