Another foggy (and blissfully rainy) day. The electric oven in the house is still broken down but that matters not one jot. It just means that the wood heater's oven is getting a thorough workout. First this morning, a platter of cream buns for the Custard Club's morning tea. These were closely followed by a … Continue reading Wintery day baking

Pretty chilly day here at Molesworth. The fog hasn't even lifted yet. Temperatures is a somewhat less than tropical 8 degrees. The wood fire going of course, and it's being put to good use. A small batch of quince jelly, cauliflower soup, spiced pumpkin soup and a pot of vegetable peels cooking up for the … Continue reading Misty Molesworth Morning cooking

Two good reasons to love autumn - quince jelly and quince and apple shortcake. Below is the recipe for the latter. Quince and Apple Shortcake Ingredients For the pastry 250g very soft salted butter 250g sugar 2 eggs 250g plain flour 250g self raising flour 1 egg white, lightly whisked For the filling 750g quinces … Continue reading Autumn baking – quince and apple shortcake (recipe)

It's been a while since I put up a post. It's not that baking hasn't been happening (perish rhe thought) but the oven in the house isn't working at the moment. We are waiting for a part to arrive. This means traipsing up to the ovens in the (ex) cooking school space to do all … Continue reading Autumn preserving

From Tuesday's night's discussion with Emma, ABC Sydney, Evenings. Within the Minestrone recipe you will find instructions on how to make ever-popular garlic bread. Spiced Pumpkin Soup Serves 6 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 large onion, diced 900g pumpkin flesh (i.e. peeled and deseeded), cut into 2cm cubes 3 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons grated green … Continue reading A selection of soups – recipes

This recipe was discussed on ABC radio cooing talkback with Mel Bush and I yesterday morning. Basic cheese sauce Ingredients 90g butter 1 onion, finely diced, optional 5 level tablespoons plain flour 3 cups milk ½ to 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard or a pinch of mustard powder 1 cup grated cheese 3 … Continue reading Creamy sauce for fish – recipe

My most favourite bread tins of all time and a perfect day for baking. Love this cold weather and rain. There's something very reassuring about the tanks overflowing. Did some baking with a friend in the cooking school space, which was fun. Yesterday another friend brought me some of her (magnificent) garden's harvest - tomatoes, … Continue reading Bread and roasted summer vegetables

I've had so many requests for the marshmallow recipe, and/or snowballs that I have decided to put it all up in a post, rather then send individually to everyone. Here it is: MARSHMALLOW 500g sugar 25g powdered gelatine 1 cup cold water 1 cup hot water Method Place all ingredients in a saucepan in order … Continue reading Snowball recipe

Let's face it, gardening can sometimes have its disappointments. A case in point here is passionfruit. There was a healthy vine here when we arrived more than 12 years ago, but it produced no fruit. I was given an excellent, promising Nelly Kelly plant by a friend a couple of years ago. It obviously didn't … Continue reading Passionfruit!

As discussed with Renee Krosch ABC radio Sydney, Evenings: Hot Cross Buns Makes 12 For the dough 80g butter or 80ml vegetable or light olive oil Finely grated rind one lemon 2 cups milk, approximately (water can be substituted) 4 cups plain flour 4 teaspoons dried yeast 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons mixed … Continue reading Hot Cross Buns recipe