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Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Cake

February 14, 2016

I was a teenager when I first tasted and fell in love with zucchini muffins. Muffins were not a big thing in Australia when I was a child, so it was only when I was older, and attending an international school with a largely American cohort, that I was introduced to my first muffin crush!…

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Melt & Mix Banana Bread

September 24, 2015

So, there we were on a fine spring day, staying at home instead of attending play group, all because the kid has decided to toilet train. Who’d have thought? Just a day before, it had been a struggle to get him to even sit on the toilet. Then I chatted with some mummy friends and…

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Boiled Pineapple Fruit Cake

July 6, 2015

There was a very loud knock on our front door, and a lanky, grey-haired man, red-faced and bare foot shoved a bunch of spinach at me, and said, “You eat spinach?” “Why, uh yes! Thank you” I stammered, as he turned and hurried back to the safety of his house. This was my first meeting…

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Rhubarb, Orange & Hazelnut Cake {gf}

June 5, 2015

When a friend offered to pay me back “in kind” I knew just what to ask for. Rhubarb. Fresh, home grown, organic rhubarb. Of all the things that could turn me into an avid gardener, rhubarb would be it. It’s one of my favourite fruits, but also the one that never seems to go down…

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Spelt Honey Cake {Dutch Honey Cake}

April 5, 2014

Harmony Day 21 March is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. www.harmony.gov.au One of the great things about this nation is that everyone here is a migrant, or from a migrant…

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Lemon Syrup Polenta Cake

November 10, 2013

I had to buy lemons the other day. Usually I wouldn’t, as so many of our friends and family have them growing in the backyard. But this was an emergency, there was no chance of seeing any of those folks, and I had desserts to make. Turns out a bag of small, ripe lemons didn’t…

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Dutch Ginger Cake

May 5, 2012

Ginger is my father’s favourite flavour; especially when it comes to cake and chocolate. With that in mind I found this recipe years ago in my old Women’s Weekly cookbook: Best Recipes from the Weekly and have made it often since. It uses only six ingredients, and there is no beating required. It looks good,…

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Lemon & Passionfruit Cupcakes

April 6, 2012

Am I the only one who gets annoyed at recipes that do not turn out? Surely, I ask myself, it is necessary to test a recipe several times to ensure its success, before putting it in print? I don’t think that’s an unreasonable assumption. And yet, a recipe from my Baker’s Bible, “Baking – a…

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Yoghurt Cake with Syrup

February 25, 2012

I own a lot of cookbooks. So, I’m not really looking to add to the collection. The exception to this was when I was gifted a wonderful cookbook by my housemate two years ago. Titled, “Baking: a commonsense guide”, it is a wonderful assortment of recipes and advice on how to get those recipes right. There…

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Maple Huckleberry Coffee Cake

February 11, 2012

It’s no secret; I am a big fan of baking cakes and desserts. It’s my first choice of activity when I have a few spare hours. In that pursuit, therefore, I have collected a number of websites in my ‘favourites’ list, which I visit regularly, to read their stories and collect their recipes. This week…