Sticky Date Cheesecake

Serves 10 If a cheesecake and a sticky date pudding had a dessert baby, this would be it my friends, this would be it! Cheesecake and Sticky Date Puddings are two of my all time favourite [Read More]

Apricot Sour Cream Cake

  Serves 8 - 10 I've just started a beginners photography class. It's hard teaching this old dog new tricks. Let's just say, I'm never going to be the star student, but I have got off auto, I [Read More]

Sweet Chilli Sour Cream Dip

Making your own dips is so quick and so easy and this delicious dip is no exception. This Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream Dip has it all, it's creamy, it's tangy and it's fresh. Don't be put off by the [Read More]

Melt and Mix Gingerbread

 Makes 24 (depending on size of cutter) This gingerbread recipe is quick, easy and all kinds of delicious. When I was a kid, I hated all things ginger, even gingerbread! Can you believe?! Now I [Read More]

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

Serves 10-12 I still remember making this for dessert for one of our first Christmases in Australia. We were still fresh off the boat (and when I say boat, I mean plane) and we hadn't quite got the [Read More]

Fat Free Vegetable Soup

I have to say there are not many recipes that survived the journey from London to Sydney, but this is definitely one of them. It's survived the tests of both distance and time, because it's cheap, [Read More]

Chocolate Buttercream

  Makes enough icing for 12 cupcakes This chocolate buttercream is one bowl wonderful! I am never going to win any prizes for my cake decorating but what I lack in skills, I definitely [Read More]

Ginger Slice

This slice is totally old skool and totally delicious. Think crumbly, buttery shortbread on the base with a lightly spiced icing topping it all off. I blame those ginger nut biscuits for putting me [Read More]