In winter I love the smell of buttery, light, cooked perfect scones baking in the oven. The best thing is getting the freshly baked scones out of the oven, breaking them open and smelling the delicious aroma. Of course, what would hot scones be without smothering them in butter? But what is the secret on … Read more
Masterchef is a source of cooking inspiration for me it’s what bought me baking this chocolate brookie recipe . The other night I watched as three contestants were asked to create a midnight snack for Nigella Lawson. One of the contestants made a Dark Chocolate Brookie served with a Frangelico cream. It looked amazing! I … Read more
I have been spending a lot of time trawling the internet looking for delicious Christmas treats to make with the kids. There are so many gorgeous, cute ideas out there! I decided I needed to share some of my favourite recipes from other websites with readers. If you follow me on Pinterest you would have … Read more
Today I wanted to share a recipe for Beetroot & Chilli Chocolate Brownies from the Regional Future Chef Challenge. Harry Mitchell of Macksville High prepared this dish for judges to win second place in the competition. The recipe he chose was with the help of a family friend who is a professional chef, Penny Moran. … Read more
Imagine this, you open your lunch box to find two googly eyes staring up at you! Luckily it’s Halloween and the eyes are made from delicious Red Velvet cake.
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
“Stop, Stop, Stop… oh too late… hmm maybe tomorrow.” I say. “I can turn around, in a minute… I just have to change lanes, and wait for a right hand turn?” says Mr GG. “No, its okay, we will stop in on the way back” I, oh so dejected … “We don’t go passed this … Read more
Sugar and Spice and all things nice, that’s what little girls are made of. My gorgeous “little A” celebrated her 5th Birthday last week. She invited 10 other little princesses to share her special day. For the first time in almost a month the sun was shining so our planned indoor party was taken outside … Read more
So I have made some Nutella & Banana cupcakes for my baby’s first day of school today. She is my baby because she is my last little one to toddle off to big school. Her siblings all started last week, but kindy at our school starts a week later. So will it be a sad … Read more
I don’t know about you but all my original plans for Australia Day have gone out the window. The weather is playing games, and camping on the beach no longer seems like a really good option. Even with the lousy weather I am always up for an Australia Day BBQ with friends. So the Australia … Read more
Halloween costumes, and ghoulish cupcakes for your Halloween party
Spring is in the air! By this statement I mean I can smell Jasmine, Orange blossoms, Gardenias and all the gorgeous floral aromas that I associate with the warmer weather. I know it may not be a fun time of year for those with hay fever and allergies, but I love the overpowering sickly sweet … Read more
My banana bread recipe is my pick of the best recipe for the month, It has been one of those months where I have been perpetually behind in everything I do! I am not complaining, mind you. I started the month in Bali doing a “Food Safari” for an upcoming FIRST EVER! Gourmet Getaways and … Read more
Sorry No Banana’s Since the cyclones up north I see this sign out almost everyday at one of our backyard suppliers of local fruit and vegetable. Thankfully after a long drought we are starting to get some local banana’s through again. Ironically whilst there has been no local banana’s available for sale until recently, I … Read more
Pictured above is the last remaining piece of Red Velvet Cake from my dear hubbys birthday dinner. I should add… my belly hurts; I have eaten way too much cake. I even skipped dinner because I was writing this story and needed more cake to keep me going. Each time I have edited a photo … Read more
For this months “Your Best Recipe” I have chosen a dish that I have failed at previously… Cake Pops! They are fiddly and difficult and really not worth the effort. Or they were until I worked out a different method… Anyway, take a look at the images, and if you like what you see check … Read more
Theme 12 Spice The topic for this fortnights’ Cookbook Challenge is spice! I have had a few ideas’ rolling around in my head but I kept coming back to the spicy Chai flavours. I wanted to use this flavour in a dessert similarly to last years White Chocolate and Chai Creme Brulee, but this … Read more
Little Miss A turned four recently and at the suggestion of a friend we decided to have a “tea party” theme. It was a great opportunity for me to “tizzy” things up a little and go overboard on the “girly” stuff. After all, with three older brothers it has been a while since we’ve “done” … Read more
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
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