by Anne Murphy | Sep 10, 2021 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe, Slices/Bars
I can remember my good friend Claire telling me about a microwave slice recipe and I was positive I kept a copy of it but couldn’t find it anywhere especially when I had company coming for afternoon tea and I needed something to feed the kids. I did a quick...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 12, 2021 | Baking, Cake, Recipe
Peach Cakes or Jelly Cakes are something my Nanna used to make for us all the time when we were young. Based on the Aussie icon, the lamington, it’s just basically a vanilla cake or sponge, traditionally cooked in a gem iron. Gem iron When cakes are cooked,...
by Anne Murphy | Oct 27, 2020 | Baking, Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
Why should you bake on a budget? If you know anything about the history of baking, sweet baked treats were really only for royalty and the aristocracy. Baking bread like products has been around for thousands of years. The history of using sugar in baking Sugar has...
by Anne Murphy | Oct 19, 2020 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Children, Food, Frugal Living, Lunch/Snacks, Recipe, School, Shopping
This is a cost comparison on how to make your own muesli bars from scratch to save money and know exactly what ingredients are going into them. Muesli bars are something that are worth making from scratch compared to if you buy them from the supermarket. Using very...
by Anne Murphy | Apr 21, 2020 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe
If you’re looking for an easy ANZAC Biscuit recipe, this is mine. It’s the same one I used when I was a child and is probably the same one (or similar) used back in the days of World War I. This is my easy ANZAC Biscuits in less than 30 minutes recipe....
by Anne Murphy | Jul 15, 2019 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Miscellaneous, Pasta, Recipe, Slices/Bars
I first remember cottage cheese in the 1970s when my mother bought it. I think it was because of the diet craze and somehow cottage cheese had all these health benefits. For me, as a teenager, I took one look at it and knew it wasn’t for me but as an adult,...