15th October 2010

The thought behind the new design for our SunnyLIFE Melamine cake server really came about with the idea of melt in your mouth Pavlova with its soft, marsh-mellow like centre, thin, crisp shell and covered in whipped cream and fresh summer fruits such as Kiwi, Mango and Passion fruit.

So I decided to try one out for myself and thought I’d share it with you.  This recipe seems to take about 3 1/2 hours, so make sure you have the afternoon spare or prepare the day before. Personally I like them on the day they are cooked- its a summer tradition! Find the recipe here at exclusively food, Pavlova recipe.

It’s really easy to follow and taste amazing. I’d love to hear your thoughts? Or has anyone found a better recipe?

Joel

A new member of our design team, Adrienne, suggested that I reintroduce the ‘Things I Like’ posts to the blog. Good idea…

Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend a very good friend’s wedding in Trani, Italy. It was an amazing experience – like something out of an Italian movie (see the pic below). The wedding venue, and where I stayed for 4 days, was the Mare Resort in the centre of the old town. The Mare is a converted Palazzo with just 13 rooms, so by virtue of being one of those lucky few, I felt like an Italian aristocrat – I really tried to dress the part. The hotel was created by the people behind the Italian homewares brand Culti – one of my absolute favorites (think SunnyLIFE meets Armani Casa). I can highly recommend the hotel – and if you do get there, make sure you send my regards to Gaia… Quite possibly the happiest and nicest person I’ve ever encountered working in a hotel. For Culti visit www.culti.it  and for the hotel visit www.mareresort.it.

Oh – and big congratulations to Jess & Sabino.