My friend Penny has an amazing garden, bearing all kinds of fruits and vegetables and she gave me a huge bag of lemons last week. I ended up preserving them using Stephanie Alexander’s recipe. My trusty assistant was very helpful. Preserved Lemons 250 g course kitchen salt 10 lemons, scrubbed and quartered 1 bay leaf
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Yum : Rhubarb & Cinnamon Cake
I promise I will bring you a savoury recipe soon, but this cake is so scrumptious. I came across this recipe when I guided for The Bay of Fires Walk, and we regularly made it for our guests. They loved, and you will too: Rhubarb and Cinnamon Cake 60g butter – softened 380g brown sugar
Yum : Choc Chip Cookies
Ok, I admit it – I have a weakness for chocolate! I figure I could be addicted to much worse. I love these cookies but the temptation to sneak my little hand into the cookie jar is far too great, so I try not to make them that often. Enjoy – they are divine: Chocolate
Tasty Tuesday : Asparagus & Cheese Tart
I found this recipe in last Tuesday’s Mercury Newspaper and made it the other night. It was very tasty: Cheese and Asparagus Tart 300 g reduced-fat ricotta cheese 100 g feta cheese – crumbled 2 tsp lemon rind, finely grated 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves 2 spring onions, thinly sliced 2 bunches (400 g) asparagus,
Tasty Tuesday : Nicko’s Carbonara
Every Tuesday I plan to feature a yummy recipe for you to enjoy. My husband makes a very mean Carbonara, which we enjoyed last night and I thought I would share this very easy recipe, for the first ‘Tasty Tuesday‘. Carbonara Ingredients: Spaghetti (or any kind of pasta that takes your fancy) 6 Rashers Bacon
Menu Mania
For years I have been incredibly disorganised with planning our evening meals. At the end of the day, I would open the fridge with a sigh, scan the shelves and end up cooking a meal that you couldn’t really write home about. The next couple of nights we would be out and before you know
ANZAC Day
Today is ANZAC Day and here are some amazing crafty projects from Club MOOO (which will soon become Tinyme). Obviously, Poppies are close to our heart so I have saved these free printable activities in my ‘Future Craft Projects’ folder on my computer, as I look forward to making these Poppies with Poppy when she is a
Preserved Pears
Our pear tree has produced these beauties this year. Last year, I preserved 13 bottles and they lasted almost a year. There is nothing quite like eating preserved home-grown fruit and it is definitely worth the effort. Sally Wise would be proud!
Cath’s Fruit Loaf
Yummo! My sister Cath gave me this recipe, which is a winner: – 1 cup dates or sultanas – 1 cup sugar – 1 cup water – Knob of butter – Fruit (banana, apple or pineapple) Put the above ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 3 minutes. Add: – 2 cups self raising flour
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“Yum – I love that organic rice cereal!” The first experience of solids went better than expected…three to four teaspoons consumed with minimal fuss and mess!!
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