I recently entered my Grandma’s carrot cake in to the ‘heritage cake’ category at the Boorowa show, (where you needed to provide an explanation to go along with the cake) and guess what!? It won first place! My family was pretty chuffed. Read my entry below. GRANDMA BETTY’S CARROT & PINEAPPLE CAKE Michael Delaney, a […]
Charlotte brought home a recipe for these ‘fairy meringue kisses’ from a cookbook she found at school in her classroom. Pause for reaction. Like mother, like daughter some might say. Char fell in love with “pavalova” last Christmas and has always had a soft spot for whipped cream (doesn’t everyone!?) so it’s easy to see […]
School went back last week. A busy and emotional time in our household as our darling Charlotte headed off to Kindergarten. People have always told me how busy it is when your child starts school and I have to say – I totally agree with them! I’ve been flat chat keeping up with all the […]
When I started the blog over a year ago, the ladies over at Tambea Kitchen in Wagga sent me this recipe for their great aunt Lorna’s caramel pudding. And boy oh boy is this my kind of cooking. Talk about easy! Its old school, home cooking at its best – just the way a family […]
I saw something on Facebook the other day that said “Find out what Donna Hay’s favourite kitchen utensil for under $20 is!” Of course I couldn’t help but click on it and for some unknown reason, the page didn’t load. Bugger. Anyway, I then got distracted doing something else and annoyingly, I still don’t know […]
Let’s talk mix masters. Do you have one? I was lucky enough to be given a Kitchen Aid as a wedding present (sorry, correction ~ “we” were lucky enough to be given a Kitchen Aid as a wedding present) by my grandma, Mim. It stands in pride of place in our kitchen, is constantly covered […]
I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog front of late. Expecting our third baby this coming Wednesday (State of Origin Game 3!) my good friend Flemo and I’ve been joking around that we’ll have to call him or her Mal, Freddy, Ricky or some other rugby league inspired name! And with our darling Annabubby turning 4 […]
They say less is more? Not true! Especially in the case of a five year old’s birthday cake. I’m still recovering from little Miss Charlotte’s birthday party yesterday. It wasn’t the preparation and cooking that took it out of me – but instead trying to entertain the 35 kiddies! It probably didn’t help that they’d […]
I bet you’ve all eaten apple crumble before; a dish of humble origin, some of you probably make it all the time. I love a good apple crumble – choosing to use sultanas, brown sugar and cinnamon in mine. I do however think that there’s something special about this nectarine and plum version. Using almonds and […]
This is such a lovely little cake recipe. Handy to have up your sleeve if you’re lucky enough to have a stone fruit tree out the back or if you’re like me – have a family friend who does. It works perfectly with any variety of stone fruit – think peaches, nectarines, plums or apricots. […]
Mum’s been making this easy and delicious 200 gram cake since my twin sisters (AKA the twinnie bubbies) were born over 23 years ago. Using only 4 ingredients – Mum loved it because she was able to make it whilst carrying one of the girls in the baby carrier strapped to her chest with the […]
Come December we take our annual pilgrimage to Ballinaclash in Young. Not only are the cherries plump, delicious and the deepest colour of crimson red, the service is great and their cherry ice cream is to die for. The kids love picking their own cherries, carrying their buckets happily until they get too heavy and […]
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 […]
Both the Aussie’s and Kiwi’s claim to own the pavlova – a simple dessert consisting of a meringue base, topped off with whipped cream and fresh fruit. They’ve been fighting over this title ever since the dish was named after Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, when she visited both countries back in the 1920’s. In my […]
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 […]
This blueberry cake is outstanding. The recipe was given to my Mum years ago by a work colleague of hers (a lady by the name of Trish Sewell) and she’s been making it ever since. The ultimate cake to serve when you have friends over for morning or afternoon tea, teamed up with a dollop of […]
The thing I love most about cooking is the story behind each recipe. Take jam drops for example. I have very happy memories helping Mim make endless batches of these for Pa in the school holidays. Boy did my Pa have a sweet tooth! The biscuit containers at the farm were always full of jam […]
My Aunty Di’s from Chicago and as a kid I was always really intrigued about all kinds of things that she grew up with that were so foreign to us. Im talking about things like: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Starbucks and the White Sox. I’ve always wanted to go and see these things for myself. I want […]
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 […]
