Baking is like a journey, isn't it?You are at the wheel and you can steer it in any direction you choose. That's the best part.It can be a trip to your (...)
Mocha cake with coffee liqueur syrup and chocolate glaze
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Mocha Cake with Coffee Liqueur Syrup and Chocolate Glaze.Well that's a mouthful, isn't it?But when I came up with this cake that's exactly what I wanted. This (...)
What could smell better than baking bread?Baking spiced bread.This bread has the most amazing combination of exotic spices. Mahlab a spice made from the (...)
Want a great breakfast on Sunday morning without too much bother? Dust off your waffle irons, everyone! This is one not to miss!These waffles are light with (...)
Do you consider yourself a good baker? Or do all of those measurements and precision get to you?If you fall into the latter, then this recipe is for you!Read (...)
At the moment Australian grown spring asparagus are $1.00 per bunch! Yep, that's correct...$1.00. And yes, they are beautiful. I do hope the farmer is benefits (...)
Chinese almond cookies - a baker's odyssey challenge 51
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It's been a while that I have notice some different products lining the supermarket shelves. I mean, all the coconut things....sugar, oil and flour. And then (...)
Is your bake ware shiny and new? Or do you have old pieces that have been with you or your family for years? Can you imagine if bake ware could talk and tell (...)
Dalmation dol cake for daring kitchen challenge september 2016
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I first started real baking after my dear mum passed away when I was just 9 years old. Mum was a great Italian cook. She was amazing with delicious traditional (...)
A few years ago I wandered into a large book store in Brisbane while on holidays. While my children were browsing, I made my way to the second floor which held (...)
This month I hosted a Daring Kitchen challenge and challenged the members of the Daring Kitchen to make a pavlova. I know, not that daring really, is it? But (...)
A fried pastry is always good! Many traditional cuisines fry pastry for special occasions. In the Italian tradition the fried thin pastry goes by many names (...)
Homemade jam drops were synonymous with school lunches when I was growing up. Everyone's mum made them. Those were the days when lunch boxes were packed with (...)
Savoury ring cookies - kahk from a baker's odyssey challenge 46
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Back in 2011 I baked Greg Patent's Granny's Kahk. Since then I have regularly baked that delicious savoury biscuit so I thought it was about time I tried the (...)
Greek kourabiedes from a baker's odyssey challenge
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I think right about now my daughter will be tucking into a couple of these with a Greek coffee in hand, gazing out over the azure ocean in Santorini. That's (...)
This month in the Daring Kitchen we were challenged to make Piroshki by Sara at Sassy Suppers.Sara tells us that ..."according to Anne Volokh in her book The (...)
Italian anise orange cookies for family gatherings
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Colourful sprinkles attract children like bees to honey.I had made these cookies for the biscuit platter for a family gathering. I added a little liqueur in (...)
Pfeffernüsse cookies - a baker's odyssey challenge
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How many cookbooks do you own? Can you count them? Do you want to? I don't even want to count the amount of cookbooks I own. I am mad for cookbooks! I can't (...)
Early on this year I saw these amazing cookie cups by Lindsay at Life Love and Sugar. Lindsay makes eleven different types of cookie cups - apple, lemon, (...)
I can never resist a good homemade biscuit. The Australian biscuit and the American cookie are almost one and the same. I have been lead to believe that the (...)
Bread is the staple of life, some say. I have always loved bread. Bread was always on the table in my childhood and I loved it all. Crunchy Italian (...)
