It’s funny how some events and times of the year provoke a certain feeling or vibe. Even living in Australia I sometimes think Christmas should include hot chocolate and roaring fires (I suppose marketing does work huh!). So I think that’s why whenever I think of Easter, I imagine a...
There’s nothing quite like a classic bite of rocky road, it happens to be a particular favourite of mine, but I always feel very naughty afterwards. It must be something to do with all that marshmallow! Either way I tend to reserve making it only on special occasions. One such...
Sunday mornings in our house when I was a child always involved us kids making Mum and Dad breakfast in bed. Of course it was pretty much coffee and cold toast, but as I got older I discovered my love of baking. One of the very first things my Mum...
Some recipes are simply classic Aussie fare. So many come to mind for me, especially having grown up in the country. Nary a fundraiser would come along that you wouldn’t see at least one CWA lady with her homemade scones. It’s just the way it was! But with times changing...
Easter for me as a child always meant one thing. Camping. Every year without fail the family and I would pack up our gear and head out to the bush for the long weekend. We’d roast marshmallows over the fire, build cubby’s in the trees and best of all, hunt...
Being diagnosed Coeliac or Gluten Intolerant can certainly come as a shock. Personally it wasn’t much of a surprise for me, it definitely explained a lot. But after the shock can come the crashing and sometimes devastating realization that you’re going to have to miss out on so many of...
If you’ve been eating gluten free for even five minutes then I’ll bet you know how, average a lot of gluten free store bought food is. Some things just can’t be done gluten free well I can tell you that. (hello gluten free tim tams!) But what if I told...
Banana bread, you either love it or you hate it. It’s just one of those polarizing things. But if you love it, well, you’re going to love this recipe (and what are you even doing here if you hate it?). Naturally dairy free my banana bread base is soft and...
You guys know how much I love a good gluten free baking hack. There really is no sense in making something that can already be hard, harder! So I’m all about finding and using the great gluten free products already on the market in new and fabulous ways. Enter the...
I bet you’re thinking, Stacey, we’re Aussies, what on earth earth are Rice Krispie Treats? Well to put them in Aussie terms, you remember the rice bubble slice your Mum used to make? Or maybe think of them like little gluten free LCM’s. What ever way you remember them this...
