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I found my way to writing books quite late in life, it seems, and I do blame a mid life crisis on the sudden shift in careers from the travel industry into becoming a full time author. But while it’s...

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Molten Chocolate Puds

To kick us off, let me share my favourite recipe for molten chocolate puds. There are few other recipes so simple that are quite as sublime as this. I have tried many but have found this one by Gordon...

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Butterfly Cakes

I was invited to afternoon tea at our neighbours in Tasmania where we’ve living for a few months. I hadn’t been out – even for a coffee – for weeks and weeks and so it was something of a novelty to do...

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Egg, bacon and leek pie

I had the privilege of being given a book called Mix & Bake by its author, the very lovely Belinda Jeffery, who happens to be one of Australia’s finest cooks.  It’s a wonderful book to read, with...

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Spicy Cheese Nibbles

This recipe has been requested by a couple of you, so I’m happy to publish it here and with the kind permission of Belinda Jeffery….one of Australia’s celebrated professional cooks. It is taken from...

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Melting Moments

These are simple and incredibly scrumptious and crumbly…and you probably already have everything you need in your pantry. Perfect with a pot of tea. Fun and easy to make. Enjoy. I’m now roadtesting a...

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My Moreish Muesli

This is a toasted muesli or crunchy granola. The lovely aspect of this recipe is that you can gunsling with it and make it suit your taste buds and preferences in terms of the nuts and the dried fruit...

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Belinda Jeffery’s ‘most fabulous banana cake’

Do yourself a favour. If you’re a home cook who loves to bake, you could do so much worse than treat yourself to Belinda Jeffery’s ‘Mix & Bake’. Everything is explained, loads of great tips and the...

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Bake With Me

I’ve set up a new facebook group called Bake With Me. This is a friendly, supportive page with 45 regular home bakers who share recipes, laugh at failures together, cheer for the triumphs and generally...

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National Chocolate Day – October 17

Just thought I’d mention I’ve decided today is the day. Get melting, mixing, stirring, baking and eating. It does, of course, flow into National Chocolate Week, which is simply my way of extending the...

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