One Year, No Thyroid

So it's official, I've survived a whole year without a thyroid! It's so hard to imagine that this time last year I was under the knife. It seems like a distant (bad) dream. So near to now,  but yet so [Read More]

Tuna and Sweetcorn Slice

Tuna and Sweetcorn Slice

Serves  4 This tasty open topped pie is delicious hot or cold. It's quick, easy and  I always have the ingredients to hand. I think tuna and sweetcorn is a marriage made in food heaven but let your [Read More]

Naughty Chocolate Fudge Cake

Naughty Chocolate Fudge Cake

Serves 8 I'm a bit of a chocolate loving paradox because I love eating chocolate but I'm not overly keen on chocolate desserts. I'm not overly keen on chocolate cakes either and I think it's [Read More]

Stolen Moments

Time has been in short supply of late and I've hardly done a bit of baking.  There's no doubt about it, my colleagues are hungrier and thinner. As a result, I  have taken to baking in stolen [Read More]

A Sunny Spring Afternoon

I wake up as if from a coma. It takes me back to the good old post-Operative days when I was experiencing the joys of hyperthyroidism (and I say that firmly with my tongue in my cheek!) I find [Read More]

Whole Orange Polenta Cake

Whole Orange Polenta Cake

I love making cakes with polenta because it gives cakes such a wonderful texture. Citrus flavours go great with polenta and this orange cake is a real winner, perfect for dessert or a teatime treat. I [Read More]

Masterchef Live

Masterchef Live

Despite there having been 4 series of Australian Masterchef, and although I have avidly followed them all, this is the first time I've got to experience Masterchef Live. I can't wait to have some fun [Read More]

Thermomix Fruity Dream

Thermomix Fruity Dream

Serves 2-4 There's so much to love about fruity dream. It's fast, fabulous and very, very fruity! It's gluten free, dairy free and low iodine and you can make this soft serve in minutes! When I [Read More]