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 […]
Tag: chocolate
quick + easy chocolate cake
Another oldie but a goodie – my mother-in-law, Nee remembers this cake as being the first cake she ever cooked. So quick and easy – you simply throw all ingredients in to a bowl and mix on high for 3 minutes. Whack it in the oven and Viola! You’re left with a cake that’s light […]
everybody’s favourite chocolate chip cookies
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 […]
chocolate buttermilk layer cake | the ultimate birthday cake | a donna hay recipe
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 […]
nee’s white chocolate + macadamia nut biscuits
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 […]
chocolate crackles
Deep fried Mars bars. I can’t say I’ve ever cooked a deep fried Mars bar. Or eaten one for that matter. I did however used to throw a Mars bar in the freezer every now and then. Although I don’t have the worlds largest sweet tooth there was always something about a frozen Mars bar that […]
chocolate + coconut slice
Give me cheese over chocolate any day of the week. Want to know how many of the recipes on Lo’s Kitchen have chocolate in them? 3. 3 out of 145 recipes. Now I am far from a mathematician but I think that’s only around 2%. Want to know how many recipes on the blog are […]
two nut torte with raspberry coulis | friends for dinner
The perfect end to our Italian dinner party, this recipe is based on Jamie Oliver’s two nut torte from The Naked Chef. I have added fresh raspberries and my raspberry coulis that I usually make with my Eton mess cups at our annual Christmas party. Meemar also bought me a bottle of raspberry liquor from Distillery […]