This slow cooked Kahlua Chocolate Cake is just too easy to believe. Put it in your Slow Cooker overnight, then pop it into the fridge until dinnertime. Perfetly rich and classy. You can make gorgeous cakes in your slow cooker too. This rich chocolate cake with … [Read more...] about Slow Cook Kahlua Chocolate Cake
How to Cook Things
Slow Cook Chicken with Cider, Lime and Coriander
Just place the ingredients in your Slow Cooker, turn it on and relax, you have plenty of time to get yourself ready for lunch guests. This slow cooked chicken is from a favourite Lunch Menu of mine. Slow Cook Chicken with Cider, Lime and Coriander The chicken is … [Read more...] about Slow Cook Chicken with Cider, Lime and Coriander
How to Cook Parsnips
The colder months are the perfect time for roasting vegetables. All the different varieties of potatoes and yams come into their own as the evenings chill down. But don't forget the parsnips! My favourite parsnip dish is roasted, just like my Mum made on … [Read more...] about How to Cook Parsnips
Guacamole
Once upon a time I made scones when anyone called around. The minute a girlfriend yoo-hooed from the front door, I turned on the stove before I answered. The scones, while perfect with a good cup of tea and excellent with coffee, aren't the same when you've got a … [Read more...] about Guacamole
The Magic of Mushrooms
A few days back I happened upon an advertisement for a food supplement, aimed at women of a certain age. My age, in fact. This wondrous ad, catching my attention completely, promised a delight of magical ingredients in whatever the product was (I forget the product but … [Read more...] about The Magic of Mushrooms
The Joy of Rhubarb
Rhubarb is one of those plants that seem to have fallen out of favour. I know why, it takes patience to grow, a commodity seriously lacking in modern housekeepers. Like the glorious quince, rhubarb could soon disappear from gardens forever, mourned only by a few old … [Read more...] about The Joy of Rhubarb
Make some Rum Raisin Bread
Is the bread machine the greatest invention since sliced bread? You don't really need a bread maker for good bread. We've been making bread for at least 22,000 years and I reckon, in the vast majority of those years, having a bread maker would have made things a … [Read more...] about Make some Rum Raisin Bread
My Secret Scone Recipe
Not so secret really, apart from the lemonade as an ingredient (I got that from my own grandmother) but, with these days of packaged afternoon tea, hardly anyone bakes a scone anymore. They're cheap, they make your house smell good and visitors are overwhelmed by … [Read more...] about My Secret Scone Recipe
My Famous Fishcakes
For over 50 years my fishcakes have been served up to thousands, from fussy children to their constantly-dieting mothers (modern women want to be gaunt). Even Gough Whitlam has munched on a couple of my fish cakes. The best way to use up leftover mashed … [Read more...] about My Famous Fishcakes
Easter Chocolate
I'm going to make an absolutely over the top chocolate cake this Easter and amaze the grandkids with my prowess. Just sponge cake, chocolate icing and a few chocolate Easter Eggs plonked on the top. Fantastico! Simple enough. I can buy a sponge cake, they sell them … [Read more...] about Easter Chocolate