Apple and Banana (or Blueberry, or Rhubarb) Shortcake
I didn’t really realise until I was writing this how much my early baking was skewed to baking for the …
Category Archives: Baking
Dark Fruit Cake
As I’m finally eating a slice of this, my favourite fruit cake, post Christmas, I’m still not quite sure what …
2014 Christmas Baking
This post is a bit of an experiment. I had started a list here of my Christmas baking (I usually …
Stained Glass Window Cake
I’ve already told you about the fruit cake I make with friends each year from a recipe via my mother …
Robyn’s Christmas Cake
As I’ve mentioned before, I really like Christmas baking. One of my favourite bits is a tradition that has developed …
Blood Limes
I mentioned earlier this month that I had bought some blood limes. Blood limes are a fascinating cross between the native …
Wholemeal Honey Date Bars
As I’ve mentioned a few times, for me an important part of food is about the meaning in what we cook …
Chocolate Coconut Slice
During my childhood, while we did have special family recipes that were handed down, as well as more recent innovations of …
Mum’s Cinnamon Carrot Cake
I’ve already mentioned that German Coffee Cake was the ‘go-to’ cake for picnics and other large gatherings throughout my childhood. …
When choc-chip biscuits are way too much effort…
Otherwise known as the it’s-Sunday-night-and-what-the-hell-am-I-going-to-put-in-the kids-lunch-boxes moment! While we love biscuits of all sorts here, when I’m making something like …
In Search of Golden Pudding 