Ep 242 - Well That's A Grown Up Fairy Tale

Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 242.

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This week on the show Caro and Corrie debate the merits of the new $15million sponsorship of the Australian Diamonds by Visit Victoria in the wake of the failed sponsorship deal with Hancock Prospecting.

The British Film Festival is always a highlight – Caro and Corrie have a list of must-see movies and Corrie gives us a mini review of Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.

Corrie also had a wonderful night at The Wheeler Centre’s Spring Fling Literary Festival launch – you can check out the program HERE and listen to The Book Pod with Ann Summers HERE.

In the Cocktail Cabinet for Prince Wine Store Myles joins us to talk about a couple more favourites from the Spring Mixed Dozen. We discuss a couple of great producers including Koerner and Scout Wines.

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In BSF for Red Energy;

Salt and Skin by Eliza Henry-Jones

The latest season of Shetland (on Binge or Foxtel)

Lime and Coconut Syrup Cake (see recipe below)

This week Corrie’s Grumpy about the weather and its potential to trigger SAD – seasonal affective disorder.

In 6 Quick Questions we discuss;

Being in close proximity with a lion or tiger (check our Jimmy Rees’s Taronga Lion sketch HERE)

The criminal event that shocked us this week

The scariest childhood book characters

The end of the ‘gamble responsibly' message

Liz Truss a couple weeks on from losing the top job

Caro’s Amazing Facts about Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline

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Lime and Coconut Syrup Cake

125g butter, chopped

3 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup milk

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted

1 1/4 cups caster sugar

1 1/4 cups desiccated coconut

Lime syrup

3 limes, rind finely shredded, juiced

1/2 cup white sugar

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 6cm deep, 22cm (base) springform cake pan.

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat (see shortcut). Transfer to a bowl. Add eggs and milk. Stir until combined.

Combine flour, sugar and coconut in a bow

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