Category: Cooking
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The Christmas decorations are coming down from the top shelf
Does everyone store their Christmas decorations in the highest, most out-of-reach place in their house? It makes complete sense, you would happily bet money that you are not going to need them for at least another eleven months when you put them there! I have been retrieving my boxes and bags of decorations from those…
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Breaky Inspiration: Rye and banana pancakes (or pikelets) with vanilla yoghurt, strawberries and Manuka honey…
My chief helper Heidi loves pancakes , and what’s not to love about them? It’s become our Sunday morning ritual, only today we had them on Friday – because we can! My wonderfully talented husband, who is brilliant in the kitchen has always placed slice banana in his pancakes. It is such a simple way…
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Winter Warmers, comfort food for a cold night: soups, chilli and crumble…
Think of this as a showcase of some of my favourite winter recipes. Now the southern Hemisphere summer is officially over, I am pulling out the perfect winter recipes that comfort me when it is cold, raining and windy outside. Some of these you’ve seen before, but the highlight of this post is the Tunisian…
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Middle Eastern orange cake with spiced syrup (gluten and dairy free)
We’ve all had a moment when we need to create something sweet for our gluten and/or dairy free guests…. and sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start? Well here is your answer. I always receive great feedback on my Flourless Chocolate Orange cake at parties (it is also dairy free!)… so I thought it…
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Babies, Persian love cakes, rosewater and macaroons…
Although I was up to my neck in dirty nappies and baby vomit (I had a week alone with the two kids whilst my husband traveled interstate for work), I couldn’t let the day come and go without making a bit of a fuss of Heidi. So we had a small family afternoon tea, and…
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Upcycled liberty print apron for my little helper….
An Apron….. that was the obvious use for Gran’s liberty prints. I didn’t have a pattern, so I took to Pinterest to gather some inspiration on styles, shapes, tying options… You can view my ‘Kids’ Pinterest board here.
Hey Bernice! 