A little while back now, I came across a recipe and accompanying photos for a lime flavoured granita, and it looked so mouth-wateringly tasty and refreshing that I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making my own ever since. Granita, also known as granita siciliana, is a semi-frozen icy dessert somewhat similar to sorbet […]
I’m sure most of you are by now familiar with Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead. For the benefit of those who aren’t, it’s a traditional Mexican festival honouring their dearly departed, which unlike its name suggests falls over not one, but two days – the 1st and 2nd November. Its origin stems […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]