by Anne Murphy | Jul 2, 2017 | Lunch/Snacks, Mains, One Pot, Pasta, Recipe
There’s no denying I love Italian food and am probably more partial to tomato based sauces but sometimes the ingredients you have on hand lend themselves to a creamy based sauce. But who’s always got cream on hand? Not me. (Probably a good thing.) This is...
by Anne Murphy | May 31, 2016 | Miscellaneous, Recipe
You know, sometimes you just need cream for a cake and not frosting. My son and I had a big baking session one weekend recently and he made a basic box mix vanilla cake and he was wanting to fill it with jelly (jello) and cream. I didn’t have any cream and...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 25, 2015 | Baking, Recipe, Scones
Happy Australia Day! Today is the day we commemorate the landing of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788 and an excuse for a public holiday. What a better way to celebrate then with scones with jam and cream. I’ve added an Australian bush tucker theme to my...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 10, 2013 | Baking, Cake, Recipe
Here in Australia, when invited to a party or similar we usually ‘take a plate’. It could be sweet or savoury, hot or cold, in a packet or made from scratch. I’ve been known to grab a packet of potato chips or store bought dip and crackers when...
by Anne Murphy | Jan 8, 2013 | Baking, Cake, Recipe
Cook books, menu plans? Meh! Who needs them? I’ve just got to look into my overstocked pantry to dictate to me what I’ll be cooking. I’ll happily accept my sister’s pantry clean outs but boy, doesn’t it make a mess of my basic ingredient...