Chocolate Lace Crisps

Happy Friday Everyone!  This is a little bonus post that is not from the Donna Hay Recipe Book which I’ve been focussed on of late.  Just something sweet to get you through the weekend. This recipe comes to us from my lovely sister again, the same one that shared the amazing gluten, wheat and dairy…

Chocolate Orange & Ginger Hedgehog gone awray…

I had intended to share with you a really cool version of the traditional hedgehog, but alas it was not meant to be.  Normally this would mean back to the drawing board, but cooking is as much about the lessons from failures, as it is from our successes so I thought it was only fair…

Chocolate Chunk & Peanut Butter Biscuits

You may have noticed there is a slight theme going on with my baking at the moment I think, but it’s a good one.  The results have been quite delicious and I’m having fun playing… that’s the important bit isn’t it?  So here is the latest incarnation of my chocolate chip biscuits as I go…

Chunky Chocolate Chip Biscuits

I was thinking about making some biscuits to say thank you to my lovely neighbour for the baked and other gifts she has shared over the past few weeks and for some reason these sprung to mind as what I should make.  I searched my recipe books and came up empty and so went to…

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

Well this recipe is impressive, to say the least.  When it was shared with me on Facebook and keenly pronounces NO FLOUR, NO OIL, NO WHITE SUGAR… and technically no dairy to boot…. well I’m intrigued, excited and a little nervous about what the outcome will be.  The verdict?  YUM….let me think about it some…

The Monkey Cake, Part Three: Constructing a monkey

You’ve seen the recipes(here and here).. and read the story… but here is a visual guide to how we created the Monkey Cake.  Above is the namesake himself…. and below… we’ll you’ll get the picture!

The Monkey Cake, Part Two: The Decoration & Buttercream

So today is all about how to make the icing on the cake…. literally! And this is where Sonia came into her own on the cake making….without her I probably would have been in tears as my butter was too soft and I was struggling to get the consistency I needed to be able to…

The Monkey Cake, Part One: The Cake & The Story

We had a birthday in our house this month, and along with that, a special visitor from Adelaide, my friend Sonia.  The combination of the two was perfect, as Sonia was an old housemate of mine, someone who has a mutual love of food and also someone who has been spending a bit of time…

7 Swedish Flavours that I’ve Fallen in Love With

Sweden is probably not really known for its food.  It’s beautiful people, its tennis players, and its cars; yes… food not so much.  But for me some of my fondest memories of Sweden are around food and every time I recreate the dish it evokes great moments from my time spent in this Nordic country….

Happy Valentines Day to all the Food Lovers out there…

may your day be filled with sharing delicious bites and fabulous tipples of your favourite liquids  xx

Crepes with Cherry Chocolate Sauce

That box of cherries is definitley a gift that keeps on giving.   Being a long weekend, we took the time to have some hot breakfasts together, rather than a rushed piece of toast as I dash out the door for the train.   Pancakes for me are always one of those treat breakfasts.  They really don’t…

Chocolate Cherry Sauce

A little sweet treat using up some of the leftover cherry sauce that I have from an earlier jam making session. Chocolate Cherry Sauce 1 cup dark chocolate pieces zest of half a lime 1/2 cup cherry sauce (can be substituted with cherry conserve) 1/2 cup pouring cream Melt your chocolate over a warm bath…