Category Archives: Food

Pinata Cake

  OK, so I know it looks like a giant tea cosy. But I wasn’t sure what kind of cake to do for the boy who doesn’t like cake. The result, after lots of Googling, was the pinata cake. A … Continue reading

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Get Your Pink On!

We decided at the last minute to have a Pink Ribbon Day Morning Tea Fundraiser for breast cancer. What a great opportunity for me to experiment with something I’d wanted to try for weeks – a polka dot cake. I … Continue reading

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The Birthday Festival is over…..

September is Birthday Festival month…… or at least it seems that way sometimes. B1’s birthday is usually a two week affair comprising of a birthday shopping spree the weekend before, presents and dinner on the day and then all the … Continue reading

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Pulled Pork Risotto with Carrots and Beetroot

What to do with left over slow cooked pork??? I am big on not wasting food. DB and the mini B’s know it is a bug bear of mine and I am sure if they throw out anything, they hide … Continue reading

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Getting back to basics…….

Lately I seem to be getting back to basics by hand making the ingredients that go towards creating other dishes. I have had a go at cheese and sourdough, and the last week or so I have made wholeseed mustard and honeycomb. This week it was tortillas from … Continue reading

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