These are few of my favourite things.

As I got the "Whole Orange Cake" recipe out to post I started to think about a few more of my favourite things. Random things but for one reason or another they are things that're special to me. I think when you follow that train of thought you can't help but be grateful for the wonderful things in your life. Favourite things change of course, as we do, but the effect is the same no matter what the age. They bring a smile to your face, a warmth to your day or a lovely memory to mind. I thought I might take photos over the next week or so and show you some of my favourite things.
For now here's the recipe I promised. I think I may have gotten this from the down-to-earth blog (another of my favourite things!) Wherever it came from; accolades to the cook - we love it. :)

WHOLE ORANGE CAKE.

1 whole orange - washed thoroughly

3 eggs

180g melted butter

1 cup white sugar (i always use caster)

1.5 cups S.R. flour

Method.

Pre-heat oven to 180c

Put whole orange into a food processor and chop madly until its completely broken down and there are no large bits remaining. Toss in the rest of the ingredients and whizz about until nicely mixed. Into the oven for approx. 40 minutes. There you are! So easy. You can do the icing thing if you want - I don't normally bother.

** Just before I go - one of my favourite things as a child was a new exercise book at school, especially at the start of the new year. That blank page had such promise - it was almost with reverence that I put pen to paper. My best friend back then told me it filled her with horror; the blank page mocked her; another year of pressure to perform. For me it was an invite to another world where I could learn everything there was to know and I jumped in with such excitement. How funny that a single piece of paper could be so evocative.