Yes, I know it’s a shock but yes, I’m finally back in the kitchen. I thought I’d ease back into the food blogging genre by sharing with you how we spent Australia Day. There were two functions. The first was at Mr Competitive’s house. He hosts an annual BBQ lunch after the Palm Beach to […]
Frozen White-Chocolate Christmas Bombe
December 27, 2013 By 29 Comments
Thanks for all your comments about how you spent Christmas. I loved reading how you celebrated. As promised, here is my mother’s white chocolate bombe recipe. I’m not sure how long she’s been making this but I’m sure it’s been on our table every Christmas for at least 25 years. Back then my mother was […]
Mum’s Buche de Noel and it’s Gluten-Free
December 8, 2013 By 48 Comments
A few posts ago I told you about my family’s traditions of celebrating Christmas and how one of these involved a Buche de Noel. Buche de Noel is a French Yule Log or Christmas log and is traditionally served late on Christmas Eve as a family gathers together to await the arrival of Santa, bounding […]
Hazelnut Meringue Torte – A Gluten-Free Dessert
November 5, 2013 By 45 Comments
Yes, there was dessert at the Sunday lunch. On the Saturday I made a Hazelnut Meringue Torte that is also gluten-free. You need to make it a day ahead as it’s best served around 12 hours after making it. I like being able to make desserts a day ahead as it takes a lot of […]
Gluten-Free Choc-Nut Cake
October 28, 2013 By 39 Comments
September is always a busy month for my family; so busy that as usual, this year we didn’t have time to get together to celebrate my sister’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday, my father’s birthday, my niece’s birthday and a nephew’s birthday that had been even a little bit earlier than the others. So in October […]
Sour Cream Black Forest Cake
October 18, 2013 By 46 Comments
I would love to have a nice and tidy scheduled life but it’s just never been that way. Today is a classic example where for a few weeks I’ve known that tonight Carl was going to be at a wine appreciation night. It’s just that somehow the communication containing the details broke down and it […]
Passionfruit Meringue Semifreddo and…The Visions
October 15, 2013 By 45 Comments
At the beginning of next year, my Archie will turn 21. As is custom, he’ll have a 21st birthday party. Planning is now underway. The greatest hurdle has been in trying to find a venue. As there will be more than a few guests we are not able to have this event at home and […]
Gluten-Free Sour Cherry Cake
August 21, 2013 By 54 Comments
Last week the weather in Sydney warmed up to the point where it had me totally convinced Spring had already arrived (today I have no such delusions). When the weather warms up after the winter months you tend to want to come out of hibernation and get together with your friends. On Sunday my cousin […]
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan Flan
July 18, 2013 By 42 Comments
I promised I would share with you the dessert we enjoyed at Balla last week. Coming from the Umbria region of Italy is this gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan flan that uses simple ingredients, is easy to make and can be served with fresh fruit, custard, cream or ice cream (depending on what you are giving up […]
Chicken Cacciatore and…A Little Bit of Help
July 12, 2013 By 50 Comments
Life has so many ups and downs and at some stage most of us will walk head-on into a situation that is unavoidable, unpleasant and pretty much unmanageable. However, there’s definitely a scale and at the moment all of my head-ons are paling into insignificance when I think about the situation my friends are facing. […]
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