Candies & Sweets

Sweet as candy – Chocolate Crack(le) Pops

June 20, 2011 | 3,031 views

in Cake Decorating,Candies & Sweets,Desserts

I think that one of the reasons I like to work with sweets and desserts is that there seems to be almost an infinite amount of room for ‘cuteness’. Kind of how it’s a little difficult for me to make a pork roast with sweet potato mash look adorable, but making cupcakes that result in [...]

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Heavenly Beauty – Poached Pear Halo Cake

September 29, 2008 | 3,669 views

in Cakes & Brownies,Candies & Sweets,Fruit Flavour,Nuts & Seeds

Over the years, I’ve made many many cakes that the family and I have greatly enjoyed (though some have been better successes than others), but the problem is that the times that I repeat those recipes tend to be few and far between. Why? Well, simply put, my penchant for buying new cookbooks means that [...]

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Mochi mochi mochi, must be funny, in a rice grain’s world

September 8, 2008 | 4,408 views

in Candies & Sweets,Fruit Flavour,Korean recipes,Legumes & Pulses,Rice, Noodles, Pasta & Grains

HAH! I am the funniest ever. *hears the bells of corny-ness pealing in the distance* Okay, I’ll shaddup now. Well, with the bad lyrics anyway. The blood orange curd is still sitting in my fridge, and the butter has been put back in the fridge. I’ll do it tomorrow, I promise. And whilst you ‘tsk [...]

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Sinfully simple and sweet blackberry mousse

August 11, 2008 | 4,297 views

in Candies & Sweets,Desserts,Fruit Flavour

I’m a bit of a hoarder. You see, I loathe throwing out anything, and it takes enormous strength to force myself to do a monthly purge of my possessions. Nothing major, but those little scribbled notes, receipts, blog post ideas, rants, thoughts, empty make up containers – you know what I mean. Unfortunately, I’m also [...]

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I’m totally nuts for nuts

December 7, 2007 | 331 views

in Candies & Sweets,Cheese & Dairy,Nuts & Seeds

Now, I have professed my love of the mightly nut on this blog before, and anyone who is a long-time reader may have picked up on my sheer adoration of the walnut. It is, in my opinion, one of the most marvellous nuts out there – with its soft, meaty flesh, fragrant oil and mild [...]

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