Cherry ripe slice
Like all good stories, we should start at the beginning: 1. Cherry ripe bars (not the slice below, I’m talking about an actual chocolate bar here) are Australia’s oldest chocolate bar. It’s not hard to...
View ArticlePassionfruit melting moments
Through extensive research over the past 25 years it is apparent that everyone loves melting moments. The buttery goodness, with or without icing, is always a favourite. Here’s the proof: Case 1: as a...
View ArticleFruit mince pies – part 1 (the fruit mince)
Right. Let’s mince. This is a two part series on making fruit mince pies. Firstly, you need to get your mince soaking. Preferably for at least one week, up to a month (OK OK, AT LEAST over night, all...
View ArticleWhy making fruit mince pies will be the death of you – part 2 (the pastry)
Update Nov 2014: Looking back I did have a mini breakdown at my first try of ever making pastry. I think trying to photograph, blog and present various options while doing it for the first time ever...
View ArticleChristmas thumbprint cookies
Christmas huh. How did that happen? If you, like me, have found it’s suddenly the latter half of December and you haven’t done a thing…read on friend. I’m here to help. Over the next week I’m throwing...
View ArticleRocky road (perfect for Christmas)
In part two of the uh-oh-it’s-Christmas-how-the-feck-did-that-happen posts, here’s some Rocky Road. Marshmallows, coconut, Turkish delight, nuts cherries, chocolate… all these things are easy to find...
View ArticleBest Christmas rolled sugar cookies
I did a lot of research before settling on this recipe for cookies and royal icing. I read a lot of comments, reviews and author’s feedback. So you can feel safe in the knowledge that I undertook this...
View ArticleChristmas cookie round up (super honest style)
Ah, so it’s (let me count…) five days before Christmas and you’re now thinking “you know what, I SHOULD make some Christmas cookies for a gift / that party / to put in my face.” You’re right. You...
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