Classic baked cheesecake

A couple of weeks ago now it was a good friend of mine’s birthday and I offered to bring a dish to her party.  She jumped at the offer and promptly requested a baked cheesecake.  Not just any baked cheesecake mind you.  She was very specific.  It had to be a classic, plain cheesecake.  Not […]

Sweet strawberry galettes

I can’t tell you all how excited I am by the abundance of strawberries at the moment here in Sydney.  I love strawberries.  What’s even better is that they actually taste like strawberries.  Real strawberries.  Delicate, sweet and juicy (unlike the ones you pick up in the supermarket during the off seasons). And even better […]

It begins with one step

There was a time not so long ago when I used to love to run.  I got a little obsessive about it.  If I didn’t go for a run at least four times a week, I would start to get restless.  I would plan my social life around it.  Then one day, I just stopped.  […]

Melting Moments - A Sweet Muddle

Melting moments – a taste of sunshine

I think I may have jumped the gun in my last post.  Rather than basking in the summer-like sunshine of late, I spent yesterday holed up indoors, sheltering from the torrential rain with my winter woollies out again for (hopefully) one last hurrah. Perhaps it’s the feeling of restlessness from being cooped up inside on […]

No-churn boysenberry swirl ice cream

Follow my blog with Bloglovin How wonderful has the weather been of late!?!  It seems like someone has hit the FFW button, skipping spring altogether and landing us bang, smack, in the middle of summer. Last weekend in Sydney, with temperatures hitting 30 degrees, I caught myself day-dreaming that I was sitting on the beach, […]