In The Freezer
Can I let you in on a little secret? I am unbelievably, irrationally afraid of the deep freeze at my work. I'm not exactly sure why yet but every time I go in there I find myself in a fluster. Im not...
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Biscuit Brownies
Its just about the second birthday of this blog. I've really enjoyed two beautiful years of cooking and writing.....and I love the places that this little project has taken me. When I first started...
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Coconut Sugar Cookies
When I was eighteen an older gentleman (who clammed to be a wizard)poured me a cup of green tea. As he passed me my cup he looked inside it and sadly shook his head. "Just look at all those tea leaves...
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Autumn and Weddings.
My life lately has been so very consumed by work (and dating) and I fear that I haven't had as much time as I would like for some of my favourite things (such as this blog) and people (such as you.)...
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Spiced Banana Cakes with Candied Popcorn.
"Why haven't you been writing as much lately," my mother enquired late last week. It made me realise how much I've missed this little blog, and how much my new job has been taking over my life. Who...
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Pear Parsnip and Fig Cake
As winter starts to settle upon us in Melbourne town the days are starting to get shorter and the weather more gloomy. I am saddened by the knowledge that for everyday that it is cold outside it will...
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Blueberry and Orange Afternoon Cake
This whole year is rushing past me so quickly, and after five long months of running around, I've decided its time to get very serious.....about doing more of the things I love. Ife I have learnt...
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Chocolate Chilli Mouse Cake with a Cinnamon Crust... come check it out!
This week one of the head chefs asked me to design a desert for the restaurant. I put I huge amount of time into trying to come up with something that I would like to eat, cook, and meant something to...
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Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies.
I've just had two very blissful days off. On my way out of work before my two day rest, one of the head chefs asked me what I had planed. I felt silly to admit that I would probably spend the majority...
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How to poach a quince.
Winter is upon us and making the whole of Melbourne feel cozy and indulgent. I have started to go into hibernation, and when Im working such long shifts in the city, I really cant think of anything...
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Seafood Soup
"And what do you do?" The polite boy sitting next to me enquired."Oh, Im just a pastry chef." I reply."Wow.....thats so fancy" he exudes, and my day is made. This tiny comment lifted my spirits so...
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Green Tea Cupcakes
Life has been so beautiful lately and filled with so many treats. Im really starting to get into this whole 'winter' thing. I remember my last two years here being so miserable and just wanting to...
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How To Make Home Made Bagels
I walked into the cool room at work yesterday and was greeted with the sight of a large box of quinces. They were all beautiful in their wonky looking glory, and wrapped in purple tissue paper.....Im...
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Earl Grey Tea and Chocolate Tart
I feel like I never really learnt to appreciate days off until I became a chef. Yes, it is always lovely to have a little rest and realax but a free days never really rated as a big deal for me. Being...
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Winter treats
Today I have gone back to bed. I have turned on the heater to warm up a bread dough I was resting in the fridge over night, and decided that maybe I'd just take a rest along with it. Melbourne winter...
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Sometimes it is much easier to write when you are feeling melancholy. Life feels a little bit more poetic when your sad, and words seem to flow quite naturally. I often used a little bit of sadness as...
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Home Made Olive and Rosemary Bread
"What should I wear?" This is a question all girls ask themselves when they have a date. My main question however is "What should we eat?" Just as the perfect outfit says something about your personal...
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How To Make Labneh
Some days are not magic. Some days you will wake up sure that your jeans have mysteriously shrunk at least one size, your brioche bread will not rise properly, you will look at the clock at least five...
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Glazed Chocolate Bundt Cake
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the how to get inspired about the things I want to do in life. I have such a long list of all the things I want to achieve. The thing is though, life is so busy,...
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Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate and M&M Cookies......... I know its crazy
This may come as a surprise but sometimes I'm not very good at talking about feelings. I know this may seem strange considering how much I talk about them on this little blog. From time to time...
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