On Mother’s Day my cousin, Pip, brought a plum cake to our family lunch. It was a fantastic cake that’s not only inexpensive to make but also extremely easy to create so I thought I’d share it with you. I did want to call this, ‘Pip’s Plum Pie’, because that has a good ring to […]
Raspberry Praline Meringue Cake – A Gluten-Free Dessert
February 24, 2014 By 49 Comments
Thanks for all your lovely comments regarding the ladybird cupcakes. The children in Alfie’s class just loved them but there was one boy who went up to Alfie and said, ‘I have to be honest, I didn’t like the icing; it made me feel sick’. There’s one in every crowd! There were no mishaps with […]
Moroccan Chicken
February 18, 2014 By 53 Comments
We all know that life isn’t fair and that good people are not immune from having bad things happen to them. And when people we love are struck by something they never saw coming, it creates opportunity for those around them to show they care. Just before the end of the year, Carl and I […]
Rosewater Meringues with Raspberry Sauce and Cream – Gluten Free
February 12, 2014 By 46 Comments
If you’re going to be vain, you have to have a very high pain threshold. A few weeks ago I went to a dentist for a long overdue overhaul. While pretty much unable to speak due to my tongue and both sides of my mouth being numb, I decided to mention, through slurred and barely […]
Tropical Meringue Roulade and it’s Gluten-Free
February 6, 2014 By 46 Comments
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 […]
Mum’s Cherry Chutney – Perfect with Turkey or Ham
November 27, 2013 By 47 Comments
When I was growing up there were a lot of traditions to be observed. Christmas had the bulk of these traditions. On Christmas Eve my mother would be up at around half past five to begin a day spent in the kitchen and in the climbing heat. In the early evening my father would gather […]
Three Turkey Stuffings
November 23, 2013 By 46 Comments
When I was growing up we always had a hot roast turkey on Christmas Day. It didn’t matter if it was a heatwave with temperatures over 40C (104F), (as it often was), there were no cold-cuts on our Christmas table. One year my father thought we should try something a little different and that meant […]
Chicken Korma Curry and…Mr Competitive Moves House
November 15, 2013 By 34 Comments
Do you remember my friend, Mr Competitive? The one who was running the swimming club and rang me on the eve of a very important ‘meet’ to ask if I could ‘assist’ him by swimming in one of the races? And being the kind and generous soul that I am (naive would be more to […]
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