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…
RECIPES
How to make a Minion Cake
How to Make a Minion Cake! It was a little while ago now that I made this Minion cake. I got most of the help I needed from how to cook that.net. I watched a video Ann Reardon did and then worked on from memory. I wanted to make mine simpler by having it sit…
Pumpkin, Haloumi Salad with Baby Kale
Pumpkin, Haloumi Salad with Baby Kale No matter how I try I can’t get Skater to like roast potatoes. It probably is a blessing in disguise because I can’t resist them. Just the thought of roast potatoes is enough to prompt me to turn on the oven. Instead, a piece of pumpkin fell out of…
Apricot Pudding, Pistachios and Amaretti biscuits
Oh hello!. I have so many things to show you but most especially.. How to use apricot leather Firstly I made this Apricot Pudding with one of the special in my kitchen things I showed you a month or so ago. It’s a giant apricot leather sheet I can buy at my local Middle Eastern…
Cauliflower Popcorn with Poached Egg and Peanut Tamarind Chutney
I bought a car not so long back and it’s been playing up on me. I was in an accident on my way to work and my old car was wrapped around a telegraph pole. There’s two things to note here. 1. it wasn’t my fault, the person that hit me wasn’t paying attention 2….
Owl Cupcakes. Easy moist apple cake
I thought I’d make Easy Owl cupcakes. Aren’t these the cutest? The moist delicious apple cake they are made with will become one of your favourite stir together cakes I thought I’d make Easy Owl cupcakes. Aren’t these the cutest ? I love owls, they are so quietly intense. They have a reputation for being…
Better Homes and Gardens Live- Discount Tickets here
I went to lunch this week with the crew from Better Homes and Gardens. It is time to launch The Better Homes and Gardens Live road show. I have never been to one of the live shows. Have you?. Like all shows of this nature, each year they need to make it bigger…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars-Gluten Free No Bake
You can get your Peanut Butter fix without turning the oven on when you make these Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars. So simple it’s criminal. Once I open that jar of crunchy peanut butter it’s hard to stop eating it. It makes me crave sour dough toast with peanut butter and honey. Heaven help me if…
5 Marinades to start your Barbeque Season
I can’t wait for summer. I love my barbeque. In fact Barbeques Galore know how much I love it and they have sponsored this post, it’s a good one. 5 marinades to start your Barbecue Season. The taste of smoky barbequed meat and vegetables is my favourite, but add a few herbs and spices…
Chicken Satay, Tray bake easy, one pot!
What a brilliant idea. Chicken satay tray baked in the oven. This will have you eating flavour packed chicken satay in no time at all. A couple of weeks ago I banged out a tray baked Green Curry Chicken . It was such a good idea that I wanted to explore the idea more. Sometimes…
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…
Crispy Chicken and Sweet Chilli PHILLY bagel
Gorgeous Crispy chicken fillets go so beautifully with this Chilli Philly on a toasted bagel. Give them a try! Supported by Philadelphia Australia This is the third recipe in a series I have done for Philadelphia Cream cheese spreadables. It’s been very enjoyable for me because I got stuck on making Cheesecakes with Philadelphia and…
Mandarin Yoghurt Layer Cake . Naked
Naked cakes are very big business. I do like them, after-all it cuts the decoration time by 3/4. I made this one with excess yoghurt and mandarins that I had in the kitchen.I started off the month with this EasiYo yoghurt maker*. I was musing the benefits of making my own yoghurt when I…
Chicken Green Curry Tray bake!
Yes! really. Tray Baked Green Curry Chicken. Now you can make a chicken curry in the oven. It has all the flavour of your favourite curry but it only uses one tray. Creamy, spicy and perfect for the whole family. What could be better than that? Green Chicken Curry Chances are if you go to…
Date tray cake Stir together
I know you will like this because it is easy, there is no better reason to like something. Dates are a good reason to like something too, wouldn’t you agree? It’s been a few weeks since I baked a cake and to be honest I really never thought I would say that. I love making…
Pork, and Sumo Mandarin Sweet and Sour
Pork and Sumo Mandarin Sweet and Sour : You know that I love to cook, but I bet you didn’t know that I am a competition junky I think it gives me the sense of adrenalin you get when you have to finish a task in a regulated time, something like cooking for 100…