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
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
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
BAKED LEMON SULTANA PUDDING
There is limited availability of economical fresh seasonal fruit on which to base desserts in the colder months in Melbourne, rhubarb, citrus, apples, pears, but Australia produces some of the … 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 