Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Lemonade scones & how to make perfect scones every time

Lemonade scones & how to make perfect scones every time
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!You could say I was born into scones. The day I arrived in the world my dear old grand-Aunt Edna  was at our family home baking scones for the rest of the family in celebration of  my arrival.  She was well-known for...
December 18th, 2011 | Recipes, scones, The Internet Chef | Read More

My… Best pancake recipe

My… Best pancake recipe
Hotcakes, flapjacks, drop scones, pfannkuchen, griddle cakes,  crêpes, pikelets  or pancakes. It seems every nation on earth has their own version of sweet, savory, stuffed, thick or thin pancakes. Despite the numerous guises and flavor combinations that can be found on all four corners of the culinary...
December 8th, 2011 | breakfast, Desserts, Recipes, The Internet Chef | Read More

Banoffee Pie isn’t for sharing!

Banoffee Pie isn’t for sharing!
The Secrets to a GREAT Banoffee Pie! Like a lovers first kiss, I fully remember the first time I succumbed to  Banoffee Pie. Its decadent toffee flavour seduced me at first bite and whispered sweet tropical nothings in my ear. What clever wizardry is this that four basic ingredients can taste so fantastic...
December 1st, 2010 | Dessert, Recipes | Read More

Is the Barbecue still a Male Domain?

Is the Barbecue still a Male Domain?
Is The Barbecue Still a Male Domain? I have to ask the question, is the Barbecue still a male domain? Australians in particular are known to cook barbecues 2-3 times a week in the summer months and of those 2-3 times a week, is that dinner being cooked by the male contingent within the household? If...
November 25th, 2010 | Barbeque, Recipes | Read More

How to Become a Cupcake Decorating Machine!

How to Become a Cupcake Decorating Machine!
Cookbook Review: Planet Cake Cupcakes by Paris Cutler How to become a cupcake decorating machine! MUCH has been frosted, filled and written about cupcakes, and I emphasis the MUCH with a capital M! The  Global Cupcake phenomena and cupcake decorating craze has been raging for a couple of years...
November 14th, 2010 | Cookbook review, Dessert, Recipes | Read More

Simple Sensational Grilled Tomatoes

Simple Sensational Grilled Tomatoes
Grilled Tomato Recipe Summer is so close I can smell it. The City is dancing  to the sound of  Havaiana flip flops slapping on the hot pavement  and produce in the local farmers  markets are getting more rosy by the day. Summer means  buxomous strawberries, voluptuous watermelons and of course,...
November 7th, 2010 | breakfast, Recipes, Techniques, Vegetables | Read More

Top 10 Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy

Top 10 Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy
Top 10 Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy With only 362 days until next Halloween, you may be wondering if that mountain of candy and chocolate will last till then. With the chances of that highly unlikely, and your Sweet tooth ready to pack up and go on vacation, you may experience that stage...
November 3rd, 2010 | Chocolate, Holidays and Celebrations, How to's, Ice cream, Inspiration, Recipes, smoothie, Snacks, Sweets | Read More

Top 10 Delicious ways with Pineapple!

Top 10 Delicious ways with Pineapple!
The Top 10 Delicious Pineapple Recipes on the Internet The first time we drove through a Pineapple plantation I thought the sky was raining sugar. The air was so sweet and perfumed with the delicious fragrance that is so uniquely pineapple. I hung my head out the car window and instructed everyone in...
October 20th, 2010 | Recipes | Read More

Guilt Free Banana Bread

Guilt Free Banana Bread
Guilt Free Banana Bread Pleasures! Would you believe it if I told you that you can have your banana cake and eat it too! Well, with this fabulous banana bread recipe that is exactly what you can do.  It’s not only sugar free but this banana bread is also free from butter AND oil. As a replacement...
October 17th, 2010 | Bakery, banana, Desserts, kitchen equipment, Recipes | Read More

Chocolate Chewy Biscuits ~ The Perfect Coffee Accompaniment

Chocolate Chewy Biscuits ~ The Perfect Coffee Accompaniment
Olio Cafe Chocolate Chewy Biscuits I first tried this little chocolate chewy biscuits treat whilst partaking in my first Kopi Luwak Experince at the Olio Cafe and Bar in Sydney’s St. Leonard’s. Kopi luwak is heralded as the world’s rarest and most expensive coffee and passionate...
October 7th, 2010 | Bakery, Chocolate, Recipes | Read More