This has just become my new favourite loaf. Having been very lazy for a long time and stuck with variations on the same bread, I thought it was about time I got a little more adventurous and tried something new…. Read More ›
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Birthday Cakes for Twins that are just like twins: the same but different
Twins have a lot in common while being individuals in their own right. So it’s great if they can have birthday cakes that have something in common but are not completely the same. And chocolate is great because it comes… Read More ›
Homemade Focaccia – great for sharing!
Homemade focaccia is a delicious thing. Hard to resist, which is possibly why I hadn’t made it for a while. I have tried several recipes and my favourite is this Richard Bertinet one, from his book “Dough”. It uses his… Read More ›
Pavlova with Mango Curd and Fresh Mango – and no leftover egg whites or yolks!
I mentioned I bought a 2kg box of mangoes, all of which turned out to be already verging on over-ripe when I got them. I made some mango curd with one of them and the recipe uses four egg yolks. This… Read More ›
Mango Curd – a delicious way to use a mango
I ordered a 2 kg box of mangoes as part of my online grocery shopping with the intention of making chutney. When it turned up, the mangoes were ripe to the point of looking over-ripe and spoiled. For chutney you ideally… Read More ›
Fruit Bread
Ever since I made Hot Cross Buns and realised they weren’t nearly as difficult as I had thought, I have been really keen to try out all sorts of sweet yeast recipes. I was invited over to a friend’s for an early… Read More ›
Melting Moments – made in moments too
Having spent the last week on holiday it was really good to get back into the kitchen and make something quick and easy, in between the unpacking and washing. It was truly wonderful to spend a week away in the sun,… Read More ›
Tea Bread – it travels well!
I grew up with this tea bread – it’s an old family favourite and the recipe my mum uses came from her mum. The fruit is soaked in tea and left overnight and the only fat in it comes from one… Read More ›
Homemade Pitta Bread
The first time I made these pitta bread they had all disappeared before they were even cool. Apart from managing a photo of them as they went on the cooling rack, we were eating them too fast to even think… Read More ›
Cherry and Almond Cake
One of my favourite cakes as a child was one we simply referred to as Cherry Cake, which I think was essentially a madeira cake with cherries in it. This is a take on my childhood cake which includes ground and… Read More ›
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