A little while ago I made a Dolly Varden Cake for my nieces first birthday party. For those who don’t know, a Dolly Varden Cake is basically a large conical cake with a doll or barbie coming out of the top of the cake… the cake makes up the dolls large skirt. Every girl should [...]
I got this recipe from the SBS Food Safari. It is originally a jewish passover dessert and is has become so popular it is a classic cafe cake all over Australia. You boil the oranges for 2 hours and puree the whole oranges (including skin and pips!) which gives the intense orange marmalade [...]
What mum hasn’t had the frustration of tempting a fussy eater at some stage? Young children can be especially difficult to convince that good nutritious food can be equally as exciting and desirable as junk food. I’ve created and pictured a few ideas to widen your arsenal of temptations. In the above photo [...]
This is one of the most perfect autumn breakfasts. The french toast isn’t too sweet either with just a small amount of sugar and if you serve it with yoghurt then it makes it a pretty healthy breakfast. I used nectarines but you can really use any fruit: stone fruit season goes until [...]
This is a really simple recipe, great for one of those weeknight meals where you don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen but don’t want to just have baked beans. The original recipe is from a Japanese cookbook Washoku, given to me by a friend (can you see a trend with [...]
This is a very simple salad and relies on having the best quality produce at hand. Buy the best ripe tomatoes you can find in a mixture of colours and varieties. You could try a local farmers market or you can get Tomato Medley boxes in most supermarkets nowadays which have a [...]
I usually try and keep the blog strictly food business but I thought I would share something a little more personal with our readers as this is probably one of the biggest moments in my life. On 31st January I gave birth to our beautiful daughter Charlotte Peaches. Our little “Charlie” was born at [...]
Following on from my summer fruits obsession… here is a very quick and delicious breakfast or snack that you can enjoy at any time of the day. Get yourself some good quality yoghurt and muesli and pair it with your favourite fruits such as juicy mangoes and fresh or frozen berries.
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With so many beautiful summer and tropical fruits around at the moment I hope you are all indulging in them while you can. I seem to be eating my fair share of mangoes, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries and I am exciteed to see passionfruit available now too. So I couldn’t help myself the [...]
This is a quick and healthy lunch when you feel like sushi but can’t be bothered with the whole rolling process. I deliberately haven’t given quantities for the ingredients as you can probably guess how much you will need per person and can vary your toppings depending on your taste. You may also like [...]
