For all my UK friends, if you’re not already in the know, this week is officially National Chocolate Week. This helpful fact would probably have been more useful had I shared it with you at the beginning of the week, but I’ve been busy moving house, which has kept me out of the […]
Happy World Egg Day everyone! Yes, you did hear correctly. Today is World Egg Day, an annual, international celebration falling on the second Friday of October. To mark the occasion, I thought I’d whip up some homemade mayonnaise. Trust me when I say, once you’ve tried making your own, you’ll never bother buying the ready […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin With summer just around the corner, and the run of indulgent sweets on the blog of late, I thought I’d try and share something with you this week that is not only is a little decadent, but is also good for you (in small doses). It’s not as impossible as […]
A couple of weeks ago now it was a good friend of mine’s birthday and I offered to bring a dish to her party. She jumped at the offer and promptly requested a baked cheesecake. Not just any baked cheesecake mind you. She was very specific. It had to be a classic, plain cheesecake. Not […]
I can’t tell you all how excited I am by the abundance of strawberries at the moment here in Sydney. I love strawberries. What’s even better is that they actually taste like strawberries. Real strawberries. Delicate, sweet and juicy (unlike the ones you pick up in the supermarket during the off seasons). And even better […]
I think I may have jumped the gun in my last post. Rather than basking in the summer-like sunshine of late, I spent yesterday holed up indoors, sheltering from the torrential rain with my winter woollies out again for (hopefully) one last hurrah. Perhaps it’s the feeling of restlessness from being cooped up inside on […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin How wonderful has the weather been of late!?! It seems like someone has hit the FFW button, skipping spring altogether and landing us bang, smack, in the middle of summer. Last weekend in Sydney, with temperatures hitting 30 degrees, I caught myself day-dreaming that I was sitting on the beach, […]
I first came across this recipe about five years ago now and it still remains a favourite of mine. It’s relatively easy to make, not to mention surprisingly tasty, and makes a great light meal when served with a simple, fresh green salad. And so with this in mind, it was the perfect dish to […]