Nee remembers making rock cakes in her very first home economics class back in highschool (just a couple of years ago) and I have very fond memories helping Mim make these every school holidays at the farm. Pa loved them and so did I; just as long as I could pick out the sultanas. These […]
Everybody had a favourite ice-cream growing up; whether it be a Bubble O’Bill, Cornetto or Calipo. I used to love going to the corner shop for an ice cream after school. For me – it was always a Chocolate Heart if it was for a ‘real special treat’, or a lemonade icy pole on those […]
When you go to someone’s house you should never turn up empty handed. This is something that I firmly believe in and apparently Meghan Markle agrees with. The Duchess of Sussex reportedly made some banana bread to take along to the Woodley family’s farm in Dubbo this week. Cooked the night before whilst staying at […]
‘Play School’ is an Aussie institution. Recently celebrating 50 years of the beloved preschoolers television show, it’s still going strong and holds a special place in many a person’s heart- both young and old. I love trying to guess which window they’re going through, look forward to finding out the time on the ‘rocket clock’ […]
I don’t have a massive sweet tooth but gee do I enjoy one of these cookies with a hot cuppa every now and then. They’re so easy to make but please do me a favour. Please don’t burn them. Don’t leave the kitchen to go and put a load of washing on or to peg […]
I was 10 when the ‘twinnie bubbies’ were born. I can still remember seeing Dad walk through the school playground at little lunch searching for Pete, Elles and I to take us to meet our new little sisters in hospital. We drove the whole way to the ‘San’ with the windows down, honking the horn […]
Does anyone else get that 3 o’clock urge to put something in their mouth; to pop the kettle on and go digging through the pantry/desk drawer/glove box to find something, anything that’ll satisfy that sweet craving? These white choccie and macadamia nut cookie’s certainly hit the spot for me. A recipe passed on to me […]
I bet you’ve heard of the ol’ smashed avocado debate. Last year millionaire Tim Gurner came under fire when he shared some advice with the youth of Australia. He advised one to ditch the avocado on toast (a popular brunch dish bought in trendy cafes) and to put that money into buying a house instead. […]
Did I tell you we’re moving house? In two weeks. All very exciting. So how are we going packing wise you might ask? The girls are proving to be a great help. Apart from unpacking boxes at the same rate that I can pack them – they’ve spent the last couple of days lining the […]
Meemar’s famous coconut slice. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve watched Mum make this over the years. It’s a terrific morning or afternoon tea option with a steaming hot cuppa. Why not make the slice this weekend and invite some friends “around for tea”? Sounds very Downton Abbey doesn’t it? Either that […]
I’m sure you’d all know someone with an old folder in the cupboard above the stove. The type of folder full to the brim with decades old recipes. Granted, they’re probably all so scuffed and torn that you’ll hardly be able to read them. I sometimes find deciphering the handwriting is harder than cooking the […]
I recently bought a box of All-Bran. Random I know. I thought I might enjoy eating it for breakfast. Turns out, that wasn’t the case and it’s just been sitting in the pantry ever since. Not in it’s original packaging mind you as everything that enters our pantry, enters at it’s own risk. Packaging is […]
Back in the 60’s Mim used to go to these weekly cooking classes that were run by the SCC (Sydney County Council). She remembers sitting up in an amphitheatre style classroom and scribbling down notes on the recipes that were printed out and distributed to the eager young cooks. To this day, Mim still has […]
I had a little helper in the kitchen this arvo. ‘Annabelle darling’ helped every step of the way; licking the bowl completely clean, arranging the apples on top of the cake and sprinkling the brown sugar over everything, all while happily chomping on pieces of apples as we went. She said it looked like a […]
Damper in ‘old Ada’ was a blog post waiting to happen. Very good friends of ours, the Flemings, have a holiday house at old Adaminaby and we’ve been coming here since before the girls were born. Originally staying in ‘Camelot’, the Clarke’s house down on the lake and now in ‘Clancy Cottage’, affectionally renamed, ‘The […]
I’m sitting here at my kitchen table currently eyeing off whats left of the orange cake I made with the girls yesterday. Excuse me while I go and pop the kettle on. I’ve been trying to come up with ways to use the bags of oranges that were given to me by my good friend, […]
An Anzac biscuit is a deliciously sweet biscuit that goes brilliantly with a hot cuppa. They were named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC’s) which were established in World War I. The women left on the home-front made these biscuits to send over the sea to their loved ones at the front. The […]
Saturday mornings are for throwing some muffins in the oven. They’re so simple to whip up and make the house smell lovely. I cooked these very muffins at the end of last year when we sold our place in Wagga. A real estate agents oldest trick in the book; their advice to sellers is to […]
A ‘Nanny’s chocolate cake’ has stood proudly at many a Thomas family gathering. More candles have been blown out over this cake than any other and to this day my dad and his brothers still fight over the corner piece. I can remember sitting in the red booth seat at Nanny and Bull’s in Strathfield, […]
Friends often say to me: “How do you cook with the kids all the time”? “They make so much mess”! “They get in to absolutely everything”. “It’s so much quicker to cook when they’re at school/asleep/out of the house”. I reckon you’ve got to go in with low expectations. Yes. There will most likely be […]
