September 2010

A passion for pineapple – dried pineapple baskets

September 19, 2010 | 2,641 views

in Events,Fruit Flavour

Pineapple is one of those marvellous fruits which is always welcome in my home. In fact, it’s one fruit that every single member of my family adores, which means that any purchases of the fruit have to be in bulk or not at all in case there isn’t enough to go around… However, my usual [...]

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Mushroom & Goat’s Cheese Tart (and a little emotional blackmail…)

September 8, 2010 | 6,121 views

in Events,Pies & Tarts,Vegetables & Vegetarian

I love me some fungus. Yessir, I do. Portabella, Enoki, Field, Swiss Brown/Cremini, Wood Ear, Oyster, Porcini, Shimeji, King Brown, and even the king of umami – Shiitake (even though the idiotic 5yo child in me giggles and says ‘shit-takes’ in my head). Basically, what I’m saying here is that if it grows on a [...]

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Maple Syrup & Walnut Cake

September 6, 2010 | 5,446 views

in Cakes & Brownies,Nuts & Seeds

Hailing from Australia, maple syrup isn’t a big part of my life. Sure, it’s the obvious choice when choosing what to drown your pancakes in, but that’s really about it. Add the fact that getting proper Canadian maple syrup here is a rather costly experience (I pay almost $10 for a 1 cup bottle), and [...]

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