This is one of my most secret recipes. I have used it for about 20 years to rave reviews. Now it’s your turn to make it. Here’s my ultimate guide on how to make Shortbread Pastry Making pastry at home is not as hard as you think. Shortbread pastry is very forgiving and bakes up…
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Molecular Gastronomy. Powdered Nutella and much more!
Have you ever wondered how to make some of those special powders, that you get in restaurants? You can! You’d be surprised how simple it is. I’m going to show you how to make Nutella powder and while we are here, Peanut butter (nut butter) or even Olive oil powder to amp up the style like…
Microwave Lemon Curd
Microwave lemon curd is easy to make. Whip it up in the microwave and refrigerate for later. Full lemon flavour and great thickness Microwave Lemon Curd All that fussing over a double boiler….. and what do you know you can make lemon curd in a microwave with very little trouble at all. Last week I…
How to make basic Savoury Pastry.
I promised you didn’t I? Here’s the next guide to Pastry making. This time How to make basic Savoury Pastry. Give it a try. You’ll find you have it mastered in no time. OK so, making this Savoury Pastry is pretty much the same as making the sweet pastry only without the addition of a…
How to make amazing Sweet Pastry
People keep asking me how to make amazing Sweet pastry. Well here’s how you do it. A failsafe recipe that works everytime Never buy pastry I was wondering if you want to know how to make amazing Sweet Pastry? You can do it. I promise. I have a simple formula for pastry. I have been…
Beautiful Buttercream Frosting. Perfect every time.
So you want to make a layer cake or just top a carrot cake with a perfect frosting?. This is How to make Beautiful Buttercream Frosting. Perfect every time. So what exactly is Buttercream Frosting.? Buttercream Frosting, as the name suggests is an icing, frosting, filling or decoration for a cake. At it’s most basic,…
Salad Dressings 6 that will change everything.
6 Salad Dressings that will change everything about the way you cook. These are the 6 Salad Dressings that will change everything about the salads you make. Oh OK it’s not all completely about the dressing but I can tell you it will make a hell of a difference. With these 6 salad dressings the…
How to Make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam
This is how to make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam This is more simple than you would ever imagine. I promise. It’s the best of “clean food” and genius. I’ll show you how to make it and then we can talk about what you can use it for. This will be short and sweet but here we…
Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts- Feel Good Food
Totally delicious Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts. Yes it’s true. fruit mince tarts! To me, food is about variety. It’s about healthy balanced eating and cooking. No strict adherence to any specific kind of diet. No overdoing it on super foods or Paleo stuff or bliss balls for me. I like them all at different…
Spooky Halloween Chocolate Cake
The first time I was ever in the US, I went to a Halloween party. I was totally unprepared for just how serious a dress up party at Halloween is there. My friend and I made a half hearted effort to find a couple of witches hats and trotted off to a party that blew…
Cheesecake Toblerone Cheesecake
Do you like Toblerone?. It is probably not the sort of chocolate bar I would normally eat as I love dark chocolate, but they are an iconic chocolate full of crunchy little bits of honeycomb and nut and I can find myself eating a triangle or two if there is one around. Here at our…
Chocolate Fondue: Come and see the Chocolate Festival Sydney 2015
In just two weeks’ time it is my son Skater’s 21 st birthday. How time flies. He is a chocoholic and all he wants is to get immersed in chocolate. Lucky for him that is going to be easy because on the 12th and 13th of September there is a whole weekend devoted to chocolate…
Mayonnaise, dairy free, egg free with Chickpea Water
You will love this creamy zingy mayonnaise, dairy free and egg free it’s made with Chickpea water. It’s simple to whizz together. There are a couple of videos to get you on your way. Chickpeas are one of the foods I completely love. They are something I can use in almost every area of my…
Balsamic Vinegar. Your guide to buying
Most people love balsamic vinegar and I guess most people are confused when it comes to buying it. There is nothing straight forward about it…at all. Balsamic is an artisan product, much like wine or bread or chocolate you will find some producers pouring their heart and soul into the family business and then you…
Good Glasses effect taste. A Masterclass with Badoit water
Does a glass effect how the drink tastes? You bet. Come top a masterclass and learn how good glasses effect taste. I went to a water Masterclass at the Omnivore festival in Sydney recently. The idea was to find out if good glasses effect taste. This is an exercise to prove once and for all…
How to decorate a Spiderman Cake
Here’s a colourful and easy way to impress a Spiderman Fan. Follow this How to decorate a Spiderman Cake guide. I don’t remember having any such cake as a child. My Mother was never the frilly apron type. In fact her apron was not required much as her attitude to cooking was… why ? Admittedly…