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
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
Chocolate Yuletide Log
Chocolate is mandatory at Christmas, smooth dark bittersweet chocolate, mixed with love and other luxury ingredients into a yummy delicacy. I was inspired to make this chocolate treat by an … Continue reading
Florentines, naturally gluten free
Removing gluten from my diet has improved my well being immeasurably. However, I question the value of the vast range of commercial gluten free copycat products on the supermarket shelves. … Continue reading
Paula’s Amaretti
My friend Paula has followed a gluten free diet for many years. A fearlessly experimental cook, Paula is continually trying this and tweaking that to improve and refine what she … Continue reading
Old Fashioned Ginger Nuts
Commercial sweet treats were almost unheard of in my childhood home, but my Grandma occasionally bought a packet of Ginger Nuts. Fascinated, I watched as the adults dunked their hard … Continue reading
Lady’s Kisses
Economy was always upper most in mind when my Mum chose what she baked as treats. She chose biscuits and slices that could be made without the addition of eggs, … Continue reading
“R” Rated Macadamia Nut Meringues
Why “R” rated? Macadamia Nut Meringues will corrupt a child’s expectations about meringues! Six egg whites leftover from custard were sitting in the freezer and playing on my mind. I’m … Continue reading
Panaforte
It’s almost impossible to define Australian cuisine. The food we eat has origins in every corner of the world. What was a typical Aussie meal when I was a kid … Continue reading
Refashioned White Christmas
Last year we hoped to experience a white Christmas in London. The locals kept telling us everything comes to a standstill if it snows, that snow would disrupt Christmas, so … Continue reading
Lemon and Ginger Fingers
I got a bit frantic hunting out this recipe. It wasn’t in the book where I expected to find it. Eventually it turned up hiding in my battered blue folder … Continue reading
JAFFA FRUIT CHEWS
This is a variation on an earlier post Fruit Chews with featured white chocolate bits and lemon zest. The household opinion on favourites is divided, I like white chocolate and … Continue reading
