Snacks

When Spots Get Bigger

It’s one of my favourite things watching a small-business blossom to become bigger-business. Watching that tricky tipping point, where a business is ticking over with a core customer – who is loyal and loves the product, yet still needs to continually evolve it’s products in order to gain an even wider audience.

Business is a tough balancing act

Over the years I’ve watched the Spotted Cow Cookie Co. go from the humble-home-cooked-cookie to cafe-culture-cookies to the-high-flyer-cookie on board hundreds of flights via Virgin Australia. You think, where on earth from here?

Well, never underestimate a savvy business woman like Tahnee Walters – the main cooking cow and founder. She’s leapt from high-flyer-cookie to even higher grounds – winning several medals at the Royal Easter Show (WTF?!). If that wasn’t enough, those spotted cows launched a whole new site – equipped with an online store for those click n’ crave cookie orders at cookie o’clock. And then… these cows have found the time to cure the cravings of avid cookie monsters (such as myself), with her new swoon-worthy Naughty & Nice Carton.

It’s the best of both worlds, two types of cookies in one totally cute (cow-inspired) carton. As I munch on the ‘naughty’ triple chocolate cookie then the ‘nice’ choc chip cookie I have visions of “it’s black, it’s white”. You know, the classic MJ song in his hay-day with that mesmerising face changing bit towards the end of the video clip. This video clip makes me think – business like life is about constant momentum, reinvention and unmasking. I’m eager to see where these spotted cows go next, and the next face of these cookies.

Business growth watching may be one favourite things to do but here are a few of my real favourite things I haven't been able to put down

Yep, I've merged food and fashion. This gorg crystal butter dish (from Rozelle Markets $5) now holds my collection of bling n' rings

Some clever packaging, this cow inspired milk carton holds a little naughty and a little nice bite size cookies

It's all in the detail, total design envy over the horns and halo over the 'open here'

Hello my little lovelies, you won't last very long

I couldn't help but pour these little treasures out into these little crystal dishes. They made me gush as soon as I laid eyes on them at Rozelle Markets, total bargain at $1 each.

Ok enough bowl admiring onto the taste test!

Why on earth eat one at a time?! Bye-bye calorie counting.

Thank goodness I can now get this goodie online - definitely check out the uber cute new website and store. Go on take a peak!

THE DEETS YOU WANT TO KNOW

ASOS Sunglasses $20
The little veggie patch co. book (wish I’m loving) luckily won over at The Design Files
Feast Magazine gift from a lovely lass
Butter Dish from Rozelle Markets $5 with assorted rings collected over the years
Crystal bowls from Rozelle Markets $1 each – I bought all 5 cause I couldn’t bear leaving them lurking behind and not in my kitchen
Spotted Cow Cookie Co Naughty & Nice Cookie Pack RRP $9.95 sent to me by the lovely ladies – thank you!
Get ya own cow cookies by simply heading over to www.spottedcowcookiecompany.com.au

March 27th, 2012

Crack n’ Dip

Geez, time flys! It’s three weeks out from Christmas and like usual I’m totally unorganised and have not bought any pressies at all, except for myself – eeeep! Don’t you just absolutely love this time of the year; you get to see the family properly, tuck into seafood galore, eat the most moist and delicious turkey ever and have as many sweet treats as you like. Hope a trifle is on the cards. Someone, please treat me, I just can’t get the balance right!

Practice makes perfect. Can Santa bring me a pressie of patience?

Besides the big gift buying duties, I have however, got my stocking fillers done and dusted. Hitting up Sportsgirl’s Gift Pop Up Store, Urban Outfitters, Brands Exclusive and a little ASOS. All delivered to me, package after package. Painless and guilt-free.

The other weekend I stumbled upon this stocking filler not online. A kind of novelty piece for the kitchen slash functional food apparatus, an eggs and soldiers food kit. Literally, classic eggs and soldiers with real shaped soldiers, ummm yeah – hella yeah! This stocking-filler-to-myself will be getting quite a bit of use all year round. Better still, I’ll be getting my present unwrapping skills ready for the big day. Y’know how eggs are supremely tricky… presents I’m ready for ya. Bring. It. On.

How could I resist?!

Don't you love a pun, this sold it for me

A little how to on the back of pack, it's pretty self explanatory

Step 1: Get your eggs on, set the timer for 6 minutes (one's just not enough for me)

Step 2: toast your bread of choice, I went for Helga's Light Rye

Step 3: position and press, this requires quite a bit of pressure

Push away the excess bread

Out pop the soldiers, hello boys!

The boys were a liitle naked so I gave them a vegemite hat and shoes

Did I tell you I despise Vegemite normally? But put it with eggs, a bit of bread and it's like a salty hit that I lurve

Thick or thin, vegemite and eggs is combo worth trying

Step 4: Place the soft boiled egg into the cup and your soldiers on the plate

So cute you can't help but play with your food

Step 5: Take the spoon from the soldier and crack your egg, this plastic spoon is a little weak so maybe use a sturdy dessert spoon from ya cutlery drawer