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Freshly Baked. Salted Peanut Cookies…With A Hint Of Cocoa.
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve made peanut cookies. So much so I had forgotten just how fabulous they can truly be. For too long I’ve overlooked using peanuts in my baking in favour of rather more sophisticated … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon Tea, Australia, Biscuits, Cocoa, Cookies, Made From Scratch, Peanuts
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From Nanna’s Old Fashioned Kitchen. Lemon Scented Rice Pudding With Balsamic Basil Strawberries
Anyone who follows my Instagram feed will realise that recently I embarked on the 100 day haiku challenge. Seventeen syllables of poetic creativity a day, structured into three lines; the first containing just five syllables, the second seven, and third … Continue reading
Posted in Rice, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Balsamic, Basil, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Gluten free, Lemon, Rice Pudding, Strawberries, Winter
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Retro Baking. Reinventing an Australian Classic. Wagon Wheel Slice.
I’ve always had a huge soft spot for wagon wheels. Sadly those huge chocolate-y jammy biscuity discs so nostalgically and iconically reminiscent of many an Australian childhood seem to have shrunk in size. They were my all time favourite treat … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon Tea, Australia, Baking, Chocolate, Jam, Made From Scratch, Marshallow, Old-Fashioned, Shortbread, Slice, Winter
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The Pleasures Of The Feast. Three Layer Salted Caramel Slice With Popcorn Brittle
Oh my. Sometimes I throw caution to the wind and totally abandon any semblance of clean eating. To shamelessly indulge in the pleasures of the feast. Sometimes I just can’t say no, particularly so when staring down something like this. … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Australia, Baking, Brittle, Caramel, Popcorn, Slice
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Lest We Forget. Honouring Our Traditions. Little Anzac Ripple Cakes.
Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. A bloody eight month campaign which commenced on April 25, 1915 with the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. Through … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, ANZAC Day, Australia, Biscuits, Chocolate, Coconut, Dessert, Ganache, Golden Syrup, Oats, Ripple Cake
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Lazy Holiday Baking. Blueberry And Lemonade Cream Scones.
In our house school holidays are synonymous with road trips. Taking the road less well travelled. Meandering through country towns, unearthing all manner of bric a brac at antique stores before stopping for an inevitable Devonshire tea of freshly baked … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon Tea, Australia, Blueberries, Cream, Lemonade, Morning Tea, Scones
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Fish on Fridays. Flathead Burgers With Marie Rose Sauce.
After what seemed to be an awfully long hiatus Australian tiger flathead is in plentiful supply at the fish markets at the moment. Sweet and succulent it is a firm favourite in our house. Like ravenous, circling seagulls my family … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Burgers, Cocktail Sauce, Flathead, Mayonnaise
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Melting Moment Makeover. Filled With A Blood Orange And Cointreau Buttercream.
Every so often I google food trends to discover what’s hip and happening across the globe. Sometimes out of pure curiosity, occasionally for inspiration. There’s the wild and whacky suggestions make me laugh out loud, and every now and then … Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon Tea, Australia, Baking, Biscuits, Blood Orange, Buttercream, Cointreau, Shortbread
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From The Old fashioned Australian Kitchen Pantry. Passionfruit And Coconut Impossible Pie.
Last week’s Magic Vanilla Custard Squares proved so popular they were in demand all week long. I think we went through something like three batches. Perfect for sharing which goes to show that old fashioned recipes are definitely the … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Fruit, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Australia, Cake, Coconut, Impossible Pie, Passionfruit, Slice
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Lest We Forget. April 25th. A Day Of Commemoration. ANZAC Day Granola.
By the time you read this we will have returned from the 4.30 am Dawn Service at the Centopath in Martin Place, Sydney, and dropped in for a fortifying espresso at the Coluzzi Bar in Darlinghurst before heading home for a … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Breakfast, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almonds, ANZAC Day, Australia, Baking, Biscuits, Breakfast, Coconut, Golden Syrup, Granola, Oats
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