Change is in the air. Last week was our first taste of autumn with my favourite kind of crisp mornings, sunny warm days and slightly cooler evenings. I’ve always thought that Sydney does the change of seasons really well. In the past I’ve always had great bursts of inspiration around spring, but I must have been too busy to notice … Read More
Hazelnut Frangipane Tart with Semillon Vanilla Peaches
And just like that, we are almost halfway through January, and halfway through summer too. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know I can’t get enough summer stone fruit! As much as I love yellow peaches, nectarines and plums, I had never given much thought to baking with white peaches before. But I love their light, … Read More
Chocolate Baklava Fingers
I have had Greek food on the brain a lot lately, not least of all because one of our brand new venues at work is a heritage pub in Newtown downstairs and a Greek restaurant called The Animal upstairs. With all the menu revisions making me very very hungry, I was very much looking forward to going and checking it … Read More
Etch’s Caramel Date Tart
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang I used to think of myself as a strictly coffee-only kind of girl, but in the last few years that has definitely changed. Green tea in the morning, Earl Grey in the afternoon and Peppermint at night – but one thing that doesn’t change is that I love my tea hot, sweet and super … Read More
Cherry & Pimm’s Pie
I look forward to cherry season every year. It’s a short but sweet couple of months where I quite literally gorge on them at every opportunity. Our cherry season is still quite a way off, but the imported cherries from the USA have been delicious, abundant and downright cheap this year, and I couldn’t help but turn a few into … Read More
Salted Caramel Cheesecake
I’m smiling as I write this post, thinking about what a great time I had in Perth over the Easter long weekend. The weather was just stunning, the mood was relaxed (yay holidays!) and I got to hang out with my very favourite person. It doesn’t get much better than that. On Easter Sunday we hosted a nice casual lunch … Read More
Vanilla Passionfruit Slice
When I got home from Perth, there was a gorgeous and unexpected surprise waiting for me at home – a beautiful basket of passionfruit, sent by the lovely folks at Impact Communication. While I love passionfruit, it’s not something I bake with very often and I was thankful for this little reminder to do so. It took me a little … Read More
Key Lime Pie with Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
I’ve had a long-standing fascination with Key Lime Pie, since the very first time I saw it in a recipe magazine when I was young. But I had never tried it, let alone baked it until now! I always thought of it as the cousin of the Lemon Meringue Pie, which was one of my childhood favourite desserts. The recipe … Read More
Peach and Bourbon Pie + 13 Ways with Peaches
It’s just not summer without delicious, juicy stone fruit. Peaches are one of my ultimate favourites, and they have been especially beautiful this year. There are so many interesting things you can do with them, so I thought I would share a few ideas courtesty of some of my favourite blogs (and a few old favourites from my own archives) … Read More
Mixed Berry Cobbler with Buttermilk Pastry
If I were forced to choose only one kind of sweet to make for the rest of my life, it would have to be gorgeous, rustic, Southern-style fruit desserts. From pies to crisps, buckles to slumps, I am in love with them all…especially their curious names! You can’t really go wrong with baked fruit and pastry with a big scoop … Read More