You can only stay away from making pastry for so long before the desire overwhelms you like a tidal wave of flaky deliciousness … and you find yourself rolling and cutting out dough to line tart tins once more with delight. Just me? I doubt it. But it certainly describes how I’ve been feeling for the past week or so. I promised my father I...
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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,...
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I was going to make my lebkuchen cookies this year but it looks to be a warm one this Christmas. Yes, yes, lucky us, hey … with our summery Christmas Except that those of us with European heritage get a little out of sorts with our love of traditional Christmas fare. I try to find a balance. Unless we have one of our crazy unexpected cold...
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like summer … at least here in Australia. The days are longer, definitely warmer and sunnier, and summer fruit and vegetables are just bursting out of the ground. It’s all so colourful and enticing, isn’t it? Looks like a breakfast bowl from heaven but hey, I prefer to have my fruit at...
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I know that many bloggers cook, bake, and generally prepare fabulous food and recipes with their blog in mind. Out comes the semi-professional food photography gear, amazing props, flowers, table settings, and hey presto, a few days of intensive preparation and forethought produce stunning pictures to accompany posts that are thoughtfully written,...
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