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Banana Slice
Judging from the empty cake stand, this slice is a real winner! Continue reading
A Dessert Not To Be Trifled With
Don’t cry over failed sponge. Make trifle. The aftermath of the Great Sponge Saga was an extra sponge, sadly sitting on the bench looking very rejected. Anyone who knows me well knows that I cannot bear food to be wasted. … Continue reading
The Sponge Saga
What cake do you bake for someone turning 90? This is the question I asked Mother Dearest. It’s a lot of pressure, they have a life time of cakes to compare yours to. Mother Dearest answered ‘a sponge. Pop loves … Continue reading
Simplicity Chocolate Cake
So that pretty special get together I mentioned in the last blog. It was my Pop’s 90th. 90 years, not bad going hey. Pop got the royal sponge cake treatment…more on this, and him, later. It was also my cousin … Continue reading
But wait, there’s more…
. . .remember me? It’s been a while. But I’m back. Back with exciting news! Over the weekend the whole family congregated together for a pretty special celebration. While there (just when I thought I might be through Nana’s recipes by the … Continue reading
A Lesson on Reading Recipes
A lesson on reading recipes. Tip #1 Read them. Tip #2 See tip #1. I have left the blog as it was originally written for reasons you will see. Caramel Cornflake Biscuits A quick and easy Sunday afternoon treat. You … Continue reading
Curried Pumpkin Soup
I love pumpkin soup. Like. Seriously. Love. Pumpkin. Soup. I live off the stuff about 6 months of the year. But it turns out that I have been making life more difficult for myself than it need be. You see, … Continue reading
Date Coconut Balls
‘Bliss Balls’, ‘Power Balls’, ‘Paleo Balls’, ‘Raw Balls’. If you’ve been living under a rock, or perhaps not trawling instagram each night in an attempt to ensure you don’t sleep, these incr-‘edibly’ trendy spheres may have escaped your notice. Let … Continue reading
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Tagged balls, coconut, dates, no bake, simple food, simple recipes
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Fragrant Carrot Soup
And so we say farewell to the annual birthday silly season. A month of food. A month of wine. A month long celebration. So how will I mark the end of the festivities? How will I start to repair my … Continue reading
Chocolate Rum Cake
What would birthday month be without birthday cake? The pressure was on this year. The bar had been set high with last year’s maple bacon cake. How could you not love a cake that had bacon in it. Anyway, Nana had … Continue reading
Kath & Kate 