Santa’s Reindeer Cakes
bySanta’s reindeer work incredibly hard. Really, it can’t be easy leading a sleigh through freezing cold, AND stinking hot weather all in one night. Through rain or shine or hail, sleet or snow. They have to slow down time…
Recipes
Aebleskiver with Vanilla & Jam
byHave you ever wondered what a pancake, crossed with a cloud, crossed with a doughnut, crossed with a dream, would taste like? My very specific friend, this is your lucky day. Because that is EXACTLY what an aebleskiver…
Thick Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
byGet your hands ready, because you are going to want to wrap them around a cup of this gloriousness, post haste! Get out a pair of matching flannel pyjamas, or a onesie. Turn on the heating, or if you’re…
Maple Gingerbread Bundt Cake
byDo you want to come and visit my cabin on Gingerbread mountain? Psych you guys, it’s not really a mountain it’s a cake! A bundt cake. The most casual kind of cake. There’s something about the hole in the…
Rum Ball Ice Cream
byLet me roll you a chewy, chunky, chocolatey scoop of Christmas. It’s a rum ball, baby, which in my opinion is just about the most seasonal treat there is. Sugar cookies, gingerbread, even fruitcake can find homes at other…
Croque Monsieur!
byOh hey everyone! Happy Thanksgiving, if it’s still Thursday where you live! And if it’s not then happy day-after-Thanksgiving, or as I like to call it, happy leftovers day. As I’m in Australia, I didn’t celebrate a full…
Super Easy Cranberry & Almond Croissants
byThese croissants are pretty much the most decadent sandwich recipe of all time. Most sandwiches? Butter, fillings, sauces, cheese…they’re freaking great. Let’s not make any bones about that. ALL SANDWICHES are great. My dream in this life might be…
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Stem Ginger
byExcuse me, while I shrink myself down to Honey I Shrunk The Kids-size and then make myself a bed out of this pudding. There is something about the smell of this thing, with it’s subtle spices, buttery base and…
Chestnut Chocolate Mousse
byI promised myself I would try and get through this whole post without mention ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire’, but here we are in the first paragraph and I’ve already done it. Well, now that’s out of the…
Bourbon-Spiked Pumpkin Pie with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
byHey, what’s up? OH NOTHING, JUST PIE. Said no-one ever. Because pie is a big deal. There is no such thing as ‘just’ pie. Pie is major-league. And coming just behind apple pie in the lexicon of great pies,…
Swedish Pancakes with Cranberry & Orange Butter Sauce
byFirst thing’s first (I’m the realest), I know you were probably expecting a Street Food Monday post! Fear not, my friend, for they will be back. But just until the end of the year, I’ve decided to go bonkers…
Sunday Snack Attack #3! Freestyle Smoothie
byThis is the third and final post in my Sunday Snack Attack series, sponsored by Healtheries! You might remember that mega crunchy Grilled Cheese with Pickles, or the gorgeous, silky Hummus with Crudites from a few weeks ago? Well,…
The Crunchiest Roast Potatoes // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza
byOK, so I know that this is basically the only time of the year that roast potatoes are a hard sell. I get it; Thanksgiving is a time for Mashed Potatoes. And trust me, I understan. I once campaigned…
Maple Roast Carrots with Parsley & Pistachio // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza
byFull disclosure, roast carrots are my favourite roast vegetable. They might even be my favourite vegetable FULL STOP. There is just something about the way a carrot responds to the dry heat of an oven, becoming so sweet and…
Brussels Sprout & Hazelnut Gratin // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza!
byThis is the one. The one we’ve all been waiting for. This is my absolute favourite way to eat Brussels Sprouts, and that includes this incredible dish that my sister makes with brussels and bacon and maple syrup. …
Brown Butter Parker House Rolls // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza
byROLLS! I am not the first person to say this, and I doubt I will be the last, but dammit if bread is not the most important of all the thanksgiving sides. And that bread? It’s gotta be a…
Basic Bitch Cranberry Sauce // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza!
byIt’s redder than red, it’s sweet and it’s tart, it’s choc-full of bursting cranberries and it’s indispensible on any table that’s holding a Turkey. It’s Cranberry Sauce time! Why is this my Basic Bitch Cranberry Sauce? If you…
Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza!
byGOOD NEWS EVERYONE! Thanksgiving is coming up! As a totally non-American person (like, not even close to even the continent of America) I freaking love Thanksgiving. Is it any surprise that I’m all about it? It’s an entire feast…
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Bagels {street food monday}
byHey-oh! Welcome to New York baby! Tell me something…do you ever read a blog to kind of vicariously live in a cool city? I’m on a major New York bender at the moment, people. I’m reading ALLLLL about the…
Super Simple Nutella Hot Chocolate
byFrosted window panes, candles gleaming inside, painted candy canes on the tree…Santa’s on his way, he’s filled his sleigh with things, things for you and me. YEP it’s Holiday time everyone! And I’m diving in head first this…
Salted Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream Cake
byThis is a very special cake, for a very special lady, Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is! Through the wicked organisational skills of the lovely Bev of Bev Cooks and Ashley of Edible Perspective we, the Invisible Internet…