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Caramel Slice
I was looking for a recipe for caramel slice and came across one on the internet that claimed it was the best ever caramel slice. Well, it’s a big claim, but I think it’s pretty...
Nachos
Nachos are a big hit with my family. Introduced to our family by Nick, they have become a regular favourite, so it’s great to put this recipe up on the site so everyone can enjoy...
White Bread Roll with Dutch Crunch Topping – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2012
Sara and Erica of Baking JDs were our March 2012 Daring Baker hostesses! Sara & Erica challenged us to make Dutch Crunch bread, a delicious sandwich bread with a unique, crunchy...
Sourdough – Update from December Daring Bakers Challenge
I made the sourdough from the December Daring Bakers Challenge very soon after my last post about it. Although it did not really turn out particularly well, so I sort of held back...
Pineapple Sorbet and Tropical Granita with Fruit Salad
Daylight savings has just begun, it is no longer dark when I get home from work (and only mildly darker when I leave). I am able to stop and smell the roses (and this is not just...
Vegetable Burgers with Chilli Mayo
There are some recipes that once tried, just need to be shared with others. I love burgers, my Mum and Nick both make great beef burger patties, and I will often order chicken...
Chocolate Chip Stollen – Daring Bakers Challenge December 2010
The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking . She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family...
Crostata con la Crema – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2010
The 2010 November Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simona of briciole . She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own...
Asparagus, Broad Bean and Poached Egg Tart
Asparagus is on a great special at the moment in the shops and is tasting fantastic too. I always like using fresh, seasonal ingredients, because not only do they have an amazing...
Tropical Snow Egg
After our trip to Quay last year , I have wanted to replicate Peter Gilmore’s Snow egg. It never occurred to me again, until I saw Peter Gilmore in a Gourmet Traveller video...
Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge July 2010
The July 2010 Daring Bakers ’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used...
Gluten Free Carrot, Zucchini and Apple Cake
When I was asked by Haystac whether I wanted to try out some of the gluten free products by Vitarium , I was excited to work with gluten free flour. The texture was a lot finer...
Pizza Wheels
These pizza wheels go so fast at any party we’ve had. They can be made non-vegetarian by adding some chopped ham or salami. I love them, and there’s not much more I really have to...
Croquembouche (Piece Montée) – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2010
The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake . Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter...
Vegetable Rolls
Now, I don’t suppose you could call anything with puff pastry healthy. Although, you could say this is healthier than the normal sausage roll. These vegie rolls are packed full of...
Pistachio Macarons
Happy Mother’s Day! Even though these lovely pistachio macarons weren’t made for Mother’s Day – they were made for my Mum – on her birthday. They were the decorations for the...
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Pomegranate and Pomegranate Syrup
After being sent two lovely Royal Pom pomegranates from Catherine at Wordstom , I decided to try my hand (for a third time) at making a vanilla panna cotta with pomegranate...
Raspberry Sorbet
Is it too close to Winter for me to post this recipe? I say, no. At the moment in Sydney we are having very odd whether. It is surprisingly warm, a month into Autumn. I had been...
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I remember trying a chocolate Guinness cake in my later years of University when a friend brought one in (we had cake days every Friday). I was a little...
Spinach and Sour Cream Dip
This dip is high on the list of dips we make for parties. Even though it may not sound the tastiest (with a packet of spinach in it) – it really is quite lovely. Even those who...
Scones
I love scones. Almost nothing is as good as jam and whipped cream on some fresh scones. Even better is when they’re so quick and easy to make – and these ones surely are. They...
Butterscotch Surprise Cake
In my family, we get to choose our own dinner and cake for our birthday. I tend to choose the same thing each year (most of us choose chicken schnitzel), although this year I...
Macarons – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2009
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S . She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge...
Spanakopita
I have quite a good memory when it comes to foods I want to cook. After watching an episode of Food Safari a year ago, we still hadn’t made one of the lovely Greek dishes we...
Caramelised Onion Tart
Now what am I supposed to do with 10kg of onions? Some may think it’s a little crazy to buy 10kg of onions – especially for me who really didn’t fancy them and used to pick them...
Spicy Pumpkin Bread
Nick loves making breads… Naan bread , tortillas , bread rolls… and I love eating bread!!!! Therefore, I would say we work very well together 🙂 So when Nick said he wanted to make...
Mushroom and Cheese Strudel
Sometimes you find good recipes from the strangest of sources. I find great recipes on the internet, food blogs, magazine sites, magazines and my lovely books (even if many of the...
Coconut and Cardamon Burfi
If you’re still not full after that entire banquet, perhaps you should make a few more naan breads, as this Indian sweet won’t fill you up, but it will end the meal very nicely.
Pista Kulfi
Having never tried Indian desserts, even though I’ve been to Indian restaurants many, many times, I was not sure what to try… I have made a pistachio and cardamom ice cream...
Naan Bread
A lot of trial and error has gone into making naan breads at our place. Salt quantity, rising time, trying to figure out how to cook naan bread in an Australian kitchen… We have...
Cucumber Mint Raita
I love Indian Food!!! As I’m not fond of hot and/or very spicy food, many people were quite surprised to find out that I do love Indian food. Although I’m not suggesting that I...
Almond and Vanilla Porridge
We all know “someone”, who can’t go past a freebee. Who goes around and around to people handing around free samples just so they can collect as much as possible… Well I know a...
The Best Ever Pancake Recipe
Do you have many kitchen bowls or dishes that have a heap of writing on them? A recipe perhaps? Well, I have one (and certainly saw a few more in the range when I bought this one).
Pizza
Pizza has so many possibilities… so many gourmet, traditional and common combinations. I guess that’s what makes it so appealing. Make the base, cover in pizza sauce then go wild...
Tomato and Basil Bruschetta
I’m not the best person at remembering to send someone a recipe they’ve asked for. Unless I get reminded or leave an email in my inbox marked as “unread”, it’s unlikely I’ll get...
Melomakarona – Walnut Syrup Biscuits
Since being introduced to Greek food, with the main focus on Greek sweets, I just can’t seem to stop trying new biscuits and baklava. A batch of biscuits made with a cup of oil...
White Chocolate and Honeycomb Mud Cake
I know I said that I would be trying a white chocolate and hazelnut mud cake after making my first white chocolate mud cake , although I saw this recipe and thought it sounded so...
Choc-A-Block Trifle
Now this is my sort of trifle! When I first saw this recipe in the delicious Magazine I knew I would one day make it. How could you resist making a trifle that contains chocolate...
Dukkah
I am becoming quite adventurous when it comes to trying new foods, although a few years ago I wasn’t the most adventurous eater. Nick and I were out for a lovely dinner out on...
Cannelloni and Quick Cannoli – Cooking Class 4
It’s my turn for our family cooking class!!! And the “theme” is TUBES 🙂 I wanted to make both a main meal and dessert and what better than Cannelloni and Cannoli? I knew I wanted...
Pancakes – Nigella Lawson
I’m on my way to find fluffy, thick, tasty pancakes. I do admit I enjoy the macadamia pancakes from Pancakes on the Rocks (my favourite choice of their sweet pancakes – which I...
Pear and Raspberry Bread
Do you think I’ve gone a bit “pear” crazy and obsessed? Perhaps… I love pears… although for the last few years I’ve bought bad batches of them – not ripening, still hard on the...
Lemon Curd Friands
I have been introduced to a number of foods (mainly baked goods) at work and one of these was the friand, a lemon curd one to be precise. I tried it a while ago and the colleague...
Corn Bread
After seeing corn bread being made on Food Safari for their USA episode, Nick was inspired to make some. We saw versions using corn kernels, corn off the cob and creamed corn. The...
Vodka Cream Pasta
You won’t be single for long!!! Well, this is what was claimed on TV, when a family member of mine saw this recipe on a TV show, with women claiming that once they made this for...
Almond Butter Biscuits
One of my favourite memories of foods growing up is these almond butter biscuits. I remember getting a few at the beginning of every school year and always wanting more and...
White Chocolate Mud Cake
Ever since trying the first white chocolate hazelnut mud cake muffin as a potential for our wedding cake I have thought and thought about trying to get a great recipe. First off...
Pumpkin Soup
Now after all the baking and rich dinners that I cook, it’s only reasonable that once in a while we make something which doesn’t contain loads of carbs or sugar. Many of you may...