Caramel Party!
byI know it’s not cool to invite yourself to parties, but people, you gotta invite yourself along to the ho-down that is making caramel at home. Fact is, this is one party that no-one ever seems to get an invite…
Trifle: A life in layers
byFollow my blog with Bloglovin Trifle is an emotive food for me, and it seems to be the same for a lot of the people I’ve spoken to. I personally feel that this emotional connection is a uniquely Australian phenomenon,…
Strawberry Shortcakes: summer lovin’
byStrawberries are at their peak at this time of year, and I am finding it impossible to walk past a tower of fragrant red strawberries without picking up a punnet or two. If you manage to summon the super human…
The Baby Bundts
byIt was never my wish to curse you all as I am cursed, but please be aware that as I sit here typing this the theme song to the Brady Bunch is playing in my head, with the words ingeniously…
World Peace Cookies
byA few posts ago, I may have mentioned some cookies which made one act as though one were a certain Sesame Street monster. Here we have an altogether more grown up sort of cookie. Indeed, in my head I have…
Semolina Syrup Cake with Nuts & Honey
byThere is something about recipe that has things like semolina, and pistachio nuts and honey in it. I feel inexorably drawn to ingredients like these, which have rich histories and are steeped in symbolism. At the best of times I…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!!!
byCOOKIES!! If you are imagining me saying that in Cookie Monster-esque tones, then you are bang-on my friend! There is little else in the world that offers such a simple pleasure as a chocolate chip cookie. It speaks of the…
Scones…or something
byWhen is a scone not a scone? I don’t know. I get the feeling that if ever a scone was not a scone, it was these scones. Am I making sense? They were really delicious when I made them…
Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti (and an apology…Apoloscotti?)
byHello again, oh readers o’ mine. I feel that I have to start this entry with an apology, I never did wish you a Merry Christmas! So Merry Christmas to you and yours and here’s hoping that between now and…
Bakewell Tart
byLet’s all learn a lesson, shall we? Here is why it is a terrible idea to bake a tart in the middle of the Australian summer… It’s too hot! Now, I know that that seems a defeatist attitude, but it…