Firm outside, soft inside. My two daughters are involved in Girl Guides. They are actually following my footsteps as I was in Girl Guides in my youth. The camps and activities we did were some of the best memories I have to this day. This Sunday is Father’s Day and the Girl Guide unit my…
Creamy Boscaiola Pasta
Delicious comfort food. Pasta is a staple meal in our household. Some kind of version is always on the dinner rotate for the week. I have many different pasta recipes to tap into – this creamy boscaiola pasta is just one of them. Delicious Italian comfort food that is perfect all year round. Visit an…
Chorizo Potato Soup
Spanish flavours. Winter in Sydney has been a bit of a mixed bag. Some days it’s been really warm with 23 degrees celsius during the day. Other days it’s been 16 degrees. Regardless, the evenings have been cold. Soup is always a go-to for dinner – hearty and warm. The Spanish smoky flavours of this…
Easy Orange Cake
A whole orange. Not a typo! Oranges are plentiful, sweet and delicious at the moment. We’ve been buying them to chop up and eat at weekend sports games the girls are involved in. However, I wanted to try this easy orange cake where you literally use the whole orange. Yes, the WHOLE orange! It is…
Mini Pecan Pies
American inspired. The first time I had pecans was when one of our Workawayers (Andrea from North Carolina) made Pecan Crisp for dessert. I haven’t made that myself but will one day – it was truly delicious. A very typical American dessert is pecan pie that is commonly served during Thanksgiving. However, these mini pecan…
Poached Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
Perfect together. Growing up we had several different herbs in our back garden – parsley, marjoram and dill. Mum often dill to pickle her own gherkins from the cucumbers dad grew also in the garden. She also used it to make a creamy sauce with green beans. I personally love dill with seafood. That’s why…
Caramel Cookies
Taking ownership in the kitchen. The weekends is a great time to do fun things with the kids. I love to especially get them in involved in the kitchen. With two kids, it’s like two monkeys fighting. Who gets to sift, who gets to measure. It’s chaos. So last weekend I decided that each child…
Corn Fritters
Lunchtime for the girls. I often scratch my head wondering what to feed my two girls for lunch on the days I have them both at home. Not always do I want to give them a cheese and marmite sandwich, although that is definitely the easier option! Needing something quick and easy to make is…