Growing up, peanut butter was a staple in my house; tahini not so much. So, stumbling across this recipe for Peanut Butter Hummus in Nigella’s Kitchen*, I jumped at the chance to try it. And honestly, since I started making it in April, it has become a go-to recipe for all bring-a-plate occasions. I’ve lost […]
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Grandma’s Raspberry Slice
Having lived in Brisbane for a good 6 months now, I was, naturally, missing Melbourne a little. Luckily I had two of the best cures to hand last weekend; a visit from a good friend (Mel) and the recipe for a favourite childhood treat. My Grandmother’s raspberry slice is delicious, easy to make and keeps well. […]
Cheese and Olive Scone Bake
As I mentioned in my previous post I recently started a new job. After going to Brisbane for work, I ended up staying the weekend with Alex. It was only natural we spent part of it in the kitchen. After making Alex’s grandmothers delicious raspberry slice, we decided what we needed was cheese and olive […]
Hummingbird Bakery Frosted Brownie
It’s Mel here. As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted much in the past ten days. This inaction is a result of a new job and travel to Sydney and Brisbane. I was fortunate to be able to spend the weekend in Brisbane with Alex and you’ll see the result of the weekend here. Unfortunately however […]
Raspberry (or Strawberry) Bakewell Slice
Mel came up to visit me in July and, being a lovely sunny day when I had strawberries in my fridge, naturally we stayed inside to bake. Bakewell Slice from Nigella’s Kitchen caught my eye and, though the recipe calls for raspberries, I prefer to use what I have to hand so strawberries it was.
Stephanie Alexander’s Middle Eastern Meatballs
With a pack of mince meat in the fridge and a new cookbook in hand, I decided to try out this recipe from Stephanie Alexander’s The Cook’s Companion. We had all the ingredients to hand, excepting the coriander, but a tube of coriander paste in my fridge was a good substitute. For dinner, this was […]
Vegan Apple Crumb Muffins
I’ve recently started a new job. We have a weekly team meeting at 11am and I though it would be nice at my second team meeting to bring something in for morning tea. Now can we please establish this as a judgement free zone? In a swot vac, working 14 days in a row while completing assignments […]
Tiramisu in the morning
Whenever I need to feed the masses I make this for dessert. It’s quick and easy to put together, best made the day before and always received with pleasure. This particular version was made early in the morning for a dinner to come that night. Really it’s best made the night before but even if […]
Nigella-Inspired Spanish Chicken
I’ve called this post “Nigella-Inspired Spanish Chicken” rather than “Spanish chicken with chorizo and potatoes” because that’s literally what happened. I opened Kitchen, looked at the recipe and decided that there wasn’t nearly enough spice or Spanish flavours in the dish to call it spanish chicken. So, as always, I used what I had and […]
Apple and Pear Crumble
I made this delicious apple crumble for dessert on fathers day. I was motivated by the new pie dish I had received as a Fly Buys reward. For those unfamiliar with fly buys it’s a customer rewards programs that Coles uses as market research and every so often you gain enough points for something nice. I selected this lovely 19cm […]
A Tale of Two Kitchens 