OK, well maybe not 84 years but it’s certainly been a long time (4 years) since I graced this blog with my presence. I’m planning to be around a bit more this year but the content will probably be a bit different. Yes, there may still be a recipe from time to time but instead…
Author: Kate
Self confessed foodie, finance geek and photography newbie.
“You should write a blog”
Recently, a friend remarked that she enjoyed reading updates on Facebook about my move to the country. “You should write a blog” she said…
When life gives you lemons…
…make lemon loaf! I have always wanted a lemon tree but have never had one of my own. The thought of having to pay for lemons abhors me so I have only ever made lemony treats when I have been able to score a bag (or two) of them from a friend or neighbour with…
caramel oat slice
This has got to be one of the most delicious baked slices I have ever tasted! You can kid yourself into thinking it is healthy because it has rolled oats in it (oats are a superfood you know!) but the truth is, it really should be served with a defibrillator on standby. I was given a…
Basil Pesto
After a good start to the year with great intentions to blog more regularly, I have been a bit slack lately. I was good while on holiday but then real life struck. Work. Summer school. Economics assignment. Laziness… Pffft. I really should get my priorities right and get back in the kitchen where I belong! So today…
Hydrangea Cake
It’s been a while since I have been creative in the kitchen. My new camera has been taking up most of my attention and I have been photographing everything except food – supposedly the reason I got the camera was to take better photos of my kitchen creations, but oh no, the creations of my…
pork larb
Larb is a classic Thai salad made with minced beef, pork or chicken and vegetables, served in a lettuce cup. The combination of flavourings, mint, coriander (cilantro) and lime, is very refreshing. Freshness and flavour – a perfect meal on a hot day. Feel free to experiment with the ingredients to suit your taste buds. Adjust…
My New Love
Photography. I’m obsessed. If I’m not doing it, I am thinking about it. It fills my waking hours, and some of the sleeping hours too. I bought the camera with the intention of improving the photography on my blog. But the problem with that is, in order to photograph food I have to cook it…
coconut cake
My mother is the best source of recipes. In fact, she should be running this blog. She out bakes anyone I know. Including me. Now that my boys aren’t at home with me, I probably only bake once a month and even then it only gets eaten if I take it to work. I tried this cake…
Baking Basics–Preparing your tins
OK, so not the most interesting of topics but I thought it would be good to get a series of baking basics posts together for absolute beginners. I have detailed below the steps to preparing round cake tins as square ones are so much easier to figure out than the round ones with their curvaceousness….
Domestic Goddess 