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Category Archives: Sweet Treats
The First Tuesday In November. Melbourne Cup Day. Ideas For A Long Ladies’ Lunch.
This Tuesday, the first Tuesday in November, it’s Melbourne Cup Day here in Australia. The race that stops a nation. Literally. At 3.00 pm sharp. A day for sweeps, calcuttas and flutters at the races all over the country. Hats … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Seafood, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Buffet, Celebrations, Cloud Cake, Ladies Lunch, Lunch, Melbourne Cup Lunch, Salad, Salmon, Spring
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From The Italian Pasticceria. Almond, Hazelnut and Pine Nut Biscuits. Brutti Ma Buoni. Ugly But Good.
I’ve always loved Brutti Ma Buoni and make a beeline for them every time I visit an Italian pasticceria. Literally translating as Ugly But Good, they’re fabulous with a strong espresso. Even better packaged up by the boxful and taken … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Gluten free, Hazelnuts, Italian, Meringue, Pine Nuts
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Gorgeous Little Morsels. Almond and Cranberry Florentines Drizzled With White Chocolate.
Leafing through a pile of back issues of Delicious magazine I came across a very clever recipe for Italian florentines. A delectable combination of caramel, dried fruit and nuts. Baked in a slab. Cut into perfect circles just before the … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Christmas, Cranberry, Florentines, Food, Ginger, Italian
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Old-Fashioned Baking. Inspired By A Taste of Wintergreen. Apple, Caramel and Cinnamon Scrolls.
I’ve eaten many cinnamon scrolls in my time but have never attempted to bake them myself. Until yesterday. Inspired by Lindy from A Taste of Wintergreen’s wonderful post Love On A Platter. They say a picture paints a thousand words, … Continue reading
Sunday Night Dinner. Delicious And Deeply Satisfying. Slow Baked Potato Gratin.
Sunday night dinner at home. A delicious and deeply satisfying slow baked potato gratin served with a side salad. A firm family favourite. Lush and creamy on the inside with a burnished golden crust. Best of all, after just a … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Vegetables, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Butter, Cream, Food, Nutmeg, Potato, Potato Gratin, Recipe
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Retro Baking. A Step By Step Guide To A Perfect Baked Sour Cream Cheesecake.
This weekend I embraced a little retro baking. This sour cream cheesecake was a staple, special occasion dessert in our house when I was young. Always made with 2 blocks of Philadelphia cream cheese. Scented with a little lemon and … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Cheese, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Cake, Cheesecake, Dessert, Eggs, Food, Lemon, Sour Cream, Vanilla
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What To Drink As The Temperature Soars? A Grown up Gin And Tonic Slushie.
Gin and tonic has always been my cocktail of choice. Particularly so on a hot and balmy night. Today in Sydney the temperatures soared to an unseasonally warm 37 C. Definitely time for a refreshing Bombay Sapphire with tonic and … Continue reading
Sweet and Simple. A Variation on Chocolate Brigadeiros. Strawberry Bonbons.
The girls and I have a particular soft spot for pastel coloured bonbons in any array of sweet, fruity flavours. Not so long ago we spent an afternoon in the kitchen making Brigadeiros. Little chocolate caramel fudge truffles. The process … Continue reading
Posted in Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Bonbons, Brigadeiros, Butter, Condensed Milk, Fudge, Strawberry, Truffles
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