Ruby Red Quinces
Quinces have made a serious comeback in Melbourne. Once scorned as impossibly hard and gritty, quinces are now commanding a high price at the local Farmers Markets as aficionados get … Continue reading
Sourdough Crepe Cake with Meyer Lemon Curd and Blueberries
Perfecting the technique needed to bake crusty 100% spelt sourdough bread is a work in progress in my kitchen. It’s been a journey and my loaves are improving, but to … Continue reading
Meyer Lemon Curd
It was necessity rather than choice that the recipes my Mum chose to make were based on economy. I have her lemon “butter” recipe and frankly, I believe it probably … Continue reading
Grandma’s Passionfruit Flummery
Flummery is a word you rarely hear today. It can be used in two contexts, to describe meaningless nonsense or an old style light mousse like dessert. My Mum often … Continue reading
Summer Pudding, gluten free
My family abandoned English food traditions at Christmas time long ago in favour of lighter fare, but a traditional English Summer Pudding with berries is frequently our dessert of choice. … Continue reading
Boozy Berry Sauce
I recently bought an expensive bottle of raspberry sauce from a reputable local company to use as pancake topping. It was thick, red and sweet, but had absolutely no flavour. … Continue reading
No Bake Coconut Pie Crust
My Mum was very inventive when it came to desserts, alas, she was not so creative with their names. As well as fruit crumbles, pies and steamed pudding, she served … Continue reading
Madame’s GF Raspberry Surprise Cupcakes
My gluten free friend loves to bake and she always has an appreciative audience. She’s impressed many important people with her raspberry cupcakes, but has always been reluctant to share … Continue reading
Buckwheat Pancakes with Banana, Pecans and Maple Syrup
We’ve arrived in Broome, a tourist town on the north west coast renowned for it beautiful beaches and perfect winter climate, but mainly known as the source of the world’s … Continue reading
WALNUT APPLE CAKE
Travelling in Ireland in 2011 with Leah was a wonderful experience. My husband/her father has Irish heritage. He seemed so at home sitting in the pub nursing a pint of … Continue reading
Strawberry Almond Shortcake
Mention “strawberry shortcake” and my mind will immediately think of a cutesy pie little dolly that my daughters played with endlessly thirty years ago. However, this is not a strawberry … Continue reading
Inspired by Eton Mess
The chief taste tester and I had a long conversation about what this should be named dish, Melbourne mess, Richmond mess, meringue disaster mess, but we decided it was still … Continue reading
Roasted Plum Butter Cake
Summer brings gifts of stone fruits grown by friends and neighbours. A recent generous gift of plums inspired this delicious cake. The dense sweet lemony base is counter balanced by … Continue reading
Vanilla Poached Nectarines
As summer develops and the price of stone fruit drops, I like to poach yellow fleshed peaches and nectarines. When I was a child Mum “stewed” summer fruit to serve … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 