I Have a New Family…To Give Away!
…..a Gingerbread Family, that is! Thanks to Wiltshire, makers of my adored Poachies, I now have a set of their new-for-Christmas Gingerbread Family cookie cutters. The set includes 5 cutters (there’s...
View ArticleBacon Wrapped Salmon
Ready for the oven From a cod recipe in Jamie’s Food Revolution I was recently inspired to wrap my salmon in bacon. I brushed the fish with extra-virgin olive oil, then sprinkled it with truffle salt,...
View ArticleChristmas Baking & Cookie Cutter Giveaway!
The Cookie Family! You know it’s Christmas time when you have the smells of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves wafting around the house! I ended up using my own gingerbread recipe, and didn’t decorate...
View ArticleAnd The Winner Is…..
Despite my lack of decoration, and concern about the lack of sweetness, all of the gingerbread I made last weekend was chomped up and pronounced quite edible. Phew! I’ve been very busy working a lot...
View ArticleChristmas Truffles
What a busy time! I can’t wait for tomorrow, when I break up from work at lunchtime (and we have an afternoon Christmas bbq at the beautiful Kings Park) for a two week break. I’m off to Melbourne next...
View ArticlePre-Christmas High Jinks!
I’m in Melbourne now, for Christmas with the family, and am more in party mode than cooking mode! Lots of socialising and catching up with people going on this week. I have cooked one meal for my mum...
View ArticleDelicious Dumplings!
Still haven’t been cooking much here, apart from a last minute Christmas cake. Instead, I have been doing a lot of Christmas shopping (and I mean a LOT – 10.5 hours at Chadstone shopping centre on...
View ArticleDelectable Desserts, Christmas Style
Lindy’s ice cream pudding No recipes for these (although I can put in a request from my mum for the cheesecake one if you want it, but I think the ice cream plum pudding is a family secret of my...
View ArticleSmashing Summer Salad!
Bright, vibrant and fresh, this salad was made by my daughter on Christmas Day – it is in fact a recipe her friend made up. There aren’t proper quantities for the salad part – just toss it in until it...
View ArticleTurkey Talk
I do love Christmas. Yes, I know it’s only September…..but David Jones‘ Christmas Shop opened in the last week of August, and for me that’s the “Christmas time is here” green light! And yes, I’ve done...
View ArticleNot For The Calory Counters Amongst You……
Lots of rich, dark chocolate! Rich. Decadent. Fattening. Very Fattening. But…..to balance that….CHRISTMAS! You can be forgiven for many foodie indulgences at this time of year, so I make no apologies...
View ArticleChristmas Time Again….
Christmas Cake I’m not hosting Christmas this year, in fact I have a very relaxed and slack time planned, which is good as my social life is currently over the top and full on! It is nice to leave the...
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