What else can I turn into a macaron? I wondered out loud one day at the supermarket. It’s been eight months, and I am still making macarons. I can’t see this quest finishing any time soon and I don’t think this is a phase either. Having read and watched Adriano Zumbo make his macarons, I…
Category: Recipes
Three-eyed alien cake and cake pops from space (toy story aliens)
We recently celebrated J’s fourth birthday. Unlike last year when we had the Thomas tank engine cake, this year the theme isn’t very strong. I was going for the whole Toy Story / super heroes theme with a party at Museum of Technology and Transport. I was wondering what cakes I could do when I…
Spaghetti with meatballs in red wine tomato sauce
A friend was looking for an easy pasta dish to extend her family meal repertoire. Her daughter loves pasta and meatballs and so I thought to write up my recipe and share it with her. If you don’t have time to prepare the meatballs, you can easily use the mince to make a spaghetti bolognese…
Popcorn macarons with salted caramel and popcorn ‘snow’
I’ve been slowly working through my macaron flavour list and finally arrived at popcorn! My memories of popcorn brings me back to my high school days. It would be the last day of school before the summer holiday, and we would typically change from our school uniforms to causal wear and head out for an…
Bluff Oysters with a tangy chilli, lime and ginger sauce
I’ve only recently tried the famous Bluff Oysters – it was so delicious that my friend and I who were sharing the entree dish were left wanting more! Unfortunately the restaurant had no more for the evening so we couldn’t indulge our taste buds further. I saw them in the fish department of the supermarket…
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