Tag: baking
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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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Mastering desserts – cheats chocolate fondant
Cheats chocolate fondant was my first attempt to master desserts in 2012 (as I proudly announced to be my New Years resolution a few moths ago)… I would hardly label this attempt as mastering. As the recipe title suggests [cheats], if you get it wrong it will still come out right! Brilliant. I needed something…
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Rose water meringues
It’s recently come to my attention that I’m quite confident when it comes to savoury cooking, but I have lost my way with the sweet stuff. Back in my Hotel Management days (when I spent a third of my studies in the kitchen, mastering the finer culinary techniques) I was capable of turning out most…
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Almond crackers – gluten and dairy free, the perfect detox food!
It’s detox time for me at the moment. I’m on my third week, 3kg down and starting to feel great. I’ve said I will continue doing it until we move into our new house (another 5-6 weeks!). I did a massive detox about 5 years ago, guided by a wonderful naturopath at Glow. For four…
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Homemade Sausage rolls
When you’re little you dream about being famous for something…. dancing, ballet, horse riding. I never thought I would be famous (well amongst my friends – does that count?) for making sausage rolls. I don’t know when it all started, but over about 15 years I have developed a little bit of notoriety for my…
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