A few weeks ago I was looking online for inspiration for making an elephant cake and found there really aren’t that many available. Sure, there is a plethora of nursery-styled ‘Jumbo the Elephant’ type cakes, but I wanted something more authentic. The occasion was my father’s 80th birthday and the celebration was to be a […]
Boysenberry and Mascarpone Trifle
January 7, 2017 By 34 Comments
A trifle is an English dessert and in the 1970’s they were so ghastly they quickly went out of vogue. But the humble trifle is making a comeback and it’s a lot more sophisticated. Gone is the bought sponge chock full of preservatives, the custard out of a carton, the bilious green jelly, the tinned […]
Cheat’s Bombe Alaska
January 23, 2016 By 37 Comments
Ever since we enjoyed Bombe Alaska on New Year’s Eve, it’s been on my mind how much I’d like to make one. This is a theatrical dessert that was big in the 70’s when a dinner party wasn’t a dinner party unless you were setting your guests’ food on fire. But the dessert originated a […]
Frozen Chocolate Christmas Pudding
December 5, 2015 By 25 Comments
A few weeks ago an email went out amongst a group of my friends regarding our annual Christmas party. It’s an event we’ve enjoyed for the past few years that’s always a Sunday lunch with around 12 adults, a handful of kids and everyone provides a dish. I put my hand up to bring a […]
Blueberry Lattice Pie
November 24, 2015 By 38 Comments
Sometimes I fear that people think I make things up. But I’ll tell you what happened when I took Rosie to the vet anyway. I received a text message telling me the dear little girl was due for her annual immunisations and check-up. When I made the appointment I told them I thought she had […]
Quick and Easy Rocky Road
November 14, 2015 By 32 Comments
This post is sponsored by Nestle Healthy Active Kids. Recently I found out that almost half of Australian children are not learning any cooking skills. I thought about my own childhood and realised I had learnt to cook from a young age. I was given a children’s cookbook at the age of seven and I […]
Custard Squares
October 18, 2015 By 38 Comments
Alfie is under-weight. I think you might already know that. I certainly know it. And last week the little guy was at swim squads and his coach said he wanted to have a word with me. I know from experience that when someone wants to have ‘a word’, I have every right to become anxious. […]
Triple Layer Pavlova
October 11, 2015 By 33 Comments
What to do when you have a freezer full of little zip-lock bags containing egg whites. I don’t know why it is I have so many egg whites but I do. A few days ago we were invited to a friend’s house for some American hamburgers, (he’s from New York and he cooks a great […]
Cherry Clafoutis
August 2, 2015 By 26 Comments
Last Saturday we were having our first dinner party in about three months. I beetled around the house in a frenzy trying to knock the house into shape to give the illusion we are respectable. I set the table with all my new homewares from Bali, I bought a vase full of lilies, and there […]
Mini Passionfruit Meringue Tarts
July 19, 2015 By 28 Comments
Our lodger has left the premises. And we will miss him. Barnaby was with us for four weeks and we fell in love with him. He was terrific company for Rosie and once they established their relationship they spent the evenings snuggled up to each other on the couch. I do think Rosie will find […]
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