Red and Green Christmas Shortbread

Makes 18 Packed with pistachios and cranberries, these shortbread biscuits are as festive as they are delicious!  I fell in love with these cute, Christmas coloured (egg free)  cookies [Read More]

The Countdown to Christmas

The countdown to Christmas has been pretty hectic. I can't believe it's  been ten days since my last blog post. The Christmas Countdown has been crazy this year! Well, I survived the last nine [Read More]

Gingerbread Cookie Christmas Tree

Makes  1 tree This gingerbread tree is easy and fun to make! I always get a bit excited about gingerbread at yuletide and this Christmas cookie tree ticks all the boxes. I have a 10 piece cookie [Read More]

Renee’s Perfect Puddings

Makes  30 These Mini Christmas Puddings are one-bite wonderful!  It was love at first sight when I first saw Renee's little puds on Instagram. I'm so happy she shared the recipe. And... [Read More]

Thermomix Brigadeiros

Makes  24 Ever since Bruna brought these delicious sweet treats to our International Food Fest!  I couldn't wait to see if I could make them in my Thermomix. I asked Bruna and my  Brazilian buddies [Read More]

The Joys of Newcastle

We take off this weekend. We're back in one of our favourite cities, Newcastle. It always tickles us to visit the city in Australia with the same name as David's hometown in England, and weirdly, it's [Read More]

Indian Flat Bread – Roti

Makes 16 roti (easily halved) This tasty and traditional flat bread can be served with any curry. They're super quick and super simple and freezer friendly too. They're vegan, use just a handful of [Read More]

Bruna’s Brilliant Brigadeiro

Makes  20 Bruna brought these delicious sweet treats to our International Food Fest! It's a traditional Brazilian sweet treat and usually served at parties. Bruna served her Brigadeiro in a dish [Read More]

Results Emergency!

So the results are in. I want to be quietly confident that all is well, but at the same time, I want to be on guard just in case there are any curveballs coming my way. As it is, the Endo's office is [Read More]

How to Please a Patient

Belinda is still hanging out in hospital, the poor love.  The downside is that she's far, far away from her friends and family and beautiful baby Ruby, but on the upside I get to see a whole lot more [Read More]