All about being inspired (and a recipe)

Linda who's living the good life over at Greenhaven asked me here what I wrote on the little notes in the Advent bags that I whipped out of the box thoughtfully provided for the Season. She mentioned that I have 'such good ideas' and I had to laugh!! I have only four children left at home ranging in age from 9 to 16 - this year I also have very little spare time and energy to give to making all the special extras they have come to expect. So when I sat down, rather late at night, to add something useful to the solo lolly in the bag, my brain wasn't really functioning all that well. 

What to put in that all the children would like? And would it have any meaning for the older kids anyway? Or should I just cater for the youngest who would get most enjoyment from it all and let the older ones have a laugh? Well - I opted for the last one because that was about all the inspiration I had at that time of night....... so far we've had - 

Have a hot chocolate with mum (I thought that one was especially inspired) Fairy Girl got that one

Bake a batch of Christmas bikkies (another very useful, to me, 'treat') for Master 11  

Make dad a nice morning tea cuppa (see how inspired tricky I am?) Elli who is 14 did give me a funny look about that one 

And the most interesting one was picked by our Dreamer ...... Bake some jammy tarts.... now, he's sweet 16 and a family treasure, but he did mention that actually I owed him a batch of jammy tarts from last Christmas - which is true - and would I kindly make them soon?  

Yes, we have only had four because as I said the other day I was running late and Advent snuck up on me while I was enjoying a weekend with my Lover. I mean the Best Man.

So as you see, there's nothing very inspirational there although I'm getting a bit of a laugh at the expense of the children every day! What more could I ask? 

What I particularly wanted to tell you about was this easy kid friendly biscuit recipe that the Fairy Girl dreamed up a while ago. She made them today because the The Dj wasn't in the mood to make them on his designated day and she very kindly helped him out. Quite easy and she can make them herself although I do help with the melted ingredients. 

Oaty Fairy Biscuits

2 cups SR flour

1 cup desiccated coconut

1 cup rolled oats

1 tblspn powdered ginger

1/2 cup sugar or more if you like it sweet

125 gm butter

3/4 cup golden syrup

1/2 cup milk

Mix dry ingredients in large bowl.

Melt butter and golden syrup together. Pour into flour mixture and add milk (which is only added because the butter and GS didn't provide enough moisture). 

Stir until it looks mixed. 

Press spoonfuls onto greased tray and bake in medium oven till done. 15mins?? 

Remove onto wire racks to cool - if you can wait that long - and enjoy with a glass of fresh milk. 

Really they are nothing very flash but I love them because she gets to make them mostly all by herself, she feels kind of special because she made up the recipe and I get the bonus of a little something sweet to give the Best Man for morning tea - which I didn't have to bake myself. 

Definitely a win win for me!!