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Every time I see pictures of Jam Doughnuts I promise myself I will make them but rarely do I keep my resolve. My memories go back in time when as a young girl my father would take me to Victoria Market and indulge me in a bag of jam doughnuts from the Doughnut Van. This [...]
This was the family dessert for Christmas this year – it looked magical – tasted good too I had my doubts about using the fruitcake for the base and was not really keen to use store bought cake – and didnt want to waste my home cooked Xmas cake if it didnt work out – [...]
I could not resist making this cake a few weeks ago now – it was taken from the Australian Womens Weekly August 2012 and the recipe was by Michelle Cranston that gorgeous food stylist from Marie Clair and Donna Hay days I decided to make babycakes for better sharing INGREDIENTS 250g unsalted butter, chopped [...]
I have fallen in love with broad beans – my mother had planted some and whilst she was waiting for them to grow she was using the lovely tender leaves in salads and I thought – my goodness this is good – so of course I then graduated to the actual bean itself – also [...]
This recipe was recommended to me by my dear employer/friend Evelyn who I love very much – it is taken from Stephanie Alexander’s Cookbookws Companion and if you like rhubarb you will love this cake Ingredients 60 g unsalted butter 300 g Plain flour 380 g brown sugar (I ran out of brown sugar and [...]
this recipe was in the Delicious Magazine August 2012 edition – I love lemon curd and always on the look out for recipes I can use it in – I have another recipe for for lemon curd slice but thought this was worth giving a go BEN O’DONOGHUE’S SHORTCUT LEMON SLICE 1 2/3 [...]
Absolutely loved this cake – when you feel like a hint of the tropical life then bake this cake - its not over the top and is just delicious with that lime tang on your tongue The recipe came from Bill Granger and you could almost certainly substitue lemon for the lime or almonds intead [...]
This cake took my fancy whenI watched Masterchef and I decided to make it a while ago – it looked fantastic on its own dusted with icing sugar. In the show Filippo made some caramel and anglaise to seve with it and this the full recipe can be found here Lemon Ciambella Cake Ingredients Lemon [...]
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This recipe came from Kate Bracks when she was a contestant on Masterchef last year. You can find the complete recipe on the Masterchef site with the sticky cinnamon apples that she served it with. Loved the cake Ingredients Coffee cake 250gbutter, softened 1 cup castor sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 4 eggs 2 cups [...]
I have made this recipe my own – its taken from Delicious Magazine July 2011 I love it when quinces come into season and cant wait to cook with them – unfortunately the season is very short – but its ok to use pear with this recipe and I think I am going to try [...]
Every year I try to honour the Anzac tradition by making some Anzac biscuits. This year I thought I would try Merle Parrish’s recipe. Word has it she has been making these since she was 7 years of age and has won awards – I wasnt disppointed. I follwed her instructions and rolled out teaspoonfuls [...]
Haven’t made Hot Cross Buns for a few years now. Every year I intend to make them but I always wait till Good Friday to honour tradition – then of course Good Friday comes and goes and I don’t get around to it. So this year I didnt wait – I made them last week [...]
I have never baked a cheeecake before but this recipe was too temting to ignore I am glad I tried it – I wasnt disappointed Ingredients Melted butter, to grease 1 x 250g pkt plain sweet biscuits 1 x 100g pkt hazelnut meal 150g butter, melted 3 x 250g pkts cream cheese, at [...]
As part of our family Sunday dinner inspired by Nigella’s cooking show my mother and I made her meatloaf – a tradtional recipe in our household anyway but my mother uses a lot more herbs and ingredients and bakes it in a tomato based sauce . She hadn’t made it in quite a while so [...]
A few weeks ago we were watching Nigellas Kitchen on TV and were inspird to make her Strawberry Crumble the following Sunday for family.It was an impressive dish that tasted as good as it looked Ingredients For the filling 500 g strawberries, hulled 50 g caster sugar 25 g ground almonds 4 tsp vanilla extract [...]
I am not quite sure about the origin of these little treats as I have seen dozens of different versions. I know that they have been around in Greek cake shops ever since I was little and they have always been my favourite Greek sweet. I seem to remember them being quite bigger – however [...]
These have to be the best white chocolate mudcakes ever – simple to prepare and have never failed me Ingredients 125g butter, chopped 1 x 100g pkt good-quality white cooking chocolate, chopped 1 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, lightly whisked 3/4cup plain flour 1/2 cup)self-raising flour 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or [...]
This recipe is from Belinda Jeffery’s book “Mix and Bake” I have to say with or without the topping mixture this cake mixture is just yum Ingredients 1 1/2 cups plain flour (gluten free white wings) 1 cup castor sugar 1 teaspoon bicarb soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa 1 cup warm water [...]
This cake is from the AWW – it is featured number 4 on their list of 10 bestcakes Ingredients 250g butter, chopped 150g dark eating chocolate, chopped 2 cups (440g) white sugar 1 cup (250ml) hot water 1/3 cup (80ml) whisky 1 tablespoon instant coff ee granules 1½ cups (225g) plain fl our ¼ cup [...]
these muffins taste as good as they look – recipe was taken from notebook magazine Ingredients 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour 3/4 cup (155g) brown sugar 1 1/2 cups coarsely grated carrot 1 cup (100g) coarsely chopped walnuts 1 tbs finely grated orange rind 1 egg 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk 1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable oil [...]
This recipe was inspired by Marco Pierre White famous lemon tart – I have changed a few things as I found the quantity of the original recipe was enough for 2 tarts and still some left over. I found these quantities worked well for me The original recipe also calls for hand mixing of the [...]
Great use for chicken mince and easy to prepare- inspired by Stephanie Alexander on Masterchef , I even made my own flatbreads Chicken Koftas Ingredients: 500gm chicken mince 1 clove crushed garlic ½ cup packaged breadcrumbs 2 tspn finely chopped thyme ½ tspn dried chilli flakes 1 tspn ground cumin 1 tspn ground coriander [...]
This soup was made by Julie at one of our girls night dinners – I generally dont like mixing Western food with Asian flavours however I have changed my mind as this soup is just yum! Ingredients: 1 med brown onion, finely chopped 3cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled & finely grated 1 tbsb Thai [...]
I have many recipes for sticky date pudding but I keep coming back to this one which I got from the side of a packet of brown sugar from CSR Beautiful dates – I used the medjool variety 250gm chopped dried dates ¾ cup warm water 1 tspn bicarbonate soda 125gm butter, softened 1 [...]
I made these yesterday and they were gone in a flash – the perfect cross between Greek bougatsa and vanilla slice Ingredients 6 sheets puff pastry 6 cups milk (can use 5) 5 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup semolina (fine) 1 tspn vanilla extract icing sugar Method Preheat the oven to 200C. [...]
I have to give tribute to my friend Shani for the inspiration to even try making my own sausage rolls – she made it look oh so simple and with young kids around in those days – these were always a big hit. They were as simple as buying sausage meat and squeezing it onto [...]
Who can deny that they dont like scones straight from the oven smothered in cream and jam and accompanied by a great cup of tea. I love these scones with lemonade and cream – so easy to make and taste delicious Ingredients 1 cup lemonade 1 cup cream 3 cups of self-raising flour Method Preheat [...]
Once you take the plunge and make your own pizza dough you wont want to ever go back to pre packaged pizza bases Ingredients: 4 teaspoons, (2x7g) packet dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 11/2 cups warm water 4 cups plain flour 2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil Method: Place yeast, sugar and [...]
Love the name of this cake and have always been intrigued with making it. Apparently this recipe was originally submitted to Southern living magazine by Mrs. L. H. Wiggins’ and published in the February 1978 issue There are many variations of this recipe over the years. Mrs Wiggins made hers a triple layer cake with [...]
cant believe how good this simple frozen soup tastes – winter has been cold and there’s nothing like a warming wonton soup ready in 3 minutes to stave off the hunger and warm ones tummy after coming in from the cold Theres a bowl inside which – you take off the lid and add [...]
My aunt introduced me to this cake and I have to say I am completely taken by it – not only for the simplicity of the cake but the ability to vary the ingredients and make lots of different types of cakes with this base recipe Ingredients: 1 cup full-fat yogurt 1 cup oil 2 [...]
The fastest and tastiest treat when a dip is called for is to mix in some smoked salmon with beaten up and flavoured cream cheese 200 g cream cheese, room temperature 2 tsp horseradish cream 100 g smoked salmon cuttings 2 tblspn chopped chives 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly ground black pepper [...]
Don’t know why this was called seafood flan because the main ingredient in the recipe is canned tuna. I decided to keep the name as it is a very old recipe that I have had for years and want to preserve its originality. I happened to have a can of salmon so used that instead [...]
Angela from work brought this cake into work and it was a massive hit – she is a great cook. I did my best to recreate it and took it in to my other work and everyone agreed this recipe was a keeper Ingredients 150g butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten [...]
I was given this recipe by Soula at work and have been become hooked on it. Its a nice change to plain banana cake Ingredients 125g unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 tspns grated orange rind 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed – about 1 cup 1/4 cup [...]
This has to be the simplest and most delicious sweet that anyone that loves syrupy sweets can make Ingredients 250gm butter 1 packet filo pastry 500gm walnuts 1 tblspn cinammon cloves Syrup 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 tblspn honey 1/2 cinammon stick 2 pieces lemon peel Method Whizz the walnuts in a [...]
Wow Marion has certainly put out some great cheat meals – I tried the Thai basil and Stir fry tonight and wasn’t disappointed Easy as 1….2….3… All you need apart from the meal pack is 300gm beef, chicken, pork or prawns 1 onion sliced 2 cloves garlic chopped 1 cup of your favourite [...]
This is a fabulous finish to many loved dishes of the Mediterranean and originated in France. Many people have a problem making this sauce however trial and error and never give up as it does become easier as you learn what to watch out for. I never actually use quantities anymore however you can use [...]
I have read many comments about this cake in various forums etc and decided that i had to give it a go. Not great with layered cakes but what the heck – it was my sons birthday and he is a chocolate freak. The success of this cake surprised me as I really thought it [...]
I was intrigued to try these brownies which I found whilst searching for a good traditional American brownie. This recipe was apparently Katharine Hepburns family recipe and given to the gossip columnist Liz Smith to publish in her column. It first appeared in the August 1975 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal The ingredients you [...]
This is a yummy cake which is quick and easy to make Ingredients 125gm unsalted butter 1/2 cup sugar 3 oranges squeezed and rind grated 2 cups self raising flour 1/4 cup coconut 2 eggs 1/4 cup sultanas SYRUP 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1/4 cup honey Cooking Directions Preheat oven to 180 [...]
1 cup oil 1 cup sugar ½ cup brandy or ¾ cup sweet red wine ½ cup orange juice orange zest from 2 oranges lemon zest from 1 lemon ¾ tspn cinnamon ¼ tspn ground cloves 71/2 cups plain flour 3 tspns baking powder 1/2 tspn bicarb soda Walnut Mixture 500gms crushed walnuts [...]
