We’re not really a jam family. We don’t usually have jam on hand, but we definitely enjoy it when we do. I love jam on toast with a piece of cheese (cheese? what? trust me it tastes good) and hubby enjoys the good ol’ peanut butter and jam sandwiches. I recently made some Master Chef…
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Pistachio cupcakes
I made these for a family get together. They were a hit. They’re very simple, especially if you already have a cupcake recipe you love, but they’re different and very tasty. What you’ll need 1/2 cup crushed pistachios per 12 cupcakes* 1/2 cup icing (I used buttercream and tinted it a light green) Plus 1…
Creme Brulee Macarons
I’ve been wanting to make these babies for a while. Creme brûlée macarons. What a treat! If you love creme brûlée and you love macarons, then this is the combo for you! After making macarons I always have left over egg yolks, but the best thing about this recipe is that you get to use…
Caramelised apple upside-down cake
Here’s the story, my in-laws were coming over and I had approximately 30 minutes before they arrived. Usually my mind goes “Ahh, we have nothing to give them”. But I was on a roll that day, we had just had pumpkin pizza for lunch, the oven was still hot so I had this crazy idea. I…
Peanut Butter Banana Pastries
I don’t usually keep a lot of junk food in the house, so when I need a treat I have to be creative. If you’re in need of a simple, easy treat, with ingredients you’d already have in your fridge or pantry, give this a go. Peanut butter banana pastry I made a very small…
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
A few weeks ago, I made these Oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies from Picky Palate. They were delicious. My little man, Muhammad Uzayr loved them too, he even learned how to say “cookie”, I now call him my little cookie monster, for a little kid, he can devour a cookie in minutes! Since he is…
Salted Brown Sugar Buttercream Macarons and a Confession
Confession time: Is there such a thing as a salted brown sugar macaron? Probably not. It was something I had to come up with because I made a big booboo. I was meant to make salted caramel buttercream to sandwich my macarons, but it all went horribly wrong when I decided to go with the…
Red Velvet ‘no-mixer’ cupcakes
A few weeks ago I posted the recipe for my quick and easy no mixer cupcakes. I mentioned it works well with flavours, have a look at these mocha cupcakes, to make these I diluted 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of instant coffee into 1 tablespoon of boiling water and added it…
Pumpkin, caramelised onion and fetta pizza
As winter rolls around here in Australia, pumpkin is slowly creeping into the fruit and veg shops, and am I glad for that. I adore pumpkin, one of those great ingredients that you can use in sweet or savoury dishes. A little while ago, my husband took me out to lunch and we had this…