Cookies & Slices
Move over, Nigella, I’ve already declared my new baking goddess to be our own Aussie Belinda Jeffery, and in trying yet another recipe from this book, she hasn’t let me down!
I’ve explained before that my sister is a lemon/citrus freak, and absolutely adores my lemon tart. While I enjoy making it for her, the overnight [...]
Apologies for the lack of updates – for those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, I started a new job almost a month ago and the crazy hours (up at 5am, out by 6am, back by 5-7pm) have got me absolutely wiped. Combine that with almost as much cooking (making lunch for my [...]
The collective family sweet tooth is a difficult b*stard to satisfy. We like things that are a bit sweet, but too sweet and not a soul will touch them. A little chocolate is alright, but anything wholly chocolate will usually get very little attention. Baked fruits are mostly out, though forgivable with a home-made custard, [...]
Okay, so this is a way overdue post as I actually made these cookies as part of our Christmas cookie hampers, but that’s just one of the things that can happen when you’re baking almost every weekend and the glut of recipes and more exciting photos keep pushing old ones to the back of the [...]
I’m totally nuts about macadamias. If the almond is the everyday Ford of the nut world, the macadamia would probably be the equivalent of an Aston Martin – smooth, sexy and ridiculously rich.
Have you ever tasted a macadamia before? I’m not talking about idly popping one or two into your mouth, I’m talking about enjoying [...]
