Pretzels
“Meet the teacher day” means kids home in the middle of the week. It means other kids hanging out here too and lots of hungry people. For entertainment value and for a fool-proof stomach...
food
Ode to a celeriac
I picked up this gorgeous guy at the grocery store. Have you ever cooked with celeriac? For such an ugly vegetable it quite honestly produces the most delicious aroma while cooking up in a...
A year of deliciousness
Last night’s Masterchef was all about the Country Women’s Association and their classic baking recipes – lamingtons, scones, neopolitan cake, fruit cake, and a jam. The contestants struggled mightily (which I have to admit,...
School Lunches – words and pictures
When I was little I went to a nice school in a leafy suburb in Adelaide. It was the 1970s so we wore roman sandals and my uniform was pink with a zip down the front....
If you’ve got cake, girl, you’ve got friends
*** UPDATED to say it’s SELF RAISING FLOUR! Sorry! *** After the day before yesterday’s cake baking revelations I meant to publish the revised recipe as part of that entry but I got distracted...
Cake Sabotage
Ahhhahaha!! Let me say that again; AHAHAHHHHAHAHAH! That’s ten years of pent-up baking angst. We have had an ongoing cake drama, my mum and I – well actually, mostly just me. It’s been going...