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Spicy plum and apple chutney 25 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
I love having a nice chutney around the house for burgers, pies and sandwiches. So I was surprised to find that I hadn't blogged about a chutney since 2010. I was also a little sad that when I final...
Chocolates with mint filling - the healthy ones 23 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
This has been the year of experimenting with filled chocolates. Over the last few months I have tried four more fillings so I have a few to write up. to you. The one I will share today is another pe...
WHB Creamy strawberry icy poles, a party and surprises 22 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
It is a wet rainy evening but we were enjoying strawberry icy poles. I made them on a whim after browsing magazines in our local newsagents yesterday. I think my enthusiasm got away with me. It pro...
Sourdough Basics 102 - Maintaining a Starter and a Toss-Off Flatbread Recipe 20 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
"What the heck. This is bread, not birth control." Susan of Wild Yeast Creating a sourdough starter is a great achievement but unlike most baking endeavours, it doesn't end there. In fact, it need n...
Chickpea pilaf 18 Aug 2013 | 01:37 pm
It has been a busy weekend at the Fitzroy Market and a first birthday party, following hot on the heels of a busy week and Sylvia waking at night with a cough. And then I find that Vegan MoFo is star...
Mini baked doughnuts and fun stuff 16 Aug 2013 | 06:02 pm
In my defense, I never planned to make doughnuts. I was quite taken with a toffee apple cinnamon scroll on the opposite page of the magazine. I blame Sylvia and E. Sylvia begged me to make the mini ...
Cauliflower burgers with beetroot hummus 14 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
There is a lone daffodil growing in our neighbour's garden among the weeds. Trees in the neighbourhood are out in the blossom. It is enough to make me want a springtime supper. Which probably expla...
Banana peanut butter nutella microwave brownie 12 Aug 2013 | 08:04 am
Sylvia and I had been to the city to have lunch with E. On the way home we stopped at the supermarket and in a weak moment tossed a large jar of nutella in our basket. We don't often have nutella in...
Sourdough Basics 101 - Making a Starter 10 Aug 2013 | 05:24 pm
For a long time I have promised myself that one day I would make a sourdough starter. A few weeks ago I finally did it. Let me tell you I was nervous. So much could go wrong. It didn't. After eig...
MLLA Smoky Apple Baked Beans for potluck brunch 8 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
Cindy and Michael invited us to vegan brunch on Sunday morning. I decided to make one of my favourite breakfast foods. Baked beans on toast. Saturday was a productive day. I had baked sourdough br...
