Today’s cake is inspired by Israeli food blogger Keren Agam https://www.instagram.com/keren_agam/?hl=en who I discovered through my lovely friend Hagar who has been spoiling us with Rugelach and Challah and all manner of baked treats. If you want the English version of her recipes (and you will) go to her blog using Chrome and click translate.… Continue reading There’s something therapeutic about making cake
I have become obsessed with this cake, after testing it for the CWA challenge at work. It is a delicious and moist cake with the refreshing flavour of passionfruit to lighten it up. I have made a few changes to make it my own as the original had a tendency to crack. I bake mine… Continue reading Passionfruit cake
I’ve just tested a recipe for macarons. They worked perfectly first time, so need to share… The recipe is from Ottolenghi. If you want a fabulous in depth discussion on macaron making… visit this page: http://bravetart.com/blog/MacaronMyths Pipe the mixture onto baking trays and allow to ‘skin’ or set for 15 minutes to half an hour.… Continue reading Peanut and salted caramel macarons
Candied lemon peel roses Lemon and almond syrup cake with white chocolate buttercream There was such a delicious feast at Iain and Jules’ engagement party that we didn’t get through all of the cake, what a shame, we had to divvy the rest up to scoff at home. Jules, I need recipes for the adobo… Continue reading Lemon & almond syrup cake or Rose's 'Golden Dream Cake'
A weakness of mine is a trip to Haberfield for cheese, salami, prosciutto, olives, passata, Italian bread – that’s the official list; and then there’s those few items that always seem to make their way into my bag, sometimes for sharing, sometimes not. Custard filled doughnuts, amaretto-soaked cherry-filled almond biscotti from Sulfaro, cheesecake from Pasticceria… Continue reading Doughnuts
They say it’s good for kids to have to self esteem right? But what happens when they grow up and start to think they can take on the world? When they boast quietly to their friends about what they can do? Their friends call them on it, that’s what. This is what happened to me… Continue reading Guava, Strawberry and Custard Apple Snow Egg
The salted peanuts whet our appetites. I’d love to know if these are cinnamon sticks or cassia bark… Lightly steamed oysters with ginger, shallots and soy Chinese pickled vegetables, sweet, salty and sour with crispy wonton skins sprinkled with schezuan pepper & salt Bugtail wontons with schezuan chilli oil Crispy prawn wontons with a sweet… Continue reading Billy Kwong
As soon as the balmy sea air at Mindil Beach hit my face, I relaxed. Sustained by treats from the stalls at the Mindil Markets, there was too much to choose from; Indonesian, Thai, Malaysian, and Roadkill stalls all competed for my attention. Do try the Ice Kachang dessert if you can find it. Enthralled… Continue reading Darwin Dreaming
A few weeks ago we went to Filicudi, an Italian restaurant that came highly recommended by a colleague. So highly recommended in fact that discussion of my future firstborn arose. Don’t worry I didn’t promise anything. Fiore di Zucchini. These were beautiful and cheesy, but starting with garlic bread and then these was not really… Continue reading Filicudi
I have an apology to make. I have been very tardy with keeping this blog up to date. “What have I been so preoccupied with?” you may rightly demand. Well, ever since Easter I have been eating chocolate, on my couch, in pyjamas. Green & Black’s organic, once deemed too expensive, now just politically correct… Continue reading Chocolate Confession