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VIDEO: Tour Jen’s living room

Can you believe it’s been a year since we moved into our family home and started changing it from ‘nanna house’ to timeless longterm home? I’m going to do one big roundup of everything we’ve done so far (a lot!) and what we’re planning next very soon, but for today, I have a video tour of our living room for you!

Supplier details below but if I’ve forgotten anyone, please just ask in the comments. What room would you like to take a tour of next?

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SUPPLIERS

Flooring: Quick-Step Impressive Ultra laminate in Light Oak Beige

Paint: Haymes Greyology 5

Shutters: DIY Online Blinds

Large artwork behind lounge: Urban Road

Large pink/purple artwork: Christopher Broome

Other artworks: Scott Petrie and Ali McNabney-Stevens

Cushions: Kip & Co, Target and Langdon Ltd

Coffee table: Brosa

Couch: LoungeLovers

Rug: Miss Amara

Lighting: Beacon Lighting

Wall hung shelving unit: BoConcept

Entertainment unit: GlobeWest

Mudroom/hallway hanging system: Willow & Wood

 

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Foodie Friday: Homemade sausage rolls and tomato sauce

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This recipe comes from the Kids in the Kitchen recipe booklet from Westinghouse and Australia’s favourite home cook and mum, Julie Goodwin. Download it for free.

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Ingredients

  • 400 grams beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • 1 piece bacon
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 zucchini
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp. tomato sauce

Pastry:

  • 1 ¼ cups plain flour
  • 125 grams butter
  • ½ t salt
  • 4 tbsp. iced water
  • 1 tbsp. extra milk

Homemade tomato sauce:

  • 500grams good quality vine ripened tomatoes (must be super ripe) or good quality tinned tomatoes
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 small brown onion
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil

Method

Sausage rolls:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200C. Line a biscuit tray with baking paper

2. Place butter and flour into a bowl. Rub the mixture in between your index finger and thumb until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add a pinch of salt and pepper

3. Add the salt and half the iced water, mix to combine. Add a little bit of water at a time until the pastry forms a ball

4. Knead the dough on the bench a few times, until it looks smooth. Roll to 1cm flat, wrap in plastic and place into the fridge

5. Using the finest side of the grater, grate the carrot. Grate the zucchini into a strainer, then push out all of the excess liquid. Dry on paper towel

6. Place zucchini and carrot into a bowl

7. Whisk the egg

8. Finely dice the shallots, parsley and bacon

9. Add all ingredients into a large bowl and mix to combine

10. Remove pastry from the fridge. Lightly flour a rolling pin, pastry roll to ½ cm thick with a rolling pin. Trim the edges to be a rectangle. Cut rectangle into 6×6 cm squares

11. Divide filling evenly onto each piece of pastry. Place filling on one edge and roll

12. Place onto baking tray, brush with milk and bake for 20minutes or until golden

Homemade tomato sauce:

1. Remove stem from the tomato mark an X in the bottom of the tomato with a sharp knife. Fill a large bowl with boiling water. Place the tomatoes in the bowl. Place a round cake tin with a little water on top to keep the tomatoes in the bowl. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.

2. Drain the tomatoes and rub the skin off

3. Finely chop the onion

4. Place olive oil into a small non-stick saucepan and put onto a low heat. Slowly sweat and caramelise the onions (this may take up to 20 minutes)

5. Whilst onions are cooking, finely dice the tomatoes

6. Once the onions are cooked, place all remaining ingredients into the saucepan and bring to the simmer. Allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes until the mixture is nice and thick

7. Using a stick blender, blend until smooth. Strain mixture using a sieve and set aside to cool

Kids in the kitchen can:

1. Measure the ingredients

2. Rub the flour and the butter together

3. Roll out the dough

4. Grate the vegetables

5. Pick the parsley leaves from the stalks

6. Roll the sausage rolls

7. Brush the sausage rolls with milk.

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