Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies! Please excuse my generalisation but Americans seem to be in love with the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. Now I like peanut butter, I will occasionally spread a piece of toast with a generous scoop of the crunchy variety, but it’s not my “go to” product, and I don’t usually bake … Read more
I love my mini pizza supreme cookies! Obviously this is not a healthy lunch box recipe, but my kids thought these were awesome. I think if mother-of-the-year was up for grabs my children would have nominated me in a flash. Although something tells me serving sugar treats to kids would not secure a victory. Do … Read more
The mercury is rising and the only cool spot at the moment is in the water, a sure sign that Australia Day is on the way! These Aussie Dogs are a fuss free lunch for your Australia Day feast. Australia Day means sunburn, thongs, beach, minor heat stroke, barbecuing every type of meat known to … Read more
This time of year I like to have an abundance of treats on display or nibbling. It’s a personal thing, but I like to have the lolly jar full, stone fruit in the fruit bowl, nuts on the table and some lovely baked treats on hand. The children are about to start Christmas holidays and … Read more
Sometimes it takes me a little while to photograph the things I make. The White Christmas Rocky Road took a particularly long time! It was so easy to make, the kids even helped, but I just didn’t get a chance to take the pictures. When I run short of time the family knows not to … Read more
Baking Christmas Cookies are a sweet tradition & they make great gifts. I tried something different this year & made “compost” Christmas Cookies.
Christmas Rum Balls are a tradition in our house. Every year we have rum balls right throughout the month of December. This year I have started a little earlier so you too can have them ready for gift giving, or devouring as you put up the Christmas decorations. These rum balls are the easiest I … Read more
Chocolate Caramel Slice is one of my favourite retro slices. This recipe is better than the store bought versions.
Momofuku Milkbar’s famous Compost Cookie recipe is a delicious combination of sweet and salty snack food combined in a delicious cookie dough.
Rainbow Dash is a popular character from My Little Pony. Make these cute cupcakes for your little girls party.
Chocolate and Coffee are two ingredients that compliment each other very well. What could be better than Mocha Macadamia Double Chocolate Brownies! I love my morning cup of coffee but this challenge was a difficult one. I am the only household member who is addicted to the coffee and I certainly didn’t want to be … Read more
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark was one of the easiest treats I made with the children over the school holidays.
Have you ever been total in love with a recipe and repeated it again and again, eventually to find that you wanted the same treat in a slightly different flavour. That is how I came to develop my strawberry blondie. I over indulged in the David Lebotviz dulce de leche brownie and whilst I so … Read more
Red Velvet has enjoyed popularity for quite a while now. This recipe is for a Red Velvet Whoopie Pie with lush cream cheese filling.
Grissini, or breadsticks, are sold in supermarkets and specialist deli’s but I’ve never thought to make them. Parmesan & Thyme Grissini, why not! I wanted to try Grissini bread sticks. I have a lot of Thyme growing in my garden so Parmesan and Thyme Grissini seemed like the perfect combination. Naturally, if I make a … Read more
Kangaroo puff pastry pockets are the ultimate taste sensation, and a great Australia Day food to share.
A fun activity for the children and a great alternative to boring cookies, Tic Tac Toe or naughts and crosses cookies.
I needed a quick and easy recipe, that makes a bulk quantity of delicious choc chip cookies. I chose my amazing… can’t stop at one, or even two, famous choc chip cookies recipe and added freckles and smarties.
Have you ever had a secret that you were just dying to tell? I had a surprise phone call on Friday and I would love to tell you all about it! Unfortunately I am not sure if I am allowed to share… so I am going to have to settle for a slice of strawberry … Read more
