a taste of my childhood
Rice krispie treats, did you have them as kids? I can remember they were one of my favourite treats. And I still love them! Although they don’t exactly scream sophistication […]
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back on the peanut butter train
Baby is due in a week (eeek!) and I’m back on the peanut butter train. For the first three months of my pregnancy the only thing I could stomach was […]
orange and poppies
I have been craving a delicious orange and poppy seed cupcake for ages now, and after eating a disappointingly average one from a café a while ago I thought it […]
a very zesty cheesecake slice
We’ve had another birthday at work this week, and although there should never be a reason needed for cake, this was a good a time as any to bring something […]
tinkering with tradition (and being rewarded for it)
I was born in South Africa and in South Africa banana bread is very traditional. You will find it at any and every gathering where tea and coffee is served, […]
caramel self-saucing pudding three ways
One of the great perks of winter in my opinion is the food we get to eat. For example, digging your spoon into a steaming hot self-saucing pudding on a […]
savoury sundays: lemon and feta makes for a great snack
It is probably no secret by now that I love to make as much as I can from scratch. And snacks are no exception. I love to make my own […]
savoury sundays: home-made moroccan lamb pies
To me, nothing quite says mid-week winter dinner like a good home-made pie. I have never been a huge fan of pies, there was a time when I refused to […]
miniature banoffee pies
Oh the cravings again. This time it has been for banoffee pie. Nothing weird about that as such, except I have never been a huge fan. I think I may […]
savoury sundays: this is how I like my cauliflower
I really like cauliflower. I don’t mind how it is prepared and served (except of course if boiled down to mush). One of my favourite ways of preparing it is […]
lazy french toast
This morning we woke to another perfect Brisbane winter’s morning. Nice and warm (for winter) and the bluest sky you can imagine. Mornings like that make me want to leap […]
if it’s got a candle on it, the calories don’t count
It’s my sister’s birthday today. Normally a very happy occasion, but right now we are separated by more than 2,000 kilometres and the Tasman Sea. And it makes me sad […]
coffee cake that needs no special occasion
My good husband has been asking so nicely for weeks now for me to bake him a coffee cake. There has been a few occasions lately requiring ‘occasion specific’ baking, […]
chocolate fudge from my childhood
One of my fondest childhood sweet treat memories is chocolate fudge with crushed biscuits (if you grew up in South Africa like I did, you’ll know it as Marie Biscuit […]
savoury sundays: pesto chicken & vegetable skewers
I love to cook. I also love fresh, healthy, and tasty food. On the weekends I don’t mind spending hours in the kitchen preparing good meals from scratch. I find […]
cinnamon pops and sticky toffee
I have been taunted yet again by more cravings, this time it has been cinnamon. It feels like I am smelling it everywhere. I am starting to wonder whether the […]
cheesecake to go
Cheesecake is one of those versatile desserts that can taste amazing with just a few ingredients and be paired up with most sweet things. I have worked on a very […]
savoury sundays: yes, broccoli can be delicious
Since my second trimester I have had very intense cravings for green vegetables, which is just as well because I need some healthy cravings to balance out the less-than healthy […]
cake pops!
Cake pops must be one of the best baking inventions ever. It is the perfect party food for young and old, and can easily be decorated for any occasion from […]
savoury sundays: chorizo & courgette risotto
Risotto is something I have always stayed away from cooking, thinking that it is too hard and requires too much ‘chefy’ technical know-how. Truth is it is one of the […]
