Fruit Flavour

With the success of this humble yet untried (by me) recipe, I get to mark yet another food-to-try off my list!

The humble sponge roulade - otherwise known as a swiss or jam roll. It seems simple enough, nay, in it’s barest of forms it almost seems a bit plain-jane or boring! Nonetheless, I had put [...]



Welcome to my entry for Hay Hay It’s Donna Day, and the wonderful world of souffles!

Now, many of my fellow home-cooks will know what I’m talking about when I say that I have a golden list of foods to try and make before I die. Those beautiful dishes that you’ve seen on other blogs, ordered [...]



What secret do these berries hide?

Whilst I love all berries with their deep fruity flavour and subtle sweetness, I have to admit that I’m new to this cooking with berries business. I’ve used fresh berries as fillings and garnishes for desserts and cakes for years, but actually cooking with them has been a development that’s [...]



Or, how to knock up an entry for Sugar High Friday in an hour!

When I saw this post on Habeas Brulee last month for Sugar High Friday, I made a note that I’d prepare something elaborate, try my hand at spun sugar, toffee “glass windows” and all manner of other ideas that I had.

And then [...]



With the coming of Spring, the warmer season fruits have started appearing (yes, there was a cold snap in Australia which means that as well as bananas, peaches and apricots are now mind-bogglingly expensive at supermarkets, but still somewhat affordable at markets) and one of those fruits is the humble watermelon.

There is a bit of [...]