If you are like me and bless the person who figured out the chocolate/peanut butter combo into heaven, you’ll love this cake. It’s a great option for birthdays and other major occasions with a pre-made sponge and where the creamy filling makes it the special cake everyone will talk about. Just make sure you consider…
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Cheery Lemon Tart
In the dark dreary winter months how about trying some bright citrus flavour with an equally bright yellow look. This will put a smile for both the freshness it brings and the taste it has. Less tart and more sweet this will satisfy any sweet tooth. Easy to make and impressive all year round and…
Baked Garlic Tomato Chicken
For those days where you need a warm hug, whether its in the winter or if you’re feeling particularly down – this is the go to dish. Simple, classic, and more importantly delicious. With easy to find ingredients and simple cooking this is a basic dish that will impress and, despite the cliché, will truly…
No-fail Creamy Chocolate Frosting
This easy and simple creamy chocolate frosting recipe is a fool proof safety net for all your baking goods. Cupcakes, cakes, pies – what have you. The recipe below makes 3 and ½ cups of delicious frosting that can easily cover two to three good sized cakes and can be also used for layer fillings…
Sunrise Banana Cake
We are very familiar with the rustic and hearty Banana Loafs and Banana Breads. But for those with slightly sweeter cravings how about a good ol’ Banana Cake? The natural sweetness of Bananas has finally got its due in the cake world and it couldn’t be any simpler. This is a middle of the road…
Lotus Biscuit Cake
Lotus Biscuits are a big deal outside North America, I would say on par with Nutella with a range of lotus biscuit products like pancakes, sweets, smoothies, ice cream etc. You can however still find the addictive biscuit and the related Lotus Biscoff Paste in ethnic and speciality supermarkets in your area, and after you…
Hazelnut Date Cake
Most hazelnut cakes are primarily made up of thick hazelnut chocolate spread. But for some who like the hazelnut flavour but with less overpowering sweet chocolate taste, dates might offer a good alternative. This dry, semi-sweet cake holds up well and makes a delectable tea cake or a less imposing dessert than a Nutella pie…
Artichoke and Spinach Dip Duo
One of those instant classics in restaurants this Artichoke and Spinach dip is an easy way to create an impressive appetiser or for a casual late night movie snack. It’s great as an alternative dip to those plastic cheese and ranch processed ones you pay for and you get a good serving of some greens…
Coucous Salad
If you are bored with the regular old green or Cesar salad, and want to try something a bit more ethnically diverse, have a crack at this. Easy to put together and your only effort is to find where to get some couscous, which nowadays shouldn’t be an issue at all – you can also…
My Easy School Lunch Plan
Plenty of cooking books, TV shows and newspaper articles about kids school lunches and recipes. This is more of a laymen lazy dad guide for a repetitive 5 day schedule of school lunches that I use, because if I have to do more than 5 different lunch recipes a week I will burn out faster…
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