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Chocolate Rum Slice
Rum. It sometimes feels as though I can barely turn a page in Nana’s books without seeing this word printed or scrawled. I could probably dedicate a whole blog to the rum based recipes in Nana’s books (and could guarantee that they … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, friends, marshmallow, rum, simple food, Slice
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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
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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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
Jam Drops
Ah yes, and those jam drops. How could we forget those red gems that sat beneath the Chocolate Rough Slice at the annual birthday celebration. Be prepared folks, for a tale of hope, triumph, despair, hope again and yes, triumph. Jam … Continue reading
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Tagged biscuits, Food, food disaster, food triumph, jam, simple food
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