For the second day of Christmas, here is a quick little gift. These cookies are so good, I won a KitchenAid mixer with the recipe. The jars make great gifts, party favours, teacher's gifts and are perfect for the school fete. The cookies are so yum that this has become my 'go to' cookie recipe. Cookies in a Jar mix makes about 30 cookies You'll need: 1 jar. I bought a ...
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Sugar-free Carrot and Date Cake
I'm in two minds about using sugar in a cake made specifically for a baby. On the one hand, it's their birthday, and the only time they have cake, so a little bit of sugar isn't going to do any harm. But on the other hand, they're a baby, they don't need, want or crave the sugar so why get them hooked on it? I think this cake is a perfect compromise. The dates are nice and ...
Make your own: Home-made Sprinkles
This is the ultimate in DIY! Have you ever looked at the ingredients on a packet of sprinkles? Not counting the colouring, there are 6 ingredients! That seems like a lot to me for some hard sugar. I came across this recipe from BraveTart and just had to give it a go. The sprinkles were really easy to make and only use 3 ingredients, 5 if you count the colour and flavouring. I ...
Apple and Blueberry Muffins
I like muffins that aren't too sweet...that's what cupcakes are for. That way, you can have them for breakfast or afternoon tea without feeling like you've indulged too much. I only managed to get 11 muffins out of the recipe, but I think my cupcake cases are bigger than the average. Apple and Blueberry Muffins makes 12240g plain flour3 tsp baking powder1/3 cup caster ...
Warm Buttered Apple
This is a quick and delicious little pudding, perfect for your baby. I suggest that as an adult, you do not try it yourself. Once you have tasted this, it will be hard not to give in and make this all the time. It is far too tasty and much to quick to whip up...a dangerous combination! Warm Buttered Apple 1 sweet apple - I have used Fuji and Eve varieties knob of ...
Nutty Rice Krispie Treats
In Australia, they're called Rice Bubbles, but to the rest of the world they're Rice Krispies. Either way, these hold a great deal of nostalgia for me. I had a craving for them, and they didn't dissapoint. You can leave out the peanut butter and the nuts if they tend you make you swell up and itch ;)Nutty Rice Krispie Treats makes 24 good size pieces100g butter, chopped200g ...
Rocky Road Ice Cream
The hubby was really sweet and let me have the whole day to myself yesterday. I went and had a facial, walked through some boutique stores that I dare not enter with a pram and went to a girlfriend's place for dinner. To say thank you, I made my lovely hubby a batch of Rocky Road Ice Cream. He loves everything in it, so I knew it would be a hit.If you're not into making ...
Sticky Date Pudding
Dates were going cheap at the supermarket, so I bought a box. A perfect excuse to make this! Sticky Date pudding is one of my favourite desserts. It's perfect for wintry nights. Sticky Date Puddingserves 8200g fresh dates, pitted 300ml boiling water1 tsp bi-carb soda60g butter140g brown sugar1 tsp vanilla extract2 eggs170g self raising flourFor the toffee ...
Peanut butter Ice Cream with Oreo chunks
Living in the UK for a year and then holidaying in America meant we've eaten more than our fair share of Ben & Jerry's in the past year. Now that we're back in Australia, it is much harder to come by, costs way to much when you can find it and the flavour selection just isn't there. I understand it's not all that cost effective to ship ice cream to the other side of the ...
Mid week quick dessert – Strawberry Mille Feuille
I whipped this up quickly one night the other week to use up a sheet of puff pastry that was lurking in the freezer. This is so easy that it's probably a good thing I don't have any more puff pastry, because I think we'd be eating a lot of them. Strawberry Mille Feuilleserves 21 sheet puff pastryabout 6 large strawberries, thinly slicedwhipped cream (I used the canned one)about ...
Black Pepper and Vanilla Ice Cream
Now that we have a second freezer, I finally have the space to keep the bowl from my ice-cream maker chilled and at the ready. I have had my eye on this recipe since I first spotted it in David Lebovitz's 'The Perfect Scoop' and finally got the chance to make it. I added the vanilla bean just because I had a few lying around, and I love the result. The pepper gives this ...
