Theme 11 Cups Aren’t these just the cutest little things!! I have the cleverest mother, she made these adorable treats and brought them along for my daughters “tea party,” and I just had to share them with you. They were a huge hit at Little A’s birthday party which was a pink and white themed … Read more
The other day I received a lovely surprise in the mail courtesy of Chocolate Suze and Liquid Ideas , it was a copy of “Simply Heaven”. This delicious cookbook features 75 sweet and savoury recipes using Philadelphia Cream Cheese. I have always been a fan of Philly Cheese, especially the 5% fat variety. I usually … Read more
Topic 10 Blue What food is blue??? I have struggled to choose an item to prepare for this topic. The only image which was coming to mind was a delicious cocktail I had in Fiji called a Blue Lagoon. Naturally then my mind would wander…I would be mentally poolside and no closer to inventing a … Read more
The April 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz. Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple syrup mousse in an edible container. There were two mandatory items in this challenge. Firstly I needed to choose from one of two provided recipes. The one I decided to … Read more
Well it has finally happened, I am all chocolated out! What a terrible thing to happen right before Easter! Now don’t get me wrong, I am still craving sweet treats, but I really can’t face anything chocolatey at the moment. I have therefore been spending more time browsing cookbooks and websites for delicious fresh fruity … Read more
There are some food images you see, and you know instantly you have to reproduce the dish. For me, this was just such a recipe. I had considered making the Mousse Cake for a celebration but with the cute little Easter eggs on top and an egg based chocolate mousse, I decided that it would … Read more
Week 6 Topic American Key Lime Pie, it is such a cute name! This dessert had always intrigued me because at one stage it was obviously popular, and I heard it mentioned a lot but never had the opportunity to try it. Now I don’t hear it mentioned so much, and I still haven’t tried … Read more
Before I give you the recipe for this delicious berry crumble I have a confession to make… I have been exercising. What is even worse than the fact that I have been sweating it out daily is that I have been a little neglectful of my first love, food! I have been trying to eat … Read more
I can’t believe it has been so long since I updated! The time is just flying and I don’t seem to be able to catch up at the moment. Some readers may know I have three kids at home at the moment, plus a Chinese student from Hong Kong staying with us until June, (her … Read more
I received a big surprise in the mail yesterday, but there is a bit of a story, so I will start at the beginning. Regularly readers may remember that before Christmas I took part in a fund raiser hosted by CSR Sugar and Jeroxie to raise funds for charity. The fundraiser was called “Bake A … Read more
To celebrate Australia Day this year I have decided to embrace all things Australian in my food choices for our BBQ. The first dish I wanted to present will actually be our Australia Day dessert. There are not too many cakes more Australian than the lamington. Does any other country even make a laming ton … Read more
I am sure all my readers understand the reason for my Pineapple Frangipane Tart, but just to recap. I was given this super pineapple corer and slicer for my birthday and I got a little carried away making pretty pineapple rings. Four fresh pineapples became one large container of perfect little pineapple rings. Now my … Read more
“Little A” thought all her dreams had come true when I told her we would be making a White Chocolate Rocky Road. She wasn’t quite sure what Rocky Road was, but she very quickly decided it was going to be pretty good by the bags of lollies I was getting down from the top shelf … Read more
I think I am almost over my Ferrero Rocher inspired chocolate bender. I will return to eating these delicious little chocolates straight from the box, but not before I share one more recipe with you. With all this beautiful hot weather I thought an ice-cream would be just the dish to finish on. I am the first … Read more
Do these sweet little cheesecakes remind you of anything in particular? I decided to create a Ferrero Rocher inspired baked cheesecake to celebrate the launch of the new Ferrero Boutique Website. (To view the website, just click on the lovely chocolate image to the right.) Chocolate and hazelnut are a winning combination so I have … Read more
I was very excited to be told that Ferrero Rocher would be advertising on my site. You may have noticed that I love desserts! So in celebration I decided that I would bake a tribute to the great chocolate. This is my first Ferrero Rocher inspired dessert, but you can rest assured I have a few more … Read more
Surprise!!! This is a berry delicious self-saucing pudding. It has raspberries and blueberries and is sweet enough to even get me on a sugar high! Where is the surprise? The surprise is that I am even awake to cook this yummy pudding much less photograph and write about it. Why you ask? Last night I … Read more
Hello Dear Readers, Today I did something rather unusual for me. I rode my bike into the supermarket to collect some items I needed for cooking. That may not sound like an unusual activity, but for those who know me well, they would understand, this does not happen too often. I am a chronic exercise … Read more
These little Spring Cupcakes are a sweet mix of orange cupcake, mango syrup and mango ganache covered in a fondant icing. This is my first attempt at decorating a cupcake with anything other than a thick slab of buttercream or straight icing. I am the first to admit that I am not a patient person, … Read more
Setting a topic each week that needs to be covered in a particular timeframe has meant that I have been cooking interesting dishes that I wouldn’t have otherwise prepared. This week I am revisiting Ice Cream and the recipe is for Mango Cheesecake Ice Cream. This also means I am learning new techniques, family and … Read more