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{Recipe} The Brookie
Last weekend I discovered a new, and already much loved, concept in baked goods—the ‘brookie’. What is it? … Well, it’s the ultimate mash-up of brownies and cookies. Credit for the brookie (also know as the brookster) goes to Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito of Brooklyn’s Baked who took two simple recipes—brownies and cookies—and melded […]
More{Recipe} Peach Galette
Summer has well and truly arrived in Australia; in fact more than 10 million square kilometers of our land girt currently ablaze with bush fires. The days are long and understandably hot and, as per my Summer Manifesto pledge, I’ve been enjoying many dinners on my deck with friends. Saturday night was no different; after […]
More{Recipe} Chocolate crackle puddings
Christmas seems to have snuck up on me this year; I don’t have a tree, I’ve only purchased a couple of presents so far and I’ve just started listening to Christmas carols. To make up for lost time, I spent this morning in my mum’s kitchen covered in coconut as we whipped up batches of […]
More{Recipe} Pumpkin and ricotta ravioli
While channel surfing one afternoon, I came across an episode of Donna Hay’s Fast, Fresh, Simple. She was making pumpkin and ricotta ravioli and I was practically salivating on the couch. I filed the recipe away in the outer confines of my mind, determined that I would one day give it a go. Today was […]
MoreSweet treats
“A great many things can be resolved with kindness, even more with laughter, but there are some things that just require cake.” The past few weeks have been hectic for me with work events leading to busy days and claiming half of each weekend. I have also been on countdown to a much-anticipated holiday which […]
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Chicken, bacon and cheddar sausage rolls
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” – Harriet Van Horne Those who know me well will testify that I’m not much of a domestic goddess. Dinner for one usually consists of either a grilled cheese sandwich, toast with peanut butter or eggs. And while there isn’t a whole lot of […]
MoreGetting grilled at a BBQ cooking class
Once upon a time, I built a barbecue. Not from bricks and mortar mind you – it came in a box from Bunnings, but it was in pieces; many, many pieces. With the aid of my trusty steed screwdriver, I followed the instructions and within hours had a fully functional barbecue sitting in my kitchen […]
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