What Steven Cousley Does

I know it’s not christmas yet but hey, it’s only a couple of months until Hot Cross Buns are in the stores. You may as well get some practice making your own now. This simple Hot Cross Bun recipe is ideal for making buns at easter or to enjoy at any other time of year. You don’t need a bread machine and because it’s a batter bread there is no kneading. It’s easy to mix and your kitchen will soon be filled with the delicious aroma of fresh baked spicy buns. Simple Hot Cross Bun Recipe.

My latest Squidoo lens for your perusal. I know “foriegners” are often bewildered by some of the language we use in Australia. Some times we do it just to have a bit of fun with them but the most common phrases are part of our vernacular. Take a look at the list of Aussie words and phrases on the site and if you think of any that need to be added, leave a note in the guestbook. How To Speak Australian Slang.

Looking for answers to your breadmaking problems? Is your bread too slow to rise, or maybe it’s too fast? Is your bread too crumbly? Does it taste too “yeasty”? Find all the bread making tips you need and the answers to all of your bread questions right here. If you can’t find the answer you need, just ask and I will find it for you or point you in the right direction. Bread Making Tips.

I haven’t really been hiding but I’ve been so busy learning the ropes over on Squidoo that my blog has been a bit neglected the past few weeks.

Until I joined Squidoo I hadn’t realised how much potential there was for earning some great “passive” income. Simply by creating Squidoo lenses that get interest from the general public you get to share in Squidoo’s revenue earning.

So far I’ve built 16 lenses, which is really easy by the way. Just choose the modules you want on the page and add content. 6 of those look like being money makers and that is with very little effort to promote them. With a little bit of time spreading the links around I could do even better. Admittedly it would take hundreds of active lenses to produce what I would call an “income”, but it is possible. Even without that level of effort there is some nice spare change to be made.

The other really nice feature about Squidoo is that part of the sites overall revenue is given to charity. So anything you do to build and promote your own lenses is helping out someone else in need. If you choose you can donate all or just part of your personal earnings as well.

For a sample of what I’ve been doing over there, here’s my latest lens on a topic I know a little bit about, What is bread improver

And these are some of my most poular lenses so far, seems to be a fair bit of interest in recipes.
Yeast Free Bread Recipe
Easy French Toast Recipe
How to Make Ciabatta Bread
Simple Gluten Free Bread Recipe

If you can’t tell already, I really really like Squidoo.

I don’t know why I’ve been putting it off for so long but at least now I’ve gotten around to havng a look at Squidoo. Here’s my first “lens”, based on one of my favourite niche topics, australian coins. http://www.squidoo.com/rare-australian-coins-values 

Once I bit the bullet I was surprised at how easy it was to plug modules together and create a page. My first attempt is probably a little rushed but now that it’s up and running I can get to work on tweaking. Who knows, maybe it will even help to make a little money. For a free site with the potential to make some income, Squidoo appears to well worth some effort.