So, about a year ago, I sat down and wrote a list of goals for 2012. It was a spur of the moment thing, I’m not even sure what motivated me to do it, and the list was just quickly tapped into my iPhone notes. I then proceeded to immediately forget all about it. Completely. I didn’t think about it again. Not once. Until a month or so ago that … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Christmas Spiced Brown Sugar Shortbread
Hey everyone? It’s Christmas! Seriously, how did that happen so fast?! It’s Christmas Eve here today. I spent the entire afternoon baking various Christmassy and non-Christmassy baked goods for, well, Christmas. There are homemade Baci chocolates, espresso ice cream, a ridiculously amazing new version of this cake and the best passionfruit tart ever. All of those recipes will be coming to you in the new year! But today, I have a gorgeously … Continue reading →
Spiced Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
Umm… Am I allowed to bake with pumpkin after Thanksgiving? I’m new to the pumpkin baking game. So is it like, socially acceptable? Because I’m totally doing it. Right now. I know that it’s not fall anymore in the States. I know that it is no longer pumpkin-baking season. I am well aware that Thanksgiving is over. But all of that is completely null and void anyway. Because here I am, in Australia, … Continue reading →
Gingerbread Macarons with Eggnog Buttercream
Christmas is only a week away now! How crazy. Where did this year go?! It was winter all of about five minutes ago. It was cold and rainy and wet and miserable. Then before I knew it, it started getting warm. And the sun started rising earlier. And summer came along with a bang. The stores put up their Christmas decorations. And trees. And Santa popped up in all the … Continue reading →
Banana, Pecan and Nutella Swirled Snack Cake
So this cake started with a few brown bananas I had in the fruit bowl that were staring me down all of last week. Because, just FYI, I am a little bit weird, and I have this thing with textures. Like, I will only eat bananas if they’re green. Once they’ve got a few brown spots on them, it’s over. There’s no way I’m going near them. They’re just way … Continue reading →
Culinary School Photos and an Announcement
Today I’m sharing some photos of the amazing things we made at culinary school! It was a fantastic experience and I learned such a great deal, I loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone who is serious about baking. It is also the end of an era, so I thought I would pair it with an announcement – Butter is soon going to be moving to its own … Continue reading →
Mini Nutella Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Bites
So today I am super amazingly ridiculously excited to be guest posting over on My Healthy ‘Ohana! I have gotten to know Maura over the last few months through our blogs and I think she is absolutely fantastic. I love her blog and she has been so so kind and supportive. It’s an honor to be visiting over there today. So if you are a regular over here, you would … Continue reading →
Cookie Butter Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
So I have mentioned briefly here and here that the lovely Maura from My Healthy ‘Ohana recently sent me an amazing package of yummy food from all the way over in Hawaii! The whole thing started a couple of months ago now, when I was drooling over a pumpkin bread recipe of hers and wishing I had me some canned pumpkin. So Maura, being so lovely, offered to send me … Continue reading →
Caramel Pecan Shortbread Pie Bars
So I am DONE. No more school for me. Ever. I will never, ever, have to study again (unless I am crazy enough to go back to school at some stage in the future. Not that I think school is crazy. I loved school. But I need a break. Before I lose my mind). I will never have to sit a test or exam again. I will never have to … Continue reading →