Fruit Fondue: December Cookbook Guru
Nominating one single cook book as the major source of recipes used to prepare the food for our festive dinner table is a difficult task. I believe Leah was hoping … 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
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
“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
Chocolate Meringue Cake
“Simple to make, cuts cleanly, looks good, tastes delicious! That’s about all you want from a cake, unless you need it to transport easily, store well and improve with age,” … Continue reading
30 Second Banana Ice Cream
Sure, you can make banana bread, banana muffins, banana cake and banana smoothies with fruit past its prime, but the problem with all of these delicious treats is that … Continue reading
Mosaic Melon Wedges
From memory, this recipe came to me in a leaflet of low calorie desserts. I have made it countless times as an eye catching fruit option on a dessert … Continue reading
APPLE and LEMON CHEESECAKE TART
Our blog’s primary function is for me to hand over family recipes to my daughters, for my granddaughters. We had some hands on time in the kitchen baking last Saturday, … Continue reading
Lime Curd and Loganberry Topped Sponge
Making celebration cakes for my family is a challenge. Unfortunately food allergies and intolerances plague my nearest and dearest; I have to avoid cooking with wheat, almonds and strawberries, dairy … Continue reading
Apple and Cream Torte
The early 1970s brought me independence, and in between working, partying and sleeping, I cooked. I cooked whatever I felt like eating. I experimented with recipes from magazines, newspapers and … Continue reading
COCONUT CAKE with CITRUS SYRUP
My ultimate cake is dense, moist and textural. It should cut without crumbling or sticking to the knife, it should not need cream to help it slip down, nor should … Continue reading
BAKED RICE PUDDING
This is an economical and easy old recipe from the 1907 edition of Mrs Beeton’s Family Cookery that belonged to my Grandma. As mentioned in a previous ramble about puddings, … Continue reading
My Mum’s Hot Apple Crumble Recipe
This is one of my “written down” recipes for hot puddings copied from clippings pasted in my Mum’s recipe file. A few weeks ago I posted Hot Rhubarb and Banana … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 