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Category Archives: Sweet Treats
Lest We Forget. Remembering Our War Veterans. ANZAC Biscuits with a White Chocolate Ganache.
Today Australia and New Zealand celebrates ANZAC Day. A national day of remembrance. Honouring the bravery of all the men and women who have served their country through war. Recognising how their selfless sacrifices allow us to enjoy the lives … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Coconut, Food, Ganache, Golden Syrup, Oats
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Weekend Feasting. A Classic Italian Dessert.Tiramisu.
Tiramisu. An Italian dessert. Literal translation? Pick me up. This layered dessert of coffee and liqueur soaked savoiardi biscuits and mascarpone cream is certainly guaranteed to do just that. It’s a perennial favourite in our house. Often requested and so simple to prepare. No … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Cake, Chocolate, Coffee, Cream, Food, Marscapone, Sponge Fingers, Tiramisu
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Pure Heaven. Passionfruit Melting Moments With a Roasted Coconut and Passionfruit Butter Cream.
I haven’t made Melting Moments in years. Not since my daughters were in kindergarten and I made a lemon curd version. Packaged in cellophane and tied with pretty ribbon for a school fete. My word associations for these delectable treats? … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Biscuits, Buttercream, Coconut, Cookies, Icing, Melting Moments, Passionnfruit
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Handing Down The Baton Through The Generations. Apple Strudel. Our Family Recipe.
Just before Easter our extended family gathered together for a bittersweet reunion. To say good-bye and celebrate the long and well lived life of our dear Nono. There were a few tears. And many, many happy memories associated with his … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Apple Strudel, Baking, Family, Food, Pastry, Recipe, Strudel
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One Way To Use Up Leftover Easter Chocolate. Brownies with Ginger, Turkish Delight and Easter Eggs
Easter may be over but at our house there seems to be a mountain of chocolate waiting to be devoured. Somehow between them my three children have managed to accumulate an impressive stash of eggs, bunnies and filled chocolate. A … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Brownies, Chocolate, Easter, Easter Eggs, Food, Ginger, Turkish Delight
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Old-Fashioned Louise Slice. Melting Layers of Shortbread, Raspberry Jam and Coconut Meringue.
This is another wonderful recipe that has come to me from across the ditch. It’s a very old New Zealand tea time favourite. The Kiwi cooking bible, The Edmonds Cookbook, ranks this slice as sixth in the top ten favourite … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Coconut, Food, Jam, Meringue, Raspberry, Shortbread, Slice
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Filling The Biscuit Barrel. Oaty Chocolate Chip Biscuits.
I like to think of these as a fancy Anzac biscuit. With chocolate chips. Crisp and crunchy with a chocolate hit they are a perennial fixture in our biscuit barrel. A much healthier version of the much-loved chocolate chip cookie. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Coconut, Cookies, Golden Syrup, Oats
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Child’s Play. Easter Eggs Filled With Raspberry Marshmallow and Dusted with Sherbet.
Another day. Another take on store-bought Easter eggs. These gorgeous chocolate eggs caught my eye at the supermarket. So pretty. Perfect to be decapitated using my new-found serrated knife skills and filled with something special. A couple of Friday nights … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chocolate, Easter, Easter Eggs, Food, Gelatine, Marshmallow, Raspberries, Sherbet
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The Simple Things. A Slice of Old-Fashioned Butter Cake and a Cup of Tea.
Sometimes the best things in life are the simple things. One of my favourite guilty pleasures? A slice of old-fashioned butter cake and a cup of tea. To my mind butter cake has a straightforward, no-nonsense personality. Often overlooked in favour of … Continue reading
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Tagged Back to Basics, Baking, Buttecake, Butter, Cake, Recipe, Vanilla
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