Cooking today is Meg from Elsie Marley. Meg is famous for running Kids Clothes Week, where people all around the world focus on sewing some kids clothing for the week. I've taken part twice before (see here) and I love it! The next KCW is coming up at the end of the month, go here if you'd like to join in. Meg not only sews, but she cooks too! Her latest recipe for smoky ...
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Cooking the Books: Gifts from the Kitchen
I'm so excited that Cooking the Books starts today! If you have a cookbook on your shelf that you've never used, get it out and cook along with us! Participating in the series is: Meg from Elsie Marley Sarah from Butter with a Side of Bread Ros from Sew Delicious Laura from Craftstorming Narelle from Cook Clean Craft Emily from Fuss Free Cooking If you decide to ...
Vegan Apple Cake
No one in our household is Vegan, but we do follow Lent before Easter and Christmas, so egg-free and dairy-free recipes come in handy. I often bake this Vegan Chocolate Cake, but sometimes it's nice to mix it up a bit. Apple and Cinnamon is a classic combination, although you could leave the cinnamon out if you're not a fan. This recipe is based on this one from Cake Duchess, ...
White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake
I've had a craving for cheesecake lately, so I used the excuse of having some family over for dinner to make one. I like chilled cheesecakes because they're not as rich, so you can eat a second piece and because they don't have the stress of baking and potential cracks. I don't think I've ever actually made a baked cheesecake, all the rules have scared me off! This recipe is ...
Crab Balls with Asian Noodle Salad
It has been crazy hot in Melbourne! Too hot to sew, too hot to cook, which is why the blog has been a little quiet. We are on track to have 10 days in a row over 30°C. I must say right now I'm missing the air-conditioning from the old house, but the pool makes up for it. I've also been putting my heat pack in the freezer and resting on my forehead at night. It definitely helps ...
Cooking the Books – Upcoming Series
Just before we moved house, I got all organised and started to put this series together. It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time. I love cookbooks and I love to collect cookbooks. I like to flick through them and I feel like I'm being all creative just looking at the pretty pictures and reading the ingredients! I've been known to even take a cookbook for bedtime ...
Coconut Cardamom Barfi
Hubby and I were watching an old episode of Food Safari and they cooked up a batch of these sweet little Indian treats. They looked so easy and delicious that I made them up the next week to take to a BBQ. All you need is a saucepan, which worked well for me as most of my kitchen was in boxes at the time. Coconut Cardamom Barfi makes about 40 200g desiccated coconut* 50g ...
The Stamps Bag
This was originally posted over on Emmaline Bags as a guest post while she was moving halfway across the world. We are now in the middle of moving, but only a few suburbs away. Right now I'm crazily unpacking boxes. I've always loved the British postage stamps. They're all the same, but so very different. I love the variations in colour! I still look at the bag and try and ...
Banana and Walnut Loaf
About 18 months ago, hubby had to go on a business trip to the US. With a very unsettled baby permanently attached to my hip, I decided I wasn't going to miss out on the fun AND be on my own with Roman, so we went too! While we were in Seattle, I got a bit obsessed with the Starbuck's Banana Bread. This recipe is meant to be the same, although I can't quite remember what the ...
Saucepan Handle Cozy
Here is a guest post I originally posted over on Craftstorming. I love my Cast Iron skillets. They cook food beautifully and look cute sitting in a little stack. The handles can get pretty hot though! I don't like using a tea towel to grab them because the tea towel is usually wet so I burn myself or I use too much tea towel to grab the handle and set the tea towel on fire!! ...
Pan Coat Cake Release – my Baking Secret
I first learnt about this stuff years ago. As a teenager, I was a bit obsessed with wedding cakes (I have no idea why) and borrowed all the books in the library to do with cake decorating. I'd flick through the pages for hours looking at the pretty cakes and how to make the little sugar flowers. I can't remember where I first came across the idea of 'Pan Coat' but I feel like ...
Snickers Ice Cream
I've always wondered why anyone would buy a Mars Bar when a Snickers is soooo much better. Unless of course you are allergic to nuts. Anyway... peanuts, caramel and chocolate make a great flavour combination for Ice Cream, not just chocolate bars. Here's my recipe for Snickers in Ice Cream form! It's a pimped-up version of my Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Oreo Chunks This ...
