Mum and I shared a love of food and cooking, but it was only as I got older and had my own family that I realised just how much I had learned from ...
Raspberry Curd
This is not a "set" curd like you may expect with a lemon curd, rather it is like a thick sauce that can be spread on a plate with a slice of cake, ...
Plum Syrup
I am one of those people that loves "extras" to main dishes ... whether that be a sauce, seasoning, herbs, spreads, whatever. So when I came across ...
Roasted Mixed Berries
Ever since my dear friend Tanya of The Cook's Pyjamas posted her recipe for Roasted Cinnamon Strawberries in November 2014, I have made it more times ...
Coconut, Cranberry and Orange Cookies
I always have a heap of egg whites in the freezer and use them regularly to make myself “nut” cookies … but not everyone in our family can eat ...
Kumquat (or Orange) Chili Ginger Jam
The winter months is Kumquat season, and a dear friend (that's you Deb!!) has them in truckloads! So we were very fortunate a couple of weeks ago to ...
Orange and Almond Cake
There is something very special about the aroma of freshly cooked citrus perfuming your home … and that is exactly what happens when you are making ...
Chocolate, Almond and Craisin Biscotti
Here is another recipe from my Christmas class collection ... when deciding what recipes to include in the class I was concentrating on gifts, so ...
Apple Cake
Apples are in season and I just adore them in cakes … especially when it is one like this that uses so many! I saw this recipe some years ago from ...
Dark Chocolate Fruit and Nut Slab
What is it about dark chocolate that gets me every time! Whilst I love all chocolate ... it is dark chocolate that I always go back to. Because of ...
