"…it pleases us"

This year my Christmas baking hasn’t been quite what it usually is. Unfortunately I’m yet to experience the pre-Christmas wind down. But I did find the time to make these little babies. I wanted to make something else with my festive spice mix that would be an all around crowd pleaser. A vanilla cupcake with [...]

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           I cannot believe that December is upon us! It’s unbelievable that the year is drawing to a close and we are hurtling rapidly towards Christmas and some much needed holidays. In realising that the festive season is moving to full swing, I also realised that I needed to get my festive baking on (you [...]

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I’m currently going through a spate of thirtieth birthdays (it must be my age!). An enjoyable part of all of these birthdays is having an excuse to bake something special for the birthday – I love having the opportunity to make a decadent layer cake (you can check out some of my previous efforts here, [...]

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   In a little break from posting about London (how awful is it all generally and what happened at The Ledbury?), I thought I’d quickly share a recipe for some pretty fabulous cupcakes (if I do say so myself). I made these cupcakes just before we went on our trip overseas as a thank-you and [...]

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             Hello lovely readers! It’s been quite the blog hiatus I know – I have lots of good excuses for the lack of posting, but I’ll save those and get to the good part – baking! My dad recently turned 60 (well a couple of months ago, but we needn’t quibble about timeliness). As per [...]

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We all need a little more beans sometimes. These little superfoods have basically everything going for them. Most beans are full of all the good stuff, such as protein, iron, fibre and complex carbs. They’re also cheap and – when cooked with love – downright delicious. All in all, they make me happy. I’ve been [...]

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A few months ago, I found myself in Unawatuna on the teardrop-shaped island of Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a beachside town that ticks all the boxes: sun, sand, surf, cheesy bars, and – of course – tasty food. One day, some like minded food-loving friends and I decided to forgoe the beach and learn some of the [...]

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Last year Saskia blogged about her failed attempts at her grandmother’s Anzac biscuits. Said failure was largely due to the imprecise nature of the recipe and some missteps with the ingredients (I maintain that Saskia forgot the flour in the first batch). On Twitter Kate from Eating Melbourne gave an Anzac recipe from taste her [...]

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   A while ago, Saskia posted a recipe for gobi dhal from a favourite family cookbook, Indian Cooking by Khalid Aziz (circa 1983). As Saskia mentioned, the book isn’t fancy but it certainly contains some fantastic recipes. This vegetable curry is based on a recipe from the same book, though I tend to take a very loose [...]

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My brother L lives overseas (you can read about last time he visited here). This time, he arrived at 6.30am on a Saturday morning for a one week visit. Mum & dad offered to do the airport pick up and while I wasn’t really up for a 6am start, I offered to host a quick [...]

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