Apparently young children can bake with greater accuracy than I can. Mary Berry’s pinwheel biscuit recipe is prefaced by the statement that ‘Young children can easily make these – under supervision of course (from her Baking Bible)’. Perhaps I need more supervision when I bake! My biscuits were, of course delicious, but they weren’t the […]
Category: Food
Churros Y Chocolate from Nigella Lawson
Nigella’s churro recipe is, she claims, the result of much research and recipe testing. Many churro recipes available online have eggs, butter and sugar in the dough but I went with Nigella’s recipe (published in Kitchen) because the dough was fairly frugal in it’s ingredients and I felt the chocolate sauce and cinnamon rolling sugar would […]
Huguenot Torte (Apple and Pecan Torte)
It’s a Saturday night; I’m at home, I’m baking and I’m preparing blog posts. While some may not publicise this activity on a Saturday night, I am reveling in the peace and quiet. I have the kitchen to myself, Diana Krall is playing and I couldn’t feel more comfortable right now, or with my future […]
Blythe Danner’s Blueberry Muffins
I love muffins. They require very little effort but can be gloriously rewarding. There are so many recipes, endless combinations and it seems everyone has their own little secret. I remember in year eight Home Economics, our teacher said that muffins should only be stirred 6 times. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t mixed completely, but […]
Apple Crumble French Toast at Cafe Conti
I don’t get out for breakfast very often but, when I do, I love to try something new or something I wouldn’t make for myself at home. As most cafes have a standard breakfast menu, poached eggs on toast with mushrooms is my standard selection. Since moving to the north side of Brisbane earlier this year, […]
The best chocolate cake I have ever made.
This cake has been on my to-bake list for quite a while, mainly because it is fairly unusual (in the unlimited realm of online recipes) to come across a recipe repeated so faithfully, so often. Of the 4 links below, there are only 2 minor differences, neither of which affect the texture of the cake […]
Orange Swiss Roll by Mary Berry
This was an unusual choice of cake for me, mostly because I prefer layered cakes and had also never made any type of rolled cake before. However, I had a dozen eggs to use in 2 days so I thought I would give this recipe a go, as it required nothing more than pantry ingredients. […]
Chocolate Cupcake Bites (or Cake Pops in disguise!)
Birthdays are always a special occasion and this one was no exception. We celebrated on ANZAC day but I started these cakes last Saturday. They’re not very difficult, but they are time-consuming and have quite a few steps. The end result are the most spectacular little cake bites; truly indulgent and the perfect celebratory dessert […]
Cheese biscuits (or straws)
So many recipes call for egg whites as a leavening or binding agent, leaving me with egg yolks sitting in my fridge (most recently coffee and banana vacherin). Because I loathe wasting food, I am constantly on the lookout for recipes to use up egg yolks. Usually I make lemon curd or custard but I […]
Caramelised onion & blue cheese tarts from Stephanie Alexander
Or “how to turn a wedge of leftover blue-vein cheese into the most fantastic canapes” Blue-vein cheese is an acquired taste but in our house it is an essential addition to every cheese platter. Having bought this for a lazy, luxury friday night dinner, we found it too much to finish off between the two […]
A Tale of Two Kitchens 