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Recipe Scene: Upside Down Toffee Apple Cake
This is another Bill Granger recipe from his book Sydney Food. When pressed for time I’ve made this with tinned pears – the result is great,a nd you just save a bit fo time not […]
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Recipe Scene: Mexican Scrolls
You can literally put anything you like in these scrolls. The Mexican version below is a particular favourite, but just use whatever you have in the fridge – ham, cheese and mustard, feta and spinach, […]
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Recipe Scene: Neenish Tarts
I’ve never been that keen on shop-bought neenish tarts, I always found the mock cream a bit fake and greasy. However home made ones are a very different story. These take a bit of time, […]
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Recipe Scene: Caramel Cake
This cake is yum. I mean really yum. And so quick to make. Pretty much anyone who eats it wants the recipe. It’s adapted from an old Women’s Weekly recipe, and as we all know […]
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Recipe Scene: Yoyos
Mention of yoyos often brings up a discussion about the difference between yoyos and melting moments. To my mind yoyos have hard lemon icing in the middle and melting moments are joined together with buttercream. […]
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Recipe Scene: Apple Streusel Slice
This is a really delicious way to use up those apples that languish at the bottom of the fruit bowl – the ones that no one wants to eat because they’ve gone soft. You could […]
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Recipe Scene: New York Times No Knead Bread
Apparently this recipe has been floating around for several years. I love baking bread so was initially skeptical about this recipe, however after making it once I was hooked. I still often make old skool […]
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Recipe Scene: Honey Cinnamon Sponge Roll
This is really quick to make, and is great for afternoon tea. It’s not massively big so will usually get eaten all at once. I’ve been told it tastes better on the day of baking, […]
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Recipe scene: Fruit Swirl White Chocolate Cheesecake
I’ve adapted this recipe from one found in the Nestle 100 Years of Sweet Baking cookbook. You can swirl any fruit through it, or if the white chocolate isn’t enough you can swirl melted dark […]
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Recipe Scene: Feta, Spinach, Mushroom and Kidney Bean Pie
We try to eat vego at least once a week, usually on Meatless Monday. However depending on whatever else is going on it often ends up being Meatless Wednesday or Thursday. This is the sort […]