Easy Orange Tea Bread

Marmalade, dried fruit and fresh orange - this loaf has it all!  You know what they say, you can take the girl out of England, but you can't take England out of the girl, and this recipe [Read More]

Banana Slice with Muesli Topping

When we came back from holidays, we and our neighbour were like ships in the night. As we landed in Sydney, she jetted off for Adelaide... But not before she'd left a stash of fruit and veggies in our [Read More]

Date Shortbread Fingers

When I was back in the mother country, I was hoping that my love of minimalism might be infectious and that mum would be inspired to let some things go. With some nagging, ooops, I mean encouragement, [Read More]

Hazelnut Slice

While I’m living it large in California, some of my favourite bloggers have generously offered to share their favourite recipes on the blog. Praise be to these lovely ladies for helping me out and [Read More]

Zucchini, Lime and Pepita Loaf

A few weeks ago I was sick, like really sick, but not sick enough that I couldn't bake. I was sick enough to go to the doctor though but of course, I couldn't go empty handed. I get quite anxious if I [Read More]

How to Make a Lion Guard Cake

Shall I tell you a secret? I didn't even know what The Lion Guard was until my soon to be three year old godson asked for a Lion Guard cake for his birthday. The good news is that you don't have to [Read More]

No Bake Crunchy Lunchbox Treats

Makes 12 cupcake sized treats I love packing a lunch box and even though we have a long and delicious list of lunch box favourites, I'm always dreaming of new additions. Some days, and when I [Read More]

Chocolate Birthday Cake

This year we were on holi-yays with our gorgeous godson when he turned three so we got to wake up en famille and enjoy all the birthday excitement. We had big plans for a big cake for his birthday [Read More]

Leftover Veggie and Orange Cake

Serves 10-12 We've been watching the War on Waste. Have you seen it? I was horrified to see that the average Aussie family throws out 1 tonne of food a year at a cost of $3,500. Wowzers! We rarely [Read More]

Coconut Lime Slice

Cuts into 20 squares This recipe has been what I call a "sitter" because I've been sitting on it for ages, not because it isn't good, quite the opposite in fact, it's just too good. So good that it [Read More]