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Ice Cream Lolly Cake
This is another cake I am posting on request by many on Instagram and Facebook. I am truely overwhelmed by your support and sweet messages to me. I wish I could make a cake for each one of you on your special day and sit by your side to enjoy it. For others, who are seeing it for the first … Read More
Frico Landkass, Cheese And Salmon Tart
This post is brought to you by Nuffnang and Frico Landkaas. I think it is safe to say that Holiday entertaining is incomplete without cheese. Cheese is such a versatile ingredient that you could keep it simple, use it in complex dishes or serve it on its own. It’s always a winner! While I am … Read More
Cranberry Swirl Cake
I promise, I made cranberry sauce to go with some kind of meat. I have no idea how it ended up in cake:-) This was the first time I made a cranberry sauce at home. In fact, this was my first time cooking with cranberries. Until now I did not even know that we could buy frozen cranberries in … Read More
Chocolate Chip Cake
I think there are some things in life that can be solved with a chocolate chip cookie. They do help me beat stress a lot of times. So the more chocolate chips, the better? Going by the trend in Sydney in November, prices drop for all kinds of chocolate things...chips, chunks, buttons. Despite that I … Read More
Vanilla And Earl Grey Cake
Today's post is special because it has been requested by a dear reader of the blog. I made this Vanilla And Earl Grey Cake a couple of months ago when I was experimenting with naked cakes and different ways of decorating them for Styling magazine. Earl Grey is an all time favourite flavour of mine. Just by infusing one or two teabags of Earl Grey tea in milk or cream you end up with a refreshingly unique flavour that is slightly citrus, slightly spicy and mildly smoky. This unique flavour in Earl Grey tea comes from the presence of Bergamot which is a citrus fruit that looks like an orange with a yellow colour. The Earl Grey infused milk/cream can be used to make amazing desserts like this Chocolate Mousse or Panna Cotta and of course, to flavour buttercream. Now that's a great flavoring agent, don't you think? To make the Earl Grey shine in the cake, I stuck to good old vanilla for the cake layers. I decorated the same cake in two ways and shot them twice. For the first one, I left the Earl Grey buttercream as is (white) and piped roses on one side of the cake. Then I removed the buttercream, tinted it pink with food colour and piped pink roses on the cake. To be honest, I … Read More
Lavender Cake Minis With Chocolate
Lavender cake minis made with a dark chocolate base a super easy lavender glaze that looks and tastes delicious. Makes a pretty gift or an impressive wedding dessert table item. I can't describe in words what draws me to Lavender but I am simply smitten by it. It could be the colour (I do have my fair share of purple photos on the blog:-)) or the scent or just the way you could wrap your fingers around the stalks and bring them close to your nose and experience a moment in paradise. I met a wonderful lady called Mrs Lavender at the children's school library the other day and I instantly liked her. She had the loveliest smile and knew the books by heart. So maybe I like the name too. La-ven-der! Anyway, I dream of growing them..heaps of them in my own garden soon. 2 years ago when I had just started blogging, I would have a list of fresh produce farms to visit on the weekends. I enjoyed it so much that I would kook forward to Sundays and our outings so much. A picnic basket, camera and we would set out. Sydney was new to me and I was falling in love with every inch of it. I had a berry farm in mind for weeks but on the day we were hoping to go picking, it poured and … Read More
Easy Microwave Banana And Chocolate Chunk Pudding
I don't know about you but I cannot imagine my kitchen without a microwave. While moving houses in the recent past (4 times in 3 years) I made sure that it is the first of the electronic items to get plugged in...even before my beloved mixer and food processor. But coming to think of it, have I done anything with it other than reheating and defrosting food? Nope! Okay, maybe precook potatoes. Yet, it is an indispensable item that saves you time and a lot of dishes. I had 3 ripe bananas and no intention of making muffins, pancakes or even banana bread. So I did a Google search and came across this fabulous recipe. I made it twice this week. The first time I was unsure how it would turn out so I halved the recipe and just threw everything casually into a microwave safe bowl. Voila! It was done in 4 minutes. It was golden, sweet, soft, smelling of brown sugar and butter (you know, the one) spongy, gooey in some places and very slightly crusty on the sides. In other words, it was enlightenment! 'Don't underestimate the power of your microwave!' The boys came back form school and finished it in one go with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I just had to share this recipe so I made it … Read More
Roasted Garlic-Maple-Mustard Pumpkin
When planning meals in the last few years, I realize that my attention to side dishes have gone from little to none. I am mostly trying to include my 5 serves of vegetables and fruits in my main dishes. Most of the times, that would be a salad. My mind is somewhat distracted in thinking of sweet combinations and hence between main course and dessert, there is very little room for appetizers and side dishes. Yes, in a past life (before kids), my meals were perfect, my planning was immaculate but today my imagination is restricted to kids lunchboxes and desserts. I am on a mission lately to look for side dishes that are big on flavour, nutritious and most importantly, require little or no effort. Roasted vegetables is one of them. I like the way pumpkin gets a golden and charred appearance on the outside while the inside is all soft and mushy. The glaze is a quick and simple maple-mustard glaze. Garlic is always great on roasted vegetables. Onions pump in more flavour and taste great themselves when charred. Since, there is hardly any chopping/cubing required...I find that this is becoming a go-to dish for me on weekdays. I usually buy butternut pumpkin as it's quite versatile … Read More
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