by Anne Murphy | Dec 16, 2014 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe
What a better way to get something mixed, in the oven and decorated than with a cake mix cookie. I’ve not really tried them much before, preferring to always make them from scratch but it’s so, so easy. You can bet your bottom dollar, around this time of...
by Anne Murphy | Dec 8, 2014 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Christmas, Recipe
Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s that time of year again, when the weather here in the southern hemisphere is hot and sticky and we decide to crank up the oven and get baking Christmas gifts. Anyone would think we’re quite mad but there’s nothing like a good, old...
by Anne Murphy | Nov 26, 2013 | Christmas, Food, Recipe, Tips/Hints
In year’s past, I’ve always baked cookies for teacher’s Christmas presents. I can’t argue that some of those store bought buttery shortbread or fruit mince tarts all look and taste good but I get a big thrill out of baking and giving it to...
by Anne Murphy | Sep 16, 2013 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe
We were going to my not into cooking or baking sister’s place a couple of weekends ago and as always, she tries to get me to bake when I’m there. She must’ve got a lot of packets of ground almonds (almond flour) on special and seeing she has gone...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 25, 2013 | Baking, Biscuits/Cookies, Recipe
Here in Australia we call the school canteen “tuckshop”. Only in really large schools is the tuckshop open every day of the week otherwise its only open one or two days a week. Since the kids have been at school I’ve tried to volunteer my services in...
