Two good things happened last week – blueberries were available for only $2 a punnet (I’ve never seen them at that price before) and my lovely friend Amy went blueberry picking and generously gave me a container of the biggest blueberries …
Category: Baking
Christmas treats – Buckeyes
It was Christmas in Darfield, about 15 years ago. As per the rule of Christmas where you can keep eating after dinner, my aunty Di had just put out a tray with Xmas mince pies, nana’s cheese straws, and other …
Limoncello pavlova roulade
Who’s got their Christmas menu sorted? I think we’ve finally confirmed ours. This year we’ll be having a late Christmas lunch at our house, Mike will be doing his famous smoked salmon, I’ll glaze a ham and we’re also going …
Daisy is one + pupcakes!
I never thought I would be the kind of person that would celebrate a dogs birthday, but here we are, celebrating a dogs birthday. But it’s not just any dog, it’s our beautiful Daisy and she deserves a celebration. I’ve …
Orange chocolate chip layer cake
Orange chocolate chip ice cream lovers rejoice – this one’s for you (and me). Years ago, I used to live and work in Singapore. It was a pretty sweet gig – my accomodation was paid for and I got a …
Peanut butter monster cookie bars
These cookie bars are the result of a little bit of mixing and matching some of my favourite ingredients. I love using peanut butter, especially with chocolate, and rolled oats always make things seem more nutritious. And, even though I’m …
Mint chocolate chip birthday cake
You know it’s true love when your loved one requests something you despise, but you make it anyway. I can’t stand any kind of mint, whether it’s sweet or savoury (in fact, I dislike it so much that the kids …
Apple crumble cake
Oh Mother Nature, you fickle woman. It was only a week ago that the shorts came out and the jerseys were put away, and now we’re back in merino. Luckily for me, I’m lazy and hadn’t put any of my …
All the strawberries cake
Strawberry season has arrived! In our family, fruit eaters fall into two camps – those who like cold fruit, and those who don’t. I am firmly in the ‘don’t’ camp. As the weather gets warmer, we have to keep most …
Ginger gems
Sometimes it is nice to just bake something simple. Sure, there’s a time and place for fancy cakes and a two day dough process, but mostly we just want something that’s ready to eat in under 30 minutes. Our grandmothers …
once upon an egg 