Desserts

Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

February 9, 2012
valentine's day cupcakes

The other day, my 4 year old daughter Lizzie noticed the big heart on the calendar and realized that Valentine’s Day is coming up.  She is very excited and has talked about little else ever since.  She has been busy making Valentine’s for friends and family and has been planning elaborate Valentine’s Day treats and [...]

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Spooktacular Nutella Halloween Cookies

October 27, 2011
Nutella Halloween Cookies

Well, it’s that time of year again, and the girls and I have been busy baking our Spooktacular Halloween cookies.  That’s Nutella in the middle, folks.  Don’t they look yummy? I can not take all the credit here, as these cookies are a marriage of 2 different recipes.  Initially, I saw Donna Hay make a [...]

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An Australia Day Pavlova

January 26, 2011
pavlova

Today  is Australia Day.  The Aussie and I are celebrating in our usual way, a backyard barbie and a few cold bevvies.  It is 100° in the shade today, so, you know, those cold bevvies are really important  (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). In honor of Australia Day, I thought I’d try my hand at an [...]

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Cookies & Cream

cookies and cream bars December 2, 2010

The Pioneer Woman declared this week cookie week.  And, really, who am I to argue? So, the girls and I have been busy with our cookie creations, and the hands down winner in this house was the Cookies & Cream cookies.  These are The Aussie’s favorite and are a regular in our house year round.  [...]

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ANZAC Biscuits

April 22, 2010

Australians around the world will be commemorating ANZAC Day on Sunday the 25th of April.  ANZAC is an acronym for Australia New Zealand Army Corps, and ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance for fallen Diggers (Australian Soldiers). One of the great traditions of ANZAC Day are ANZAC Biscuits (cookies).  During World War 1, [...]

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Hot Cross Buns

April 4, 2010

In Australia, nothing says Easter like Hot Cross Buns, even if they are hitting the shelves in January these days. Do you remember the nursery rhyme? Hot Cross Buns Hot Cross Buns One a penny Two a penny Hot Cross Buns I learned this nursery rhyme as a young girl in Louisiana, but I never [...]

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