Fresh From The Kitchen
[17 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Bourke Street Bakery Banana Cake

 
BOURKE STREET BAKERY BANANA CAKE
Preparation Time – 20 minutes/ Baking time – 60 minutes/ Serves 16
Have I mentioned before that the Bourke Street Bakery cookbook is an absolute delight? It is a pity that I have never been to the bakery myself but I can only imagine the smells and treats in store for whoever visits it.
I have been …

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Baking Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Kids Recipes, Recipe Archive »

[3 Jan 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
My Gingerbread Buttons

Christmas is a time of sharing. A sharing of moments filled with laughter and carefree abandon that comes from knowing that you don’t have to go back to work the next day, the kids are home from school, friends and family that you haven’t seen in ages is all around you. Adults band together to cook, drink and have a …

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Fruit Recipes, Recipe Archive »

[17 Dec 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Summer Peach And Lemon Jam

 
Summer in Australia is a stone fruit lover’s dream. Markets abound with peaches, plums, apricots and mangoes, sold in trays of luscious golden, sun-kissed goodness. We are big fruit eaters in this house and there is always plenty to eat and blend or bake. When we found ourselves drowning in a huge tray of over 45 beautiful peaches, I decided …

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Fast Recipes, Indian Recipes, No Time To Cook, Recipe Archive »

[9 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
8-minute Microwave Mango And Saffron Fudge

 
I am slowly and laboriously undertaking the task of transfering over 300 recipes from my site to the blog. The 300 recipes were cooked, tried and tested over a period of 3 years. I have realized that it is getting increasingly hard to maintain my recipes on two different platforms. My wordpress blog wins even though Nick made a fantastic …

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Baking Recipes, Cupcake Recipes, Recipe Archive »

[7 Dec 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Strawberry Jam Cupcakes

 
I have made strawberry cupcakes with fresh strawberries in the past and there is a very delicate quality about their texture and taste. This is the first time I have made cupcakes with fresh, organic strawberry jam and only word comes to mind, "childhood". For some reason, these cupcakes took me back to when I was little and used to …

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Recipe Archive, Salad Recipes »

[6 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Pan Fried Potato And Weisswurst Warm Salad

 
It is not everyday that your local fruit and vegetable shop has an oversupply of one of your favorite ingredients to cook with. This weekend I drove my family to the local fruit shop for the very first time and we managed to get a bag of baby potatoes with skin so smooth and ochre for just 99 cents. On …

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Baking Recipes, Bread Recipes, Cafe Style Recipes, Recipe Archive, Vegetarian Recipes »

[17 Nov 2009 | One Comment | ]
Potato Olive And Sun Dried Tomato Bread

 
I have been baking breakfast breads for a while now and they are all sweet, invariably. So this time around I decided to bake a brunch bread instead and make it really savory. After scouring several of my books, I settled for this recipe from Australian Women’s Weekly "Potato" cookbook. I love the olive and sun-dried combination so much, the …

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Baking Recipes, Cake Recipes, Recipe Archive »

[8 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Vanilla And Almond Berry Cake

 
It seems like forever since I did a food post. To say I have been busy, is an understatement. But I haven’t been starving myself and my family. I assure you that I have been concocting delightful things in the kitchen even though I am mostly absent on this blog. I was recently interviewed on a website called Iconshock and …

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Fast Recipes, Recipe Archive, Seafood Recipes »

[6 Oct 2009 | One Comment | ]
Crab And Purple Garlic Stir-fry

 
I’ve been bringing home a small tub of fresh crab meat from the supermarket for the past few weeks. I usually make something the day I bring it home. I love that the hassle of cleaning and cooking a crab is taken out of the process. I was introduced to this brilliant concept of packing freshly cooked crabs at the …

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