When Giles sends me on a mission, he says “please.” And afterwards I get a cookie. I like the idea of cookies as a reward for a good deed done or an achievement reached. Don’t you? I’ve been watching reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Possibly my favourite show ever. LOTS and LOTS of cookie references throughout the...
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If you didn’t get the Wizard of Oz reference in the title, do you remember when the fab four were marching through the forest chanting “Lions and tigers and bears!”, as they made their way to the Emerald City? I love that film. I blame my mother for my love of classic Hollywood musicals … The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the...
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Nobody should be denied a little pleasure in life. Nobody should have to make do with insipid desserts or cake just because they have an allergy, a food intolerance, or a medical condition. Where there’s a will, there is always a way to be inclusive and leave everyone else none the wiser, with a fabulous cake or dessert. This is pretty...
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Well, this is unprecedented in recent history … I am posting a recipe before I’m good and ready to do so. [EDIT: I was never going to be ready. The photos and macros have been included as of 25 April 2013. Quite appropriate really.] But this is a special case. Tomorrow is ANZAC Day and we are commemorating the contribution made by our...
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It started with yet another craving for chocolate hazelnut spread. I was thinking Nutella but, you know, the Nutella I grew up with. Not that sorry, trans fatty, overly sweet, where the hell are the hazelnuts and cacao spread that masquerades as Nutella these days. Yes, I’m a little bitter about it. No, I don’t plan to get over it anytime...
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I usually make a tiramisù at Easter. It is a wonderful tiramisù and deservedly popular. I won’t even bother with false modesty on this one. It’s sensational. Those of you who follow the Facebook page would know that I attended a course on French Entremets earlier in the week and that meant I had plenty of Easter dessert action happening...
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