Some time ago I spotted a cheese making kit at my local deli. Already having prepared ricotta using Mrs G's method, I was ready to move onin my cheese making (...)
Pane CalabreseI am so excited!!!I actually had another post scheduled for todayhowever I couldn't help but push it to the side (just for a little while) to (...)
For the past year I have been taking a lot of inspiration from Jamie Oliver. My daughter gifted me his "15 minute meals" cookbook and we have been (...)
Living in Australia we are quite isolated from most of the world. However the town in which I live is quite multicultural as are many Australian towns. Among (...)
I purchased the most wonderful farm, fresh figs on the way home from our holiday - some for myself and some for my sister. So thrilled I was with my purchase (...)
When my daughter was in Grade 6she embarked on her first school camp andI volunteered as a parent helper.This was to bea study camp focusing on the tropical (...)
In 1952 a young man from Fiorenzuola D'Arda near Piacenza in Italy embarked on a journey that would take him halfway across the world to a land very unlike his (...)
This Sunday in Australia we celebrate Father's Day. Though my dad is no longer with us I celebrate this day for the fathers in my life - my husband and my dear (...)
Seed and nut loaf with dates and cranberries for daring bakers august challenge
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For the August challenge Susan from The Kiwi Cook dared us to make Seed & Nut Loaf – a super-healthy and gluten-free alternative to standard wheat-based (...)
Prawns or Shrimp?Are they one and the same?I did wonder when I decided to embarked on my next recipe in my personal baking challenge with A Baker's Odyssey by (...)
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 (...)
While flicking through one of my lastest cookbooks "Baking with Julia" I noticed the recipe for Hazelnut Baby Loaves. The texture of these cakes was so (...)
Vanilla Layer Cake with Almond Filling and Coffee Buttercream
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The next six months are big in my family. My son turns 18 in a months time, in January my daughter turns 21 and then in March and April my husband and I both (...)
Do you think we should mess with recipes of well known, well respected, clever chefs?Mmmm, maybe not.But this time you should because these Koupes are so tasty (...)
Austrian sachertorte for october daring bakers' challenge
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The October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Korena of Korena in the Kitchen. She took us to Austria and introduced us to the wonders of the (...)
The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on (...)
I get very stale sometimes!With my cooking that is!I get caught up making the same old thing. Like salads. I'm never very adventurous with salads. I find one I (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
On the25th April, every year,Australia and New Zealand observe ANZAC day. This day of national day of remembrance honours all military personnelwho haveserved (...)
This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge took us on a trip to beautiful Brazil! Renata of "Testado, Provado & Aprovado!" taught us how to make Pao De Queijo, (...)
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 (...)
Esterhazy cake - january 2015 daring bakers' challenge
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For the month of January Jelena fromA Kingdom for a Cakeinvited us to start this year with a dreamy celebration cake. She challenged us to make the Esterhazy (...)
