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Salted caramels + 2011 faves
On the eve of new years, I thought it might be appropriate for a quick and easy recipe, and a little look back at the year that was 2011. First up, a quick and impressive recipe for salted caramels...
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February Sweet Adventures Blog Hop?? Love at First Bite!
When Jen Le Delicieux, JJ 84th & 3rd, Christina Hungry Australian, Heather Kitchen Crusader and I were chatting one evening about a blog hop, we had no idea it could turn in to Sweet Adventures....
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Lychee and Pineapple Conserve
I’m a massive fan of lychees. We don’t really have them too often and when we do, they’re normally canned. But in Thailand, there was an abundance of lychees. Lychee margarita, lychee daiquiri, lychee...
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Bailey’s white chocolate entremet
I’m a sucker for reality TV. I’m also one of THE biggest fans of Lifestyle Food and any cooking show in general. SO, when Top Chef – the show that combines my love for reality and obsession for food –...
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Pear and blue cheese tarts
I need to eat more fruit. I buy it, with every intention of actually eating it, but usually, Stud eats it before it turns to mush in the fridge. There was a period there (pre-wedding) where we were...
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Chocolate caramel Easter egg cupcakes
Happy Easter peeps Well as you know, the supermarkets (and Sydney in general) have been packed with Easter goodies since about, oh I don’t know, JANUARY! So although it’s the weekend of chocolate, I’m...
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Easter feaster – to add to your chocolate hangover
I know I’m a little slow on the uptake with posting these recipes, but life can really get in the way of blogging sometimes and a long weekend is not for being stuck at the dining table posting...
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Lemon curd tarts
When this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop rolled around and we decided on lemons, about a billion recipes ran through my mind. I wanted to do something fancy, Stud wanted cheesecake. That all went out...
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Passionfruit pastilles
Whenever I think of pastilles (or Jubes as we called them), I remember my grandfather. He loved his lollies, and when I was growing up, would always have some floating around “for the grandkids”, and...
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A Middle Eastern inspired picnic
This weekend was spent cooking. Cooking, and watching all of my trashy shows that Stud won’t sit through when he’s home. So as they say, while the cat Stud is away…… It was a reasonably chilled weekend...
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Eggplant and choc-chunk cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting
When faced with an unusual challenge, or something that’s reasonably foreign to me, I do what most others do, I consult Google – the truth of all things in the universe! This challenge was the same....
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Mushroom and Goats Cheese Tart
I cant believe its less than a week until Christmas ZOMG!!!!! All of our pressies are under the tree, the dessert list has been made for the family get together, Bonnies reindeer outfit has been bought...
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Infused misty oils
With the new year under way and my 2013 to-do-list out there for the universe to see, I’m having to make a few changes in the kitchen to make sure it all goes according to plan, and as smoothly as...
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Crustless Asparagus Quiche
Although we’re now in Summer, asparagus are still well and truly out and about (or as we say in our Scottish household “oot and aboot”). I am a massive fan of asparagus and would go so far as to say,...
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Squid Ink Risotto with Vanilla Salted Scallops
A little while ago, I was lucky enough to be given some Heilala Vanilla products to try. Heilala – pronounced hey-la-la – is 100% pure vanilla and direct from the plantations. This is the good stuff...
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Coconut and Mango Sago
Stud and I aren’t massive beach people. We’re both pretty pale, aren’t a fan of screaming people, I have a bit of a sand phobia, and Kev has seen one too many Jaws films to want to go in to the ocean...
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Chocolate peanut butter “ice-cream”
Remember a little while ago I made that Angelic Hot Fudge Sauce? Simple, warming, delicious – and funnily enough, for a SABH! Well using similar ingredients, I’m flipping the temperature dial to cold –...
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Adults Only Creme Egg Cupcakes
I wasn’t sure I was going to make this months SABH. March has been a bit of a blur in the DWAS household. With Stud’s parents arriving the first weekend, Stud’s birthday the weekend after, a 5 night...
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Vintage Glam Mud Cupcakes – Happy Mother’s Day!
Last year I made mum a Berry & Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Lemon Drizzle for Mother’s Day. A simple but very effective (she said it was one of my best) way of saying I love you, and thanks for...
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Raw Chocolate Ganache Tart – May’s SABH
Im soooooo excited about this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop! As the hostess with the mostess this month, I got to choose the theme, and as you guys are aware, I chose raw! There was a little bit of...
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