It’s the end of Winter! In fact, technically we’re still in winter, and yet the temperatures in sunny Brisbane are already soaring. For example, it’s a high of 27C/81F today. In Winter. Yeah, we’re boned for summer. So,…
Happy Friday! It’s officially 10 days until The Sugar Hit cookbook hits the shelves here in Australia! So I’m going to go and have a fizzy drank or two in order to celebrate. (You can still pre-order it! Amazon…
Baked French Toast is maybe my favourite discovery of recent years. I know that the idea of bread and butter pudding has been around since people had stale bread, but transplanting this dish into a breakfast scenario? Genius. …
These little, dense chocolate cone cupcakes are the freaking cutest. But also really charming in a pop-art kind of way. A big part of me wants to blow up and frame every single one of these pictures. But…
Would you take a look at this beauty? This gorgeous bohemoth is the no-bake cake of oven-less cook’s DREAMZ! It’s a gooey, sticky, crunchy chocolate crackle base (kind of like a rice crispy, but not), topped with a…
Shortcakes! They are (from what I understand) kind of a big deal in the States. People argue about what makes a real shortcake, and is it a cake, or is it a biscuit (which Aussies would call scones), or…
Here’s a secret for you – I used to HATE passionfruit. With a furious passion. The same passion with which I currently hate kiwi fruit (I love kiwi people, just can’t stand those weird fuzzy egg-shaped fruits with their…
Hyperbole? YUP. Flipping amazing cookies? You got it, mama. Crunchy oat base, a thick, chewy pile of salted caramel and peanuts, and a slick of glossy black chocolate. These are my dream cookie. My $5 cookie. They’re ridiculously…
Here’s a question for you – would you rather be a showgirl in Vegas, or Paris? I’m in two minds over it. Topless dancing is topless dancing, and we’re talking about the fairly classy/non-sexual kind, like the Lido in…
Steamed Pudding – that either sounds completely homey and comfortable to you, or totally strange and foreign. I get it. To me, though I can’t say I’ve even eaten that many of them, Steamed Puddings are a cosy delight….