Pear and Ginger Upside Down Cake
Lost, a tatty, food splattered magazine clipping. It’s the recipe for a much loved pear and ginger upside cake. I’d already bought the pears and checked the pantry for treacle … Continue reading
Pure and Simple, Natural Savoury Oatcakes
I don’t buy dry biscuits (crackers) because they tend to be made with wheat flour and palm oil. I don’t buy rice cracker either as they are usually flavoured with … Continue reading
Elizabeth David’s Blue Cheese Tarts
The Cookbook Guru this month is exploring Elizabeth David’s classic “English Bread and Yeast Cookery.” Thirty plus years ago, when I first became interested in cooking more than just the … Continue reading
Sourdough Spelt Pizza Bases
Elizabeth David writes scathing observations about English pizza in the introductory pages of the section dedicated to Pizza and Pissaladiere in her erudite tome “English Bread and Yeast Cookery,” this … Continue reading
Lemon, Fig and Ginger Nut Cake
I’ve been putting some cake recipes I rank as old favourites through their paces to see how they adapt to being baked using spelt flour rather than wheat. Those of … Continue reading
Fudgy Chestnut Brownies
Almond meal seems to be the most common replacement for wheat flour in gluten free cakes. It gives the bulk, structure and moisture needed to make them good to eat. … Continue reading
Mum’s simple oat squares
This slice is a blast from the past, one of the economical treats Mum used to bake for us as a snack after school. The flavour is reminiscent of ANZAC … Continue reading
Bramble Berry Crumble Slice
The blogs I follow cover a vast range of genres. Posts about food, fashion and photography, creative writing and political satire, gardening, arts and handcrafts, social history and photography arrive … Continue reading
Savoury Zucchini Cake
Mild buttery zucchini (courgette) is the most versatile vegetable I bring into my kitchen. In Australia, zucchinis are in season year round and as the price only fluctuates slightly, I … Continue reading
Sticky Oatmeal Apple and Walnut Muffins
My chief taster is a rev head, not a petrol reeking boy racer with greasy hands but the ardent admirer of expensive automotive engineering. Lucky for us his lanky frame … Continue reading
Flourless Chocolate Brownies
We felt like a chocolate treat so I took the opportunity to try something new, to add a flourless chocolate Brownie recipe to my repertoire of gluten free treats. I … Continue reading
Pork, Pistachio and Lemon Thyme Terrine
The French have a wonderful repertoire of traditional charcuterie in their recipe arsenal, delicious pates, saucisson, rillettes and terrines. I have one single favourite terrine recipe. Made with seasoned pork … Continue reading
Lime, Coconut and Ginger Fingers
Early in the life of this blog I posted a recipe for a No Bake Lemon Slice. It’s a plain recipe from the 1960s which has stood the test of … Continue reading
Sweet Berry Jellies
and the perils of sugar cookery in the tropics. Cooking in a tropical climate has presented me with many previously unencountered challenges! Melbourne, my home town is in a temperate … Continue reading
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