Apricot and Amaretti Cake
Serves 8 generously Now that I'm a wannabe minimalist, I might be less about the gift giving but I'm all about the fuss making, and more to the point, cake making because as Julia Childs once said [Read More]
Slow Cooker Blushing Pears
Serves 6 (low iodine) I love these pears slow cooked in port, they're as pretty as they are delicious! I love cooking in the slow cooker because you can just dump in all the ingredients in and [Read More]
Best Baileys Cheesecake
Serves 16 This cheesecake is the daddy of all desserts. I remember when I first made this decadent delight for two friends' joint birthday. Since then there has been much tweaking and tasting of [Read More]
Paula’s Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes
Makes 10 My ex colleague Paula (she of the healthy Banana Bread fame) brought these to one of our Biggest Morning Teas at my old job and it was love at first bite. These individual cheesecakes [Read More]
Baked Cherry Cheesecake
This was one of the earliest recipes I ever posted on the blog. I first made this in London when I was visiting friends, who incidentally had no scales and no measuring cups. I totally flew by the [Read More]
Watermelon Refresher
Makes 1 litre 900g coarsely seedless chopped watermelon 125ml chilled orange juice 40ml lime juice How to Blend or process ingredients until smooth. Garnish with lime [Read More]
Baked Cherry Ricotta Cheesecake
Serves 8 I love me a baked cheesecake and this is one of my favourites. It's the magic mix of the ricotta, cream cheese and condensed milk that sets this cheesecake apart, making it deliciously [Read More]
Caramelised Apple Buttermilk Slice
I've got this weird thing about using up every last drop of every ingredient because I hate throwing food away as much as I hate tofu (which is a lot.) The first time I made this slice to use up some [Read More]
Kiwifruit and Rockmelon Pops
(iodine free) makes 8 I love these. Simple, healthy and really refreshing! So cool! Ingredients 1 small rockmelon, peeled, seeded, chopped 8 kiwifruit, peeled and [Read More]
Turkish Delight Sundae
Serves 6 Ingredients 150g raspberries 1 litre vanilla ice cream 55g chocolate-coated turkish delight bars, chopped coarsely ½ cup (70g) unsalted pistachios, roasted, chopped [Read More]
