Chocolate Hazelnut Lamingtons with Raspberry Jam
Lamington’s conjure up fond memories for me of fundraising drives back in primary school in the 80’s. The excitement was palpable when a big slab of delicious lamington’s eventually would arrive in a...
View ArticleA Happy Birthday and the Cat That Got the Buttercream
I LOVE BIRTHDAYS! My birthday, family birthdays, friend’s birthdays and even the Queen’s birthday. Yes, unfortunately each birthday celebration means I’m another year older but what better excuse to...
View ArticleValentines Sweetheart Cake
My Grandad, Powell fell in love with my Grandma, Doris one day, spying her as he rode his bike past her front garden on his way to work one morning. “She was a good sort your Grandma” he would tell me...
View ArticleCanadian Beavertails Eh?
“Youre going to make what?? AND put them on your blog”??!! This was the confused/horrifed reaction of a few friends when I told them I was cooking up ‘beaver tails’ for my next post. They thought I...
View ArticleHalloween Monster Slime Cakes
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of a visit and some Aunty sitting duties with my niece and nephew aged 6 and 3. When I suggested we make monster cakes with green slime and exploding eyeballs in...
View ArticlePhillippa’s Raspberry Coconut Tea Cake
One of the lovely things about writing a magazine food and wine column is that I get to regularly meet and interview local artisan producers and inspirational entrepreneurs. Amongst those are fabulous...
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