A bit over a month ago now I spent five days with a group of students and an outdoor education guide hiking a section of the Great Northern Walk along the Central Coast of NSW. The trail took us through a diverse range of habitats from lush subtropical rainforests to sun scorched escarpments, where you […]
Pho (pronounced Fuh) has to be one of my all time favourite soups. It is full of fresh, clean flavours and while satisfying, a big bowl of this delicious Vietnamese noodle soup doesn’t leave you feeling like you’ve over indulged. Best of all, this is one soup that you can slurp up come Summer, Autumn, […]
Not only does today mark the start a new calendar month, but it also marks the passing of the first half of the year… Is anyone else a little astonished by this fact? Back when I was a child and summer holidays seemed to last a lifetime, I found it impossible to understand the bewilderment […]
There are certain words that I simply love the sound of. Onomatopoeia. Mellifluous. Libellula. They’re the literary equivalent of a hearty dish or full-bodied wine. A mouthful of sound that is both a pleasure to say and hear. Which conveniently leads me to today’s post… Shakshuka. Go on, say it out aloud. Shak-shu-ka. Don’t you […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo my friends! You’ll have to forgive me for the rather short post today, but I couldn’t let the day pass us by without some sort of recognition to our Mexican friends who are celebrating a national holiday today either in person (or in spirit). And what better than with a delicious […]
One of the most popular recipes I’ve shared with you on A Sweet Muddle so far is for a boiled chocolate cake, which just so happens to be the first cake I ever baked in my life. This Lemon poppy seed cake which I’m sharing with you today was The Cake, which finally tempted me […]
I’ve baked a few apple cakes in my time and I have to say, I think this Dorset apple cake might just be my favourite. My sister first baked it for me about 10 years ago now when we were both living in England, using a recipe she found in her monthly subscription to UK […]
Together with the changing back of the clocks on the weekend, there has been a noticeable shift in the weather here in Sydney as the arrival of Autumn is becoming more and more evident. We’re being greeted by cooler mornings and evenings however for the moment at least, the days still have a nice warmth […]