Homemade Praline

Homemade Praline

A good recipe for praline, that incredibly indulgent caramel-y mixture of nuts and sugar that gives such a luscious crunch to sweets and desserts.

Feeding my (Chocolate) Habit: Chocolate Orange Cake

Feeding my (Chocolate) Habit: Chocolate Orange Cake

A Thermomix adapted recipe for a gorgeously rich yet light Chocolate Orange Cake that’s gluten-free as well. So you can have your cake and eat it, too 😉

Time for a Winter Barbecue: Madame Thermomix’s Barbecue Sauce

Time for a Winter Barbecue: Madame Thermomix’s Barbecue Sauce

This is my own adaptation of my Mom’s barbecue sauce which originated in The American Heritage Cookbook. Here I used my trusty Thermomix to make the sauce the fast and easy way!

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

Wellington boots, dirt floors and greenhouses. A relaxed, pleasant atmosphere and really good food. I truly expected none of these when ThermoHubby and I went for lunch at Petersham Nurseries Café for the Twelfth Day of Christmas. Yet this is what we found, and all in abundance — mixed in with Christmas decorations, green plants and grow bags!

Having Your Way with Apples: Julia Child’s Apple Clafoutis

Having Your Way with Apples: Julia Child’s Apple Clafoutis

The perfect, crustless showcase for an autumn harvest of apples. Adapted from a recipe by Julia Child in my favourite “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”