Maybe five or so years ago, my mother discovered that she was intolerant to gluten. We wouldn’t have believed it but by simply cutting out the gluten in her diet, she was able to walk again, without the assistance of a walking aid. It literally freed her of arthritis. And so last week, when we…
I’ve yet to travel to New York but it’s definitely sitting there on my bucket list as far as travel adventures go. But when I think about baking and New York, I always think about The Magnolia Bakery – possibly because I used to be obsessed with Sex And The City as well as The…
There’s something luxurious and decadent about lazy Sunday mornings with the family. And with my burgeoning foodie of a son, he was happy to put his breakfast schedule on hold for half an hour last weekend to allow us to whip up some tasty blueberry pancakes together whilst Daddy indulged in a few more precious…
This is a recipe pulled out of the glorious Nigella Express cookbook. I really like this cookbook of hers because it’s a quick, no fuss kind of cookbook with amazing results. I’d never made these puddings before but they were so divinely decadent that I’m sure I’ll be whipping them up again in the next…
As a relative newcomer to Instagram (debriefme), I have of late been exposed to a myriad of delectable desserts. One that caught my eye was a Reese’s peanut butter cup brownie snapshot. To be completely honest, we’ve had a barely-touched 56 ounce mega bag of mini Reese’s peanut butter cups sitting in the snack basket…
You can probably tell that I love weekend breakfasts. It’s just so leisurely and indulgent and more importantly it’s – quality family time – where you can take a moment, enjoy each other’s company and really touch base with our real reason for living… Admittedly, most mornings I down a couple of slices of papaya…
This afternoon, whilst Lil’ E was enjoying his afternoon kip, I baked some of Martha Stewart’s white cupcakes – two dozen (from her cupcake book); not three dozen as described in this online recipe. I also whipped up her swiss meringue buttercream so that everything was ready when he woke up… so that we could…..
On those mornings when you’ve slept in, there’s no rush to be anywhere, and your loved ones are curled up in bed with you – there’s nothing better than getting your cook on – to allow the laziness of the morning to permeate even further into the day! And seriously, it doesn’t get any easier…
Just finished cleaning up!! Made Magnolia Bakery’s vanilla & chocolate cupcakes tonight. My son actually helped earlier on in the afternoon making the chocolate ones..! Here is the end result.. 3 boxes.. One for my parents, one for my brother’s family & one for work. Heaps of spares in plastic boxes for my boys and…
I’ve always been a fan of Poh from the first series of MasterChef Australia. I think it’s because of her Malaysian origins. So when I stumbled across her orange chiffon cake recipe, I decided to give it a go. It was so incredibly decadent yet oh-so-light at the very same time. Doing her three layer…
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