A New Name...New Beginnings

What a hectic few weeks it has been.  I don't know about you, but I feel like this year has just flown by me and after bringing back 'ideal living' the name was just not meant to be, so my loyal followers, I can now officially say as my Business Registration has all been made official, so Serendipity Design Studio is the new and improved business and blog you are following. How exciting! So, many wonderful ideas and designs are now going through my head and now will be able to come to life. All I can say is our formal dining room is completely covered from top to bottom in silk and tulle, ribbons and feathers, sequins, swarovski crystals.... I am completely in heaven, feel sorry for the men in my life, my son and my husband, hmmm not so happy with the current state of Casa Di SDS!

Unfortunately I wont be releasing my complete new range this side of Christmas, I have decided to concentrate on the accessories and the rest will follow in the new year.
But saying this, we have some very cute headbands for Christmas, toddler to adult as well as the beautiful crochet hats, so take a look:

Crochet Hat in Red with large black & white spot removable flower

Crochet Hat in Ivory with White peonie Look removable flower

Crochet Hat in Red with Black peonie Look removable flower

Crochet Hat in Ivory with Black peonie look removable flower

Assorted Christmas Headbands

Adult & Toddler Size Headbands Available

Red Grosgrain Christmas Headband - Toddler Size pictured

Black Double Bow Grosgrain Christmas Headband - Toddler Size Pictured

 

 Red Grosgrain Christmas Headband - Adult Size pictured

 

White Grosgrain Christmas Headband - Toddler Size pictured

Our French Minky range of blankets of course are also available and I will have new photo's up on the SDP facebook page in the next couple days. Until then, any headbands and crochet hat orders please email me at at serendipity.designstudio1@gmail.com with the size and colour you are after, address etc. please see are face book page for prices.

My husband Alexander and I, well more my decision, poor Alex just is pressured by my outlandish ideas at times. I have decided to throw our first Thanksgiving dinner. Although we are not American, I Love the tradition of giving Thanks and coming together with your nearest and dearest. Although I still have my menu to set all I can give away is that I have one very large Turkey being delivered to Casa Di SDS, so I would love to hear everyones recipes for turkeys. What you have done in the past, maybe for Christmas if you have not done a Thanksgiving. Stuffing recipes cooking success etc.

I absolutely love this time of year. I have to say it is my absolute favourite time of year and although in Australia we do not have a traditional 'White' Christmas there are still things that make Christmas beautiful; My mother-in-law makes the most amazing home made Christmas pudding, I make my grandmothers traditional Christmas truffles as well as Christmas shortbread and homemade Christmas Cake that is soaked in Brandy for the month of December and of course our entire house from the front gates to the back doors are  

adorned in Christmas decorations. I admit by the time January 1st comes I do feel absolutley exhausted.

So, to end todays blog it has to be something to do with Christmas, and something related to Thanksgiving. I made this dessert for Christmas last year, and it's a recipe I do for dinner parties, you cannot go wrong:

White Chocolate Cheesecakes with Frrosted Cranberries

Makes 12 Prep & Cook Time 1 hour (plus refrigeration time & cooling time)

Ingredients

300g plain sweet biscuits

150g butter, melted

3/4 cup thickened cream

360g white chocolate

1kg Philly cheese chopped, softened

330g caster sugar

3 eggs

2 tsps vanilla bean paste

Frosted Cranberries

1/2 cup sugar

300g frozen cranberries thawed on paper towel

Method

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees C (130 fan forced). Grease a 12 hhole muffin tray approx 180ml each cup and line with baking paper or muffin cases.

2. Process biscuits until fine. Add the butter and process to combine. Divide mixture among the holes; pressing down firmly over bases. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

3. Combine cream and white chocolate in a small saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth, cool.

4. Beat the cream cheese, caster sugar, eggs, and vanilla bean paste with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the chocolate mixer. Divide mixture among the hole in cheesecake pan and bake for about 30 minutes. Cool in the oven with door ajar.

4. Refrigerate cheesecakes several hours or overnight.

5. Frosted Cranberries spread the sugar on a tray. Roll the cranberries in the sugar to lightly coat.

6. Serve cheesecakes topped with frosted cranberries.**

That's it for me lovelies. make sure you head on over to our facebook page and support Serendipity Design Studio and tell your friends too.

Thanks all, have a great weekend.

Enjoy,

Tammy xx

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**The Australian Woman's Weekly Christmas & Holiday Entertaining Special 2010/11, recipe has been slightly altered