Category: Sweet
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Hot cross buns and Easter eggs…

What would you say if asked what Easter smelled like? I would say hot cross buns… I’ll have to confess our house has been smelling like Easter a lot lately (but more about that later). If asked this same question when I was younger I would have said rosemary (not the distinct perfume of a…
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My workshops provide a great excuse to bake some cakes… and brownies, and cheesecakes!

Most of you would be aware that I started a new business six months ago www.theinklingeffect.com.au which has been sapping a lot of my apparent spare time (’cause there’s so much of that floating around with two kids under 3!). The only time I do get to cook creatively is when I am whipping up…
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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…

