On Friday we had the farm Christmas party. We're not a large group but in previous years it hasn't seemed as easy as it should be. This year was different. From the outset I struck a woman named ...
baking
Helping in the kitchen and licking the beaters are the memories of childhood. Rediscover some of the joy of baking with these recipes.
Bolo de Cenoura (Crazy Brazilian Carrot Cake)
Brazil has been trying to send me a message these past weeks. First the Japoticabas fruited across the road, then my mate Claudia sent me a photo of her Aunt’s tree in Rio. The Japoticabas, or ...
molasses bourbon pecan pie
You know the very best thing about blogging? All the wonderful people that you meet. Technically I haven't 'met' all of them, but it always brings a smile when I see friendly faces in my inbox. Some ...
simply irresistible mini quiches
Our local radio station played eighties music for the whole of August culminating in a party on Saturday night. Listeners could win tickets and one Wednesday afternoon on the way home from swimming ...
the chocolate slice from home economics class
If you can remember a time when golden daytime only came on a stick, and making children stand on temporary scaffolding metres in the air without safety rails was considered kosher, then chances are ...
how to make chocolate campfire cupcakes
It's been ten days since the girls' cowboy birthday party, but so much has happened since then it may as well have been a month. We celebrated our wedding anniversary, Bearhands went to Sydney, I got ...