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Tag Archives: Australia
The Summer Edition. Celebrating Australia Day With… A Chocolate Tim Tam Cake.
This weekend we are celebrating Australia Day. Sunday January 26 marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney. Monday is an official public holiday, so we are enjoying another blissful long weekend. Another perfect excuse … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, Musings & Inspiration, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Baking, Buttercream, Cake, Childhood, Chocolate, Ganache, Nostalgia, Tim Tam
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A Trip Down Memory Lane. Australian Milk Bar Red Back Spiders. Vanilla Ice Cream, Raspberry Coulis And Coca Cola.
Remembering the good old Aussie Milk Bar. The cornerstone of any self respecting city suburb or country town. Mixed businesses usually run by Greek or Italian immigrants. Friendly, communal places where you could pick up the newspaper, a bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in Frozen, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Drink
Tagged Australia, Coca Cola, Coulis, Dessert, Ice cream, Ice Cream Float, Ice Cream Spider, Raspberry, Summer
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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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Sustaining the Troops. Good Old Fashioned ANZAC Biscuits.
Here in Australia there is nothing more traditional than a good, old-fashioned ANZAC biscuit. Baked by wives and mothers during World War I, they were packed in food parcels and sent to Australian and New Zealand soldiers in the trenches. The … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Musings & Inspiration, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Baking, Biscuits, Coconut, Golden Syrup, Oats
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Firing Up the Barbie. T-Bone Steak. The Tuscan Way.
Firing up the barbie. I can’t think of anything more quintessentially Australian. A great, laid back Aussie summer tradition. I love a good steak on the barbie. Thick. Juicy. Tender. Perfectly charred. The easiest way to achieve this? The Tuscan … Continue reading
Liquid Gold. A Taste of the Outback. Splashe’s Back O’ Bourke Cola
Sunday. Spring Fair. Chocolate Wheel. Old fashioned fairground fun. Crowd pleaser. Fast and furious. Twelve spins an hour. Spruikers on the megaphone. Buy a ticket. Odds? 1 in 64. Spin the Wheel. Win a Prize. Trays of mangoes. Legs of … Continue reading
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