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Spanish Pear Tart with Pedro Ximenez Syrup

July 23, 2010

I can’t believe how slack I have been at this blogging thing – honestly, I have to get some kind of system going.  Maybe I need to set aside a morning a week or something or otherwise it just doesn’t get done!  Anyhow, back to it…  today:  a gorgeous recipe for Spanish Pear Tart with [...]

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Anzac Biscuits

April 25, 2009

Happy Anzac Day!  This is the day in Australia and New Zealand that we remember and thank all those who have served in war, and especially the ANZACs who fought at Gallipoli in WW1. Many people start the day by attending a Dawn Service, but today we made Anzac Biscuits, another great Australian tradition.

Traditionally, I [...]

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apples to apple cake

July 14, 2007

You might have seen this apple cake on this blog before – I have been making it for years and it’s one of my favourite cakes ever. So easy to make too!
I made another cake yesterday (actually two, I always double up the recipe as it goes fast in our house) so I thought I [...]

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yummy

June 14, 2007

How good does this roast chicken look?

I am not an expert on roasts but I thought it was time I got confident with them so I cooked this the other night. Roasts are so yummy and so great for this freezing weather we are having right now.
I was hoping to surprise my husband (who is [...]

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the best apple cake

March 19, 2007

Today it was a rainy day and a good day to stay inside baking.  This is the BEST apple cake.  I am including the recipe below:

This recipe came from my mum and I have been making it for years too.  I just doubled everything to make two cakes, as shown above.  One is already gone – [...]

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