Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup

Serves 4 This delicious spicy soup is both hearty, healthy and low fat too. It tastes good and it's good for you too. This recipe has had an extreme makeover, both in terms of words and [Read More]

Chocolate Pecan Slice

Cuts into 18 pieces There's a lot to love about this recipe, not least because it only has three ingredients. I'm also a big fan of the chocolate/condensed milk combo, and because it's using dark [Read More]

Baked Cherry Cheesecake

This was one of the earliest recipes I ever posted on the blog. I first made this in London when I was visiting friends, who incidentally had no scales and no measuring cups. I totally flew by the [Read More]

Lemon Drizzle Cake

Just type "lemon" in the search box and you'll see just how much I love lemons. I love them a lot. A whole lot. I love baking with them too, so when life and/or my lovely neighbours give me lemons [Read More]

Gluten-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

Mashed potato is the secret hero of this gluten free cake! It's marvellously moist and lovely and lemony. I first saw the Thermomix at my friend Kathy's demo and it was love at first sight! I went [Read More]

Madeira Cake

This traditional British cake makes me super nostalgic. Who can resist that light vanilla sponge with just a hint of lemon? Not me, that's for sure. In fact, Madeira cake reminds me of my Auntie [Read More]

Old -Fashioned Cherry Cake

This simple loaf cake is cherry delicious! Mary Berry says that the secret of a good cherry cake is to have the fruit evenly distributed rather than it all sinking to the bottom. I've never quite [Read More]

Old Fashioned Walnut Cake

This cake is an oldie but a goodie. I've updated the recipe with some new pics and put the traditional recipe and the Thermomix conversion all in one place. You're welcome. Nuts are really good for [Read More]

Pumpkin and Ginger Tea Bread

Serves  10 For something slightly different this Halloween, you might want to try this lightly spiced Pumpkin and Ginger Tea Bread.  Since I came to live in Australia, I've developed a [Read More]