Pizookie AKA Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
[…] a Pizookie until last week. Seemingly alone in my culinary ignorance I quickly discovered that the ever popular oversized cookie baked in a pan is merely the generic term for […]
[…] a Pizookie until last week. Seemingly alone in my culinary ignorance I quickly discovered that the ever popular oversized cookie baked in a pan is merely the generic term for […]
Chocolate mousse will never win any beauty awards. Although it features near the top of my list of comforting desserts with its slightly retro silky smooth richness, chocolate mousse rarely […]
These unctuous, lightly braised leeks were born out of the weekly challenge of “how to use up those woeful items sitting in the bottom of the fridge”. Leeks always […]
[…] well adapted history, but I can’t. Nigella’s Chocolate Olive Oil Cake is perfect. It is the only dessert (apart from Aunt Jeanette's Chocolate Meringues) that I not only make all […]
To start the big day, I invited a group of friends over for breakfast. After all, breakfast is my favourite meal, and what better way to start my new decade […]
[…] a festive spread, it’s perfect for a weekend brunch/lunch, a midweek dinner or leftover with a jammy egg on top (because we all know how much I love a jammy egg).
There is a new distraction in my life. As of the beginning of June, I am the proud owner of a Big Green Egg. For those of you who […]
Anyone who spends time on these pages knows that I love a variation on a theme - one basic idea that can be used in multiple iterations and with numerous […]
There ain't no party like a Latke Party……. It's Hanukkah next week and this year I am making a variety of flavours (and some new sauces to go on […]
[…] with many varieties. Baked eggs with spinach (or any green you have hanging around in the fridge). This week it happened to be spinach, as I found a bag of […]
I first discovered really good coffee in Sydney. It was 1999 and I was in the prime of my youth. Having spent a number of years in the States drinking pre […]
Last night we lit the first Hanukkah candles and to accompany the eight day celebration of miracles and lights, there were latkes. Because there is an unwritten rule around here […]
Every time I think I have discovered the ultimate cookie recipe, another one sneaks into my line of vision that I must try. Before you accuse me of cheating on […]
[…] and to celebrate I made Upside Down Ginger Cake, an old favourite from one of the many recipe scrapbooks started all those years ago before the internet. With all the […]
[…] around crowded areas where people were trying to relax. This all just stopped being fun. The City Slickers finally realised the advantages of the country house, and we started renting […]
The minute asparagus hits the farmers market stands in April I vow to eat it every day for the duration of the season. And I have to say, despite […]