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Sponge Kisses
Desserts/Sweets

Sponge Kisses

This light as air Sponge Kisses might not win beauty contests but eating them is like biting into sweet puffs of clouds. The whipped cream and raspberry jam filling softens the sponge and magically turns them light and airy. You could say bite-sized heaven, that’s how delicious they are! I […]

Banana Cake
Desserts/Sweets

Best Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

One of my absolute favourite cake back in the day was the Sara Lee Banana Cake. I would slice them into portions while still slightly frozen, then pop them back in the freezer for future snacking. I loved it for it’s simplicity and convenience. However they were discontinued in middle […]

Chicken Fricassee
Meat & Fish

Chicken Fricasseé

One of the perks of being a mum to grown up children is being treated to dinner at a lovely establishment on Mother’s Day. In this occasion, we find ourselves at the chic Restaurant Hubert in Sydney. Hubert is famous for their roast chicken (called Chicken Fricassee in their menu) […]

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Restaurant Hubert

My kind of place is usually light and bright but I adored Restaurant Hubert at first sight. There’s a sense of drama (after all there’s a stage and a theatre) and an air of anticipation as you descend the stairwell on the way to the central dining room, where we […]

Passionfruit Almond Cookies
Desserts/Sweets

Passionfruit Almond Cookies

I’ve always thought that Passionfruit was a summer fruit for some reason. It’s coming to winter here in Sydney and was pleasantly surprised, when I saw some fruits in the vine I share with my neighbour. Well, technically the vine doesn’t belong to me, but any fruit on my side […]

Red Lentil Soup
Appetizers, Vegetarian

Red Lentil Soup

Take a cup of red lentils and thirty minutes of your time to make this vibrant and delightfully filling Red Lentil Soup. Red Lentils, some root vegetables and the characteristic fragrant Persian spices of cumin, paprika and turmeric makes this soup taste sensational. This is one of the many frugal […]