Italian Fruit Tart
Do you have indelible food memories, a library of tastes that when encountered, instantly transport you through space and time? I have many. Jam tarts were a commercial cake shop … Continue reading
Quince Clafoutis
A box of quinces freshly picked from my friends’ tree was a wonderful parting gift from my visit to Melbourne. I’m not talking about a shoe box but a carton … Continue reading
Marzipan Cake with Plums
Finding marzipan locally for Christmas baking in 2016 was impossible. I got in early last year and bought a couple of rolls of the almond confection not knowing exactly what … Continue reading
Hazelnut Buckwheat Blueberry Cake
I’ve been making birthday cakes for my kids for more than four decades. When they were little they’d spend months prior to their birth date poring over the Women’s Weekly … Continue reading
Blueberry fool with blueberry compote
Until I made to move to Brisbane two years ago, my home had always been in Melbourne. My roots are English and on the face of it, my ancestors chose … Continue reading
Raspberry, Rhubarb and White Chocolate Dessert Cake
Cake is a terrific do-ahead dessert and my first choice when I’m cooking for family and friends so I’m always looking for new ideas. Recipes published in New Zealand’s food … Continue reading
Luscious Strawberry Sorbet
The heat is on, so it’s time so dust off the ice cream churn. I’ve had spectacular success making gelato and sorbet recipes from Nick Palumbo’s recipe book “Gelato Messina” … Continue reading
Apple Streusel Cake – Gluten Free
I’ve already told you lots of stories about my Love’s love of apples cooked into pudding, pies and cakes. Last year we even went to the extreme of taste testing different … Continue reading
Champagne Jelly
I love a glass (or two) of bubbles and as a firm believer in the adage that life is too short to drink bad wine, my first preference is top … Continue reading
Super Smooth Rockmelon Sorbet
I was just getting into the stride of using my ice cream churn last summer when Melbourne’s weather turned foul. I have no such excuses in Brisbane, it’s been serious … Continue reading
Lemon Sour Cream Cake with Blueberries
The scent and flavour of lemon is universally loved. Lemon is delicious with sugar and delicious with salt but it also has the magical ability of intensifying and enhancing dull … Continue reading
The Cookbook Guru – Katie Ate Carrot Cake
Katie Quinn-Davies is well known among food bloggers as the Irish food stylist who married an Aussie, started a food blog and became a published cookbook author on the strength … Continue reading
Coconut Macaroon Tartlet Shells
Gluten free pastry is blah in comparison to beautiful buttery shortcrust. I’ve tried really hard to prove myself wrong but testing a multitude of recipes and experimenting with different flours … Continue reading
Apple Taste Test – Part 2
After my apple dessert loving husband recently taste tested six common apple varieties found in Australian fruit shops and supermarkets, we decided to subject apples purchased from the Melbourne Slow … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 