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Pignoli Cookies
Desserts/Sweets

Pignoli Pine Nut and Almond Cookies

Pine nuts have a distinctive sweet nutty taste and they are used in many savoury and sweet preparations such as pesto and here as a the crunchy topping for the Italian sweets called Pignoli Pine Nut and Almond Cookies. As they are prepared with almond flour, these treats are gluten […]

French Apple Tart
Desserts/Sweets, Vegetarian

French Apple Tart

This French Apple Tart is also known by it’s fancy sounding name as Apple Galette. It’s one of those things that look complicated but is actually easy enough to do. So if you are a budding baker or you are a seasoned but lazy baker like me, then this is […]

Do Ba
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Čo Ba Marrickville

There’s a small “blink and you miss it” Vietnamese café style restaurant in the heart of Marrickville that serves the most delicious Vietnamese street food this side of Sydney. It has an un assuming shop front with simple signage. However, you’ll know that there’s deliciousness inside from the smell wafting […]

Earl Grey tea cake
Desserts/Sweets

Earl Grey Tea Cake

A tea cake, doesn’t necessarily have to contain tea – they can be any small cake, cookies or sweets served with tea. However, this Earl Grey Tea Cake certainly does! It is moist from yoghurt and full of zesty citrus flavours from the Bergamot in the tea leaves and the […]

Ruffle custard Pie
Desserts/Sweets

Ruffled Custard Pie

I’ve never been a ruffle kind of girl, even when I was younger. I’ve always preferred no frills, but for this Ruffled Custard Pie, I will make an exception. This is inspired by Galatopita, a Custard Pie originally from Greece and Patsavouropita , (Rag Pie) and which has been happily […]

Cinnamon Rolls
Desserts/Sweets

Best Ever Cinnamon Rolls

I’ve been trying to make Cinnamon Rolls for a while, the kind that’s soft buttery and fluffy with a warm spicy cinnamon and cardamom flavour, with varied results. The problem for me is that I am too impatient and a proper soft yeasty bun is time consuming, so sometimes I […]