by Anne Murphy | Sep 26, 2016 | Lunch/Snacks, Pastry, Recipe
I wanted to teach my daughter how to plan a party. I think a valuable skill to take into adulthood. From a simple birthday party to a dinner party with friends, it’s good to have a plan in place so you’re not too stressed on the day. It was 4th of July and...
by Anne Murphy | Sep 19, 2016 | Baking, Pastry, Recipe
One good thing about ‘making do’ is when the craving hits, you’re able to come up with a quick solution. This happened a little while ago when I was craving an almond croissant. I didn’t have croissants or frangipane to make them but I...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 22, 2016 | Baking, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Pastry
It doesn’t matter how little you have to make a meal, if you’ve got a sheet of puff pastry in the freezer, you’ll always be able to make a little go a bit further. Everything tastes better with puff pastry and this Spinach, Bacon & Feta Plait...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 15, 2016 | Baking, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Pastry, Recipe, Salads/Vegetables
I love using stuff up. Is that weird? I love the challenge of trying to come up with something a little different from the norm that’s tasty and I have all the ingredients for. Winter is definitely upon us and a warm lunch is always welcome. I have anything for...
by Anne Murphy | May 10, 2016 | Baking, Dessert, Pastry, Recipe
Don’t you just love it when your kids organise play dates? Well, in this particular case my 9 year old son did arrange it, with mine and his mate’s Mum’s help but I completely forgot about this boy coming over and, as per usual, I was scurrying...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 5, 2016 | Baking, Pastry, Recipe
There was a time, towards the end of 2015, when I had so many recipes waiting to be posted. I’d really forgotten just what I had done and what was still waiting to be posted. It was such a hectic (and sad) end to 2015, I had to let many things go and blogging...