Green Bean Salad
It’s funny how sometimes you can get so caught up with new ingredients and complex presentations, that you forget how …
Category Archives: Family food history
My Favourite Potato Salads
Potato salad is one of a few salads that were staples at almost every picnic and barbecue when I was …
Robyn’s Salmon Patties
I started this blog thinking about food and family and relationships and the recipes of my childhood. Obviously though, Mr …
Purple Corn Crêpes
We ate a lot of pancakes when I was growing up. We had a couple of cows, so we usually …
Pumpkin and date scones
One thing I didn’t mention in my earlier post about pumpkin and prune cake (perhaps because I was too busy …
Pumpkin and Prune Cake
In the past, I’ve often felt a bit defensive about this cake, even though it’s a family classic. Pumpkin and …
Medieval Biscuits – Caraway Shortbread and Cardamom Almond Circlets
I was always a fairly good student at school, as long as the task didn’t require creative presentation. Essays, tests, …
My Grandmother’s Túrós Gombóc
I’ve previously mentioned the significance of the Hungarian family favourite recipes passed down from my grandmother. Túrós Gombóc*, basically curd cheese dumplings (I’m …
My Grandmother’s Kakaós
This cake, in our family called simply Kakaós, is one of the recipes handed down from my mother’s mother that has …
Apricot Yoghurt Slice
I’ve spoken before about the role of the classic Australian Women’s Weekly cookbooks in my early baking. I probably cooked most from the …
