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Cheesy bacon dip
Have you ever had a cheesy bacon dip that is in the middle of a big cob loaf? And you use the bread chunks that have been hollowed out to scoop the dip out? And you sit there eating it until you either make yourself sick or it’s all gone? No? I’ve never done that either… (do you believe me?)…
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Honey teriyaki chicken wings
As I may have mentioned, a friend of mine (that’s you Ben) has requested more savoury type dishes. He’s a savoury type of guy. And I’m pretty sure I’ve made these for him before. Now that we’ve moved from two floors up to about 800km away, I thought I might share this with him… and everyone else. Ingredients: 1.5 kg chicken…
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Sweet potato fries with cinnamon chilli sauce
I don’t only do sweet baking – although I am far better at it than I am at savoury. But I’m forcing myself to step out of my comfort zone more often to pursue a more even keel with the recipes. You can thank Ben, a friend who has complained that he doesn’t want to bake cake, for the next…
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Mixed berry cheesecake
Summer in Australia can be brutal – and as we move towards the end of the seemingly constant stream of 30°C plus days, I felt the need to indulge in a light, cool dessert. Lo and behold, the mixed berry cheesecake. Yum! Ingredients 250g plain biscuits (I use Arnott’s Butternut Snap, so an ‘oaty’ biscuit is great) 100g butter 250g…
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Cream cheese frosting
There is NOTHING better than a super delicious frosting for a cake, and there isn’t a frosting much better than cream cheese frosting. I could be super biased, but I think this is best cream cheese frosting I’ve ever made. This frosting is best on citrus and berry based cakes, such as orange and poppyseed cake, carrot cake, or even…
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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
One of my ‘go-to’ recipes is my cookies and cream cheesecake. It’s relatively simple and very delicious – a definite crowd pleaser. It is based on my white chocolate cheesecake recipe, but I make it as a larger slab type recipe for bigger groups. It has the potential to last up to a week in the refrigerator – but alas,…
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Vegan chocolate cupcakes
I love to experiment with baking. I have this great chocolate cake recipe (that I will likely NEVER publish the recipe for because it’s my signature cake), but I also acknowledge that people have dietary requirements – I am a primary example of that. So, I like to play around with recipes to make alternatives for others. This is my…
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Vegan shortbread
Christmas is a mere 21 days away (cue panic)! I make shortbread and gift it around to colleagues, friends and family as a) it’s super simple, and b) everyone seems to like it! But alas, traditional shortbread is not vegan friendly, and I have vegan friends and colleagues. So, this is the recipe that I amended for them! Ingredients 2…
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