I like making biscuits for work; I find they are more popular than a cake or muffins. Often I don’t know what to make, and I will select a cookbook from my shelf and browse until something takes my fancy. One Sunday afternoon, I picked up The Essential New York Times Cook Book from my […]
Category: Food
Green and Gold Olympic Cupcakes
Today is the last day of the XXX Olympiad. I know many cooks have found inspiration in the cuisine of the host nation, England, for their celebratory baking. I have taken a more patriotic approach, though ironically the base recipe comes from Nigella Lawson, one of England’s best loved cooks! These ‘Green and Gold’ cupcakes […]
Curried Cauliflower Soup
I know it doesn’t sound like the most exciting soup and cauliflower isn’t the most glamorous vegetable, but believe me when I tell you, this soup is an absolute winner. Although cauliflower isn’t your typical soup vegetable, many’s the time I’ve had half a cauliflower languishing in the fridge, having used the other half in […]
Orange and Date Muffins
Eyeing off a pile of oranges in my fruits bowl, I felt inspired to make something with them. The longer I bake, the more I’m convinced that citrus flavours are my favourite for baking and cooking. These muffins are delightfully simple and quick; an easy option to whip up for morning tea or brunch on […]
Almond Macarons with Caramel Filling
I last made macarons a couple of years ago, when they first rose to wide-spread popularity here in Australia. Along with their popularity, of course, was their notorious reputation as very difficult little treats to create. Creating macarons with ‘feet’, a light crunch and a beautifully chewy centre is a little tricky but the difficulty […]
Pear and Walnut Bundt Cake
With three pears going soft in the fruit bowl and a new bundt pan to test run, this recipe jumped out at me. The simplicity of preparation and ingredients meant I could whip this up on a quiet Saturday afternoon with no effort at all. The result is a moist, flavoursome cake that also keeps […]
Victoria Sponge Cake* (or the only Victoria Sponge Recipe you’ll ever need)
I love the Victoria Sponge Cake. There is something so simple, yet so alluring about it. A light, lovely, sponge cake filled with jam, fruit and cream is a perfect reminder of summer. The first recipe I ever made from Nigella Lawson’s How to be a Domestic Goddess, was the Victoria Sponge. I fell in […]
Autumnal Birthday Cake
I recently turned 25; knowing I’d like to make a cake for my family, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to make the Autumnal Birthday Cake from How to be a Domestic Goddess. This cake looks inviting, however it required 475ml of maple syrup. In Australia maple syrup costs over $8.00 for 250ml so […]
Cocoa Apple Cake
Sometimes you just need to bake. This week wasn’t ideal; I wasn’t well, and I was coming home from work frustrated and tired. I had also been waiting impatiently to try out my new Nordic Ware Heritage Bundt Tin. You may also remember Alex very generously gave me the Nordic Ware Fleur de Lis Bundt […]
Homemade pizza
One of my favourite ways to catch-up with friends is to have everyone over for dinner. While I do love to do a pasta bake or a spicy curry through winter, sometimes you want something that is both a little more fun and less work for the host. These pizzas fit that bill perfectly. Catering […]
A Tale of Two Kitchens 