Category: Recipe
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Final Post Before Christmas: Finnish Christmas Stars
This is my last post before Christmas and my last recipe until at least mid-January. I’m going to finish of the year with some Finnish Christmas Stars (I didn’t realise that pun until just now 🙂 ) that I made to take to our street party. Finnish Christmas Stars (Joulutorttu) are very to easy to… Read more
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Christmas Baking: Sticky Golden Syrup and Chocolate Buns
I found this recipe in Notebook magazine some time ago, and thought it would be great for Easter as an alternative to Hot Cross Buns. Unfortunately I didn’t get to make it then, but it is just as good for Christmas. It was also lots of fun to make with Oscar (and messy), just don’t… Read more
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Christmas Gingerbread House
Last weekend I attended a Gingerbread House course at William Angliss College to learn how to make gingerbread dough and assemble a gingerbread house. The course was a lot of fun and we made the most gorgeous looking Gingerbread Houses, and the gingerbread dough was delicious. They are very easy to make, which was good… Read more
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Salads for Summer and Christmas
I’ve already listed a few salads for Christmas in my Christmas Menu post; but with the sudden appearance of the warm weather I have been experimenting with a few more that I thought I would share. The inspiration for this post came from the Orgran Vegetable Spiral Pasta that I recently tried on Oscar. He initially… Read more
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Lunch Box Week and Chocolate / Carob Yogo
Last week Oscar had lunch box week at Day Care on two days. He’s not going to school next year, but the younger kinder kids got to take part as well. I’d had a few weeks notice of this, so I thought I’d start trying some things out early. Luckily I did because each time… Read more
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Christmas Golden Syrup Cakes and Cashew Maple Syrup Custard
A few weeks ago I came across a recipe from Quirky Jo for Cashew Honey Vanilla Bean Custard. It looked and sounded delicious, so I thought I’d try a maple syrup version, sans Thermomix. But then I would need something to serve it with, so I decide to also make some of the Golden… Read more
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Lots and Lots of Christmas Biscuits!
I’ve been doing a lot of Christmas baking the last few weeks, trying out different recipes and decorating biscuits with Oscar. I have recently discovered Martha Stewart’s Basic Sugar Cookie recipe which is perfect for using biscuit cutters, and it is now my go-to recipe when I want to use cutters. These biscuits last extremely… Read more
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The Christmas Menu
Christmas isn’t that far away now, and even though I am writing a post about Christmas menus, I still don’t know what I’m doing for Christmas lunch! The location is still up in the air pending other family commitments. But I’m not worried, we’ve had three Christmas Days since we started the elimination diet… Read more
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Meatloaf for Christmas? Absolutely!
I’ve never made meatloaf before, in fact I don’t think I have every eaten it. I’m not sure why, but it’s just never appealed to me before. Domestic Diva posted a meatloaf recipe a few weeks ago, which I thought Oscar might like because of the egg inside it. But before I could try it,… Read more
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Christmas Carob Syrup Cake
After making Okonmiyaki last week I had quite a bit of carob syrup left over and was looking for something to do with it. In the back of my mind I was also looking for some ideas for festive Christmas fare, so when I came across this recipe from Fast Ed for Carob Syrup Cake… Read more
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Okonomiyaki (Japanese Vegetable Pancake)
Okonomiyaki is one of my favourite Japanese foods, and since coming home from Japan I have been wanting to make it. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese vegetable pancake, made with cabbage and whatever else you would like to add. Okonomi means “whatever you wish” so it’s OK to make it with whatever ingredients you have and it is still authentic. Okonomiyaki is… Read more
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Banana Slice
Oscar loves baking with bananas, in fact he loves bananas so much that I’m quite sure he would be happy to have them all day long! Banana muffins are a getting a bit boring, and lately I’ve been trying to make healthy slices (all of which have failed), so when I came across this recipe on… Read more
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Pastry, Pies and More
A few weeks ago I did the Pie Extravaganza short course at William Angliss Institute. It was fantastic and I got so much out of it. I took the course to learn to make pastry as I’ve never been very successful with it and butter puff pastry is getting a bit boring. I now know… Read more
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Lasagna, Chips and Salad
Just like at the pub – lasagna with salad and chips. The pubs have it right – nothing really goes with lasagna as well chips and salad, so I recreated it at home. The lasagna recipe was inspired by this recipe on Taste.com.au and you can have it with any salad you like – click here… Read more
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Butterscotch Muffins with Caramel Sauce
Oops, forgot to take a photo of the sauce for this one, but I’m sure you’ll get idea. I’ll just have to make it again so I can update the recipe. This is a quite decent alternative to stick date pudding – moist buttermilk muffins with caramel sauce. The muffins also taste quite alright without… Read more
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Layered Apple/Pear Buttermilk Cake
This is not a new recipe, it is just a variation in presentation on my Mum’s Apple Layered Cake, made with buttermilk instead of sour cream. It also works well with pears instead of apples, and can be eaten as a dessert cake or just for cake’s sake. Coming Up Next Time: Butterscotch Muffins Read more
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Apple Jam
When I told Oscar I was going to make apple jam for him his eyes opened wide and he said “I didn’t know you could make apple jam!”. I have previously made apple and pear jam (which Oscar just thinks of as pear jam), but this time I wanted to make just apple jam.… Read more
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Paw Paw Pops
With the warm weather making a come back, it’s time to put some icy treats into the freezer. If Amines are allowed or you are doing the amines challenge, try these Paw Paw Pops. If you are on the elimination diet there are some suitable recipes here. Coming Up Next Time: Apple Jam Read more
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Blinis
Blinis are small Russian buckwheat pancakes, that are traditionally served with smoked salmon, caviar and sour cream. They are delicious served for breakfast with champagne – as only the Russians can do! Smoked salmon is out and Oscar would never go for caviar, but blinis can be served with many other toppings. I prefer to… Read more
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Apple and Banana Pie
Oscar was watching Play School last weekend during which they made an apple and blueberry pie. Oscar asked if I knew how to make pies, and if I could make one for dinner that night. He knew he couldn’t have blueberries so asked for white chocolate instead (not sure about those flavours!), but Dad suggested… Read more