Have you ever made your own ice cream? When I was very young my mother made our ice cream all the time because you just could not buy it. It took quite a lot of effort to make as there were several cycles of freezing and beating to go through to make sure the final Continue Reading
It’s a wonderful ‘almost Spring’ day in Sydney and if I wasn’t at my computer writing blog posts I would be out enjoying the sun and possibly having a picnic! Food preparation is never far from my mind – of course it is something I love doing – so I started thinking about what would Continue Reading
I was searching for a recipe on Pinterest last night for vegetable fritters and found that so many of the recipes required frying in lots of oil. Not so healthy! So I found a recipe and adjusted it so the fritters became more like pikelets, requiring much less oil for cooking. I also made it Continue Reading
It seems that winter has only just arrived in Sydney even though it is August and we should be heading into Spring. With the coming of winter we feel the need for comfort food. Of course we should not indulge everyday but the occasional treat on a cold night as we gather around the fire Continue Reading
What could be nicer on a Sunday afternoon than afternoon tea with a slice of fruit cake? Well actually I think it would be afternoon tea with a slice of Pineapple Boiled Fruit Cake made with that extra Essential Oil boost! The addition of pineapple to this fruit cake means that the cake is delightfully Continue Reading
I was talking to my daughter the other day about a Christmas in July function at her work. We talked about the range of food that was brought in by colleagues. There was the Christmas cake which is very much the traditional ‘cold weather’ Christmas food and mini pavlovas which are definitely more Aussie Christmas Continue Reading
We have had a wedding in our household in recent weeks. Weddings are such big business these days aren’t they? But they really don’t need to be. The theme of our son’s wedding was definitely ‘ how to save money’. That doesn’t mean it was a cheap wedding, it meant that they searched for ways Continue Reading
I was asked to make the wedding cakes for my son’s wedding and he and his bride-to-be wanted a Red Velvet Cake to be decorated as a Semi Naked Cake. Many of the recipes ‘out there’ for Red Velvet Cake are for cupcakes. So I had to experiment and adapt some recipes to develop a Continue Reading
This recipe is the one I used to make the frosting for my son’s wedding cake. I made 4 x the recipe for a three tiered Semi Naked cake. What you will need: 220 g icing sugar 150 g white chocolate 130 g butter Method: Grate the white chocolate any way you can e.g. with Continue Reading
I have always loved using ginger in cooking and use both powered and fresh ginger. Lately I have been adding Ginger Essential Oil to my ingredients list. I love this oil and am using it in so many ways. Before I dive into the recipe, I just want to give you an idea of how Continue Reading
