Another day, another fundraiser at work (and another cupcake recipe on this blog), and since I am now officially She Who Bakes Allergy-Friendly Foods, I had to come up with something gluten-free and vegan that my friends could eat… The…
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Recipe: Strawberry Mint Smoothie
Look, I’m not even sure if you need a recipe to make a smoothie, but this one has been on the menu at our place a lot recently, generally in lieu of breakfast, and I’m excited about it, because I’d…
Recipe: Perfumed Blood Orange and Cardamom Cake
Tonight was our regular fortnightly dinner party with friends who live down the road, and really should have been an excellent excuse to practice wedding cakes. The trouble is, I am currently fighting a psychological battle on the subject of…
Recipe: Chocolate Crackles for Grownups
I accidentally bought a cookbook on Thursday. It really wasn’t my fault. I was having a very bad day, complete with cramps and a completely wasted lunch break looking (unsuccessfully) for display folder refill sheets, and as I left the…
Recipe: Eurovision Random Fridge Brownies
Tonight is the first Eurovision Semifinal (or rather, it is when they broadcast the first semi-final in Australia), and it is our tradition to watch both semi-finals each year, for the simple reason that so often the true gems don’t…
Recipe: Linzer Torte, Traditional and Sydney Road Style
Mothers’ Day has never been something we’ve really celebrated in our family (Mum just wasn’t into it. Maybe because I would have quite liked to do breakfast in bed when I was little, and she feared what I would do…
Recipe: Fruity Macarons
I seem to be on a roll with gluten-free recipes at present. I’m not sure why that is, but there you have it. I’m going to start by acknowledging that these macarons lack something in looks. One might say they…
Recipe: Pudding Brownies with Cream Cheese and Cherries
I had such grandiose plans for this anniversary post! I was going to make macarons! I was going to make a gluten-free *and* vegan number 1 cake in best Women’s Weekly style! I was going to have a party and…
Recipe: Moroccan Snake Cake
This recipe is adapted from a Claudia Roden recipe (which I think turns up in different forms in several of her books). It’s fairly heavily adapted, actually. For one thing, my version is vegan, though yours doesn’t have to be. …
Recipe: I Just Felt Like Playing In The Pantry Biscuity Slicy Thing
This recipe started off with me deciding that what I really needed in life was a nice, chewy, oaty biscuit with chocolate and dried cherries and almonds in it. I didn’t have a recipe for that, but I did have…