I love cooking for friends and family. To me it’s the most perfect to show my favourite people that I love them. I love planning menus (and of course changing my mind countless times), setting the table and sharing food and laughter. Last Sunday I had five lovely ladies come from far and wide to visit my place for lunch. … Read More
Sticky Date Puddings with Butterscotch Sauce and Almond Praline
And just like that, winter is almost over. It’s been the most glorious one I can remember, with gorgeous mild sunny days. But you didn’t think I could let winter slip away without sharing another recipe for sticky date pudding, did you? It’s almost impossible to pick a favourite dessert, but along with crème brulee and anything containing rhubarb, sticky … Read More
From Scratch
One of my favourite things is inviting my Nanna over for a long weekend lunch. She was one of my first influences when it came to cooking when I was very young and it seems only fitting to return the favour now. It just so happened I had her pasta maker on an extended loan. I have made fresh pasta … Read More
Lemon Delicious
With a name like ‘Lemon Delicious’ you know you’re in for a treat, especially if you’re a citrus fiend like I am. I just can’t get enough of the delicious lemons that are in season at the moment, and have been using them in lots of different sweet and savoury dishes. To me, winter is all about comfort food and … Read More
Two Years Old
This dessert is inspired in part by a recent episode of Masterchef Australia, (with which I am unhealthily obsessed) when the final four contestants were told to cook from their hearts and produce a dish that they would each serve in their own restaurants. It got me thinking about the kind of food I love to cook the most. If … Read More
Steamed Gingerbread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
I am a little late with posting my monthly Tartine Cookbook post, but I couldn’t pass this up because it’s such a wonderful sounding dessert that I just had to try. June’s recipe was the Steamed Gingerbread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce, which I picked because it sounded perfect for winter. It was dense yet moist, spicy enough to be intriguing … Read More
Real Treat
I had a bit of a love affair with pears last winter, maybe you remember? I thought that maybe after a few months of berries and mangoes I might have moved on from this obsession. But to be completely honest I couldn’t help myself, and snapped up the some of the first pears I saw at the markets. It gave … Read More
Comfort Food
While our winter days have been quite beautiful during the last few weeks, the nights have been downright chilly! The weather forecast for the week ahead promises us nothing warmer than 2°C at night, so please excuse me while I fetch my slippers and preheat the oven. I’ll happily take refuge in the kitchen. This kind of weather makes me … Read More
One Whole Year: Butternut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
I honestly don’t know where the time goes, it’s already mid-July and the year is absolutely flying past. I can’t believe it was one whole year ago that I sat down to write the very first post here on Spicy Icecream. Inspired by blogs like La Tartine Gourmande and Delicious Days, I decided to start my own little blog to … Read More