Isn’t it funny how food goes in and out of fashion? (I mean certain ingredients of course, not food in general!) Ingredients that were once commonplace – such as suet, copha or even glace cherries – are rarely seen or eaten anymore. New or recently discovered foods are in vogue; health-conscious foodies eat kale and…
Call me a soft touch. But when I see a young boy’s face crumple with disappointment because he can’t eat the cakes all the other kids are eating, it calls for an intervention. These mini chocolate chip and coconut cakes are the intervention. They are super-easy, super-quick, and devoid of all those nasties that seem…
It’s kind of funny, but not really surprising, that some of my clearest memories of high school relate to food. I was already addicted to baking, and completely obsessed with collecting recipes. I remember staring out of the window during typing class, wondering how soon the lunchtime bell would ring so I could tame my…
There’s a certain rivalry that can occur when a child is born; especially the first child. The question was raised early; which parent will he take after – his father or his mother? The question asker was of course referring to our respective hobbies. Will he be like his father, and be obsessed with anything…
Let me state plainly: dishes are the bane of my life. But as a stay-at-home mum, and more particularly, a baking addict, they just never seem to go away. So when the foodie mags start spruiking one-pot dishes, I’m all in. And when I find a one-pot brownie recipe, then that’s really speaking my language!…
I do love citrus season! Ever since seeing Claire’s Lemon Surprise cupcakes, I’ve been salivating at the thought of making my own. But it couldn’t be a regular cupcake or butter cake recipe – that would require the electric mixer – and because I’m baking at night (sshhh… the baby’s sleeping…) this one’s another melt-and-mix.…
Happy birthday to me! It’s my birthday this week, and although I’ve been strictly forbidden to make my own cake for our family celebrations this weekend, I’ve managed to sneak this one in to share with friends tomorrow… there may not be any left by Sunday and boy, will Dad be sorry! The idea for this was taken…