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Posted on Feb 16, 2013 in All Recipe Posts, Cupcakes, Fruit, Jams & Preserves | 10 comments

Milkshakes are such a big part of childhood. I always feel a little sad and as though I may have missed something essential about growing up because I was never into milkshakes as a child. Something important. Like a rite of passage, you know? I have never drunk milk in my entire life. I was already an adult before I would let myself to even try...

Posted on Jan 26, 2013 in All Recipe Posts, Fillings, Jams & Preserves, Low Carb, Nuts, Special Diet | 10 comments

I have not posted anything in a couple of weeks and for this I apologise. I have a number of things I would dearly love to bake, make, and post for you but life has again placed itself in my path. But I will return to baking very soon. As some of you know, I have attended some fantastic courses in making chocolates and pralines at the brilliant Savour...

Posted on Dec 19, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Fruit, Ice cream & Sorbet, Jams & Preserves, Special Diet | 7 comments

We always recall the truly memorable food moments in our lives with a smile and a longing to revisit the flavours, the textures, the sensory experience of that gastronomic interlude. Sometimes we can, other times it must remain a sublime memory … perhaps associated with a special occasion, with people we love dearly, or places we have travelled to,...

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Desserts, Fruit, Jams & Preserves, Tarts & Patisserie | 27 comments

I like a little ambiguity in life. Maybe that’s why I love the darkest, most bittersweet chocolates. Warm chocolate ganache over cold gelato. Zesty, pucker-up citrus with smooth, warm, nutty chocolate. Hot, spicy chilli with silky, luscious mango. I must confess I do particularly love tart and sweet together. Like tart cherries in a...

Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Desserts, Fillings, Fruit, Jams & Preserves, Special Diet | 5 comments

I remember gorgeous blue and white vases, with the word AMARENA emblazoned on them, with me staring up at them in wonder. What child isn’t fascinated by beautiful, tantalising displays of sweet seduction in a pastry shop? I know it wasn’t just me. Most Italian pasticcerie, even here in Melbourne, Australia (so so far away!), had at least...

Posted on May 3, 2011 in All Recipe Posts, Breakfast, Fruit, Jams & Preserves, Special Diet | 10 comments

Inspiration can sometimes come at you at the strangest times and from unexpected sources. Well, in this case, maybe not so wholly unexpected, but it certainly stuck and I couldn’t shake it until I did something about it. I got the idea for this jam from a beautiful Valentine’s Day flower arrangement by Blumin- From our Garden to You, made...