But it’s not really turkey time is it. Since Christmas I have had a 7.5kg (13 stone), free-range turkey in my freezer and while delighting in how I was able to purchase it at cost price, it’s actually started to annoy me because it was taking up 85% of my freezer space. I was intending […]
Prosciutto Wrapped Turkey Breasts in Herb Butter
January 3, 2015 By 25 Comments
In December I hosted a dinner party where I cooked turkey breasts that had been brined, then had a herb butter rubbed under the skin, then wrapped in prosciutto to be roasted, then drizzled with a little maple syrup while being allowed to rest. I’ve decided this is the best way to cook turkey. It […]
Dark-Chocolate and Sour-Cherry Panforte
January 2, 2015 By 21 Comments
One of the other Christmasy treats I made this season was this Sienese panforte. I made this to serve after the Balmoral Carols when we were all back at our house and looking for something sweet to enjoy with a cup of tea or a glass of red. I do love panforte as it’s not […]
Sour-Cherry and Roasted-Almond White Christmas
December 30, 2014 By 23 Comments
On the last Saturday night before Christmas, we met up with a group of friends for the Balmoral Carols By Candlelight. The plan was to arrive early, stake out some territory then have a picnic dinner before the carols began. Everyone brought something savoury and then after the carols, they all came back to […]
Snowman Cake
December 10, 2014 By 47 Comments
Alfie is so skinny. When he is in his swimsuit Arabella always says to him, ‘Can you cover up your skeleton?’ But he’s been this way since he was born. In the hospital there were two babies that were over 10lbs, Alfie and a baby girl. Apart from their weight they had little else […]
3-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce
December 8, 2014 By 37 Comments
Today was my right leg’s turn to be operated on. And yes, I am talking it up. Not exactly an operation as such, just continuing on with the sclerotherapy and ligations I had last week on my left leg. After an ultrasound where my leg was marked-up I went into the operating room. The surgeon […]
Festive Fruit and Nut Cake and…Morning Drama
December 3, 2014 By 48 Comments
Do you all have morning drama? We have it in spades. This morning Arabella had a very important interview. She had to be in the city and ready for her appointment by 9.30am. That shouldn’t be a challenge. But when she woke, first she had to go out for a takeaway coffee and then she […]
Coconut Ice
November 20, 2014 By 51 Comments
All it takes is three ingredients! I haven’t made coconut ice for years and while prevalent in the 70’s at just about every church fete, school fair and fundraiser, it seemed to then just disappear off the scene. But recently I’ve seen coconut ice pop up in a few different places so I’m thinking all […]
How to Make Your Own Bacon
October 20, 2014 By 36 Comments
It’s Day 9 of our 10-Day Tour and we’re still in Sydney. A few suburbs away from Tania (where we were yesterday) is Lorraine, Australia’s Uber-Blogger from Not Quite Nigella. When I first started blogging I was a little bit lonely because I didn’t yet have any cyber-friends and the only person commenting on (and reading) my […]
Stuffed Spatchcocks Roasted in Verjuice
October 4, 2014 By 22 Comments
We’ve just enjoyed a lovely few days down at the farm in Mittagong. And we nearly didn’t get there. That’s because on the day we were due to drive to the Southern Highlands, Carl had to go to the office for the morning while I stayed at home to do the packing. While he was […]
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