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Focaccia easy bread great for picnics or snacks

September 28, 2021 by Tania 6 Comments

focaccia bread with tomatoes

Focaccia is one of the easiest styles of bread you can make at home and it makes super delicious picnic bread. It takes so few ingredients to make bread. Yet, there are few things you can make that will give you as much joy as bread emerging from the oven. Yeasted bread is quite easy,…

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Foolproof Sponge Cake. Mascarpone Cream and Strawberry jam

July 11, 2021 by Tania 1 Comment

two layered sponge with jam and cream

A recipe for foolproof Sponge so light, so fluffy you won’t believe you made it at home and it’s paired with homemade strawberry jam and mascarpone cream Delicious Sponge that anyone can make! I can promise you will love this recipe. It would be very hard for you to mess this one up. Well not…

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Pastry. How to make Shortbread pastry

September 24, 2019 by Tania Leave a Comment

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!

April 8, 2019 by Tania 11 Comments

Tomatoes and basil on a white plate with olive oil powder

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…

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Microwave Lemon Curd

February 4, 2018 by Tania 1 Comment

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…

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How to make basic Savoury Pastry.

July 3, 2017 by Tania 3 Comments

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…

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How to make amazing Sweet Pastry

May 27, 2017 by Tania 6 Comments

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…

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Beautiful Buttercream Frosting. Perfect every time.

April 20, 2017 by Tania Leave a Comment

Buttercream Frosting

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,…

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Salad Dressings 6 that will change everything.

February 4, 2017 by Tania 12 Comments

6 Salad Dressings

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…

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How to Make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam

October 15, 2016 by Tania Leave a Comment

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…

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Gluten Free Fruit Mince Tarts- Feel Good Food

November 4, 2015 by Tania 6 Comments

Gluten Free Christmas tarts

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…

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Spooky Halloween Chocolate Cake

October 21, 2015 by Tania 9 Comments

Halloween Chocolate Cake. Spooky black

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…

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Cheesecake Toblerone Cheesecake

October 18, 2015 by Tania 15 Comments

Toblerone cheesecake with chunks of toblerone

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…

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Chocolate Fondue: Come and see the Chocolate Festival Sydney 2015

September 6, 2015 by Tania 15 Comments

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…

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Mayonnaise, dairy free, egg free with Chickpea Water

June 28, 2015 by Tania 39 Comments

Mayonnaise 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…

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Balsamic Vinegar. Your guide to buying

February 22, 2015 by Tania 20 Comments

 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…

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too. Come and have a look around Read More
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