Happy Halloween to Witches & Ghouls
I Love Halloween and all the fantastic Halloween Costumes. Here are some great Halloween Party ideas.
Snacks
Alfresco Friday -Candied Sweet & Savoury Nuts
Alfresco Friday is back. With the start of the warmer weather and the promise of another Summer at the beach, just around the corner, I felt it was time for the recommencement of Alfresco Friday. This is a day when I post ideas for nibblies, picnic dishes, BBQ’suggestions or perhaps a recipe for a tasty … Read more
Australia Day Lamington Macaron
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
Delicious Black Forest Macarons
I love Christmas time for all the delicious fruit available to us. Stone fruit means Christmas to me. There have been so many delicious cherries in the stores that my next thought was to create a dish using cherries. The most famous cherry recipe I could think of is the Black Forest Cake, but I … Read more
White Chocolate Rocky Road
“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
Ferrero Rocher Cupcake
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
Old Fashioned Coconut Ice Candy
I have a suggestion, and this time it is a recipe that would be a great to do with the kids in the up and coming school holidays. Now I realise that coconut ice is a little old fashioned, but these are so easy, and I actually forgot how good coconut ice actually tastes! Coconut Ice … Read more
Shortbread Christmas Tree
These Shortbread Christmas trees would make a great Christmas centrepiece or gift.
Orange & Mango Spring Cupcakes
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
Kids In The Kitchen – Basic Cupcake Recipe
As it is still school holidays here, I thought I might do an article on “kids in the kitchen.” I feel very fortunate to have always been allowed into the kitchen as a child. Whether at my nan’s house or at home I was always “helping” with the cooking. Mostly by licking the beaters, but … Read more
Lavender Shortbread Cookies
A few years ago while we were tasting our way around Tasmania we visited a Lavender Farm, I have always meant to try and recreate some of the Lavender dishes we sampled. Initially, I had been a little apprehensive about eating Lavender as it seemed a little odd to flavour food with a scent I … Read more