As some may know last Saturday was the ABC Jams and Preserves talkback. However, as always it was much broader than this topic, with people calling or texting in with a wide range of questions on several subjects. I've decided to write them up in a few posts, both recipes and tips in case anyone … Continue reading ABC Jams and Preserves (and more) Talkback segment

Now bread is always on my mind - I love baking yeast goods above all else. Yesterday I did some gluten free bread baking. We needed rolls for lunch and these are quick and easy to prepare. I have had just so many requests from people wanting my gluten free recipe book ""From My Kitchen … Continue reading Gluten free bread – recipe with variations

It's been a couple of weeks or more since I baked for the Wednesday morning tea Custard Club. I've missed it (bit of an issue with my eyes during this time). Anyway, this morning back on track; new recipe - well kind of. It is based on one from The Comfort Bake, just the chocolate … Continue reading Chocolate, blackberry and apple cake

Due to the wild weather today, the power was out for several hours this morning, and then again for a shorter time this afternoon. It didn't matter though. The. Gourmet Cooker wood heater was burning brightly since the crack of dawn. I was still able to bake sausage rolls in its oven, which it did … Continue reading Wild Weather Baking

Love this book by Rees Campbell, it is truly outstanding, a book everyone should have and use. Yesterday, inspired by the chapter on "Feral plants/weeds 'naturalised' in Tasmania", I did a little baking. Plenty of stinging nettles here! I made some little stinging nettle tarts based on my recipe for mini quiches, but adding stinging … Continue reading Stinging nettles and feral berries

It's been a while since I've put up a post. I had an op on my eyes about three weeks ago, and screen time has been limited and uncomfortable to say the least. Baking also has been restricted, much to my displeasure. After two weeks I was well and truly fed up with that, so … Continue reading Fragmented Baking, necessity being the mother of invention as it is!

For those who saw the post about the 10kg bucket of yoghurt for $5, here are the products derived from it so far. Three large jars of labna, two plain {lemon) and one of herbed. These are now ready to share around the family, it's always been a real favourite. The whey has not gone … Continue reading Yoghurt Cheese (Labna) and more…

Listener Roscoe rang in to say how delicious this soup is. I was sure it was in one of my slow cooker books. However, after searching thoroughly this was not the case. It is instead in my book "The Small Kitchen" - recipes for meals for one or two people), no slow cooker involved after … Continue reading Potato and Chorizo soup (another recipe from yesterday’s ABC cooking talkback)

Here are two recipes from this morning's ABC Jams and preserves talkback. If I have missed any please let me know and I will be sure to add to the ones here. As for the preserving temperatures chart, the transfer into a post seems to mess with the formatting, so if you would like this, … Continue reading Recipes from ABC cooking talkback today

I do like a bargain, that's for sure. Yesterday I came across an excellent deal while out doing grocery shopping. Sitting forlornly on a large refrigerated shelf was a 10kg bucket of Greek yoghurt - not even close to use by date. Cost? $5 for 10kg!! Maybe shoppers were put off by the sheer size … Continue reading The Yoghurt that didn’t get away