Yes, I went to the Ruby Chocolate demo, and yes, I pre-ordered a big bag of ruby chocolate, so there are probably going to be a few ruby chocolate recipes on this blog in the near future. For those unfamiliar…
A while back, one of my Professors welcomed me back from long service leave with a copy of Deceptive Desserts: A Lady’s Guide to Baking Bad, by Christine McConnell. I was particularly taken by her recipe for Screamberries, and my…
I originally encountered this recipe in a pack from the glorious (and sadly, now on hold) Curry Delights startup. It is a beautiful, pale-yellow-tinted, cooling yoghurt dessert flavoured with cardamom and the honey-like scent of saffron, and I absolutely loved…
It is no secret on this blog that I am very fond of Josephine’s beautiful French tea shop in Brunswick. What I have perhaps not mentioned about Josephine’s is that in addition to her beautiful macarons, crème brulées, tarts, savouries…
A couple of years ago, Diana Henry put out a book called Salt Sugar Smoke, which is all about preserving things. I’m terrified of preserving things, because my kitchen is always full of dirty dishes and I’m convinced that no…
This is one of those recipes that sort of evolved as I wandered along Sydney Road on the weekend, and then started poking around in my pantry at home. First, I fell for the beautiful tiny strawberries at La Manna,…
Happy Easter! I have heard the words ‘Christ is Risen’ in at least twelve languages, and have learned how having faith in the Resurrection is quite a lot like barracking for the Melbourne Demons, except that one’s hopes are more…
The trouble with hot days like this is that all the really *easy* desserts involve dairy. So if you have someone visiting who can’t eat dairy, then you have a problem. In the hope of solving this problem, I recently…
I am posting this recipe solely for the sake of being able to use this title. Really, who wouldn’t want to eat something with such a silly name? But it is also a logical name, because Foolish Mess is essentially…
I blame FaceBook for this recipe. I was just minding my own business, girding my loins for the next battle with spreadsheets, when FaceBook reminded me that this is strawberry season, and wouldn’t it be nice to make strawberry ice-cream? …
