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What do you know, I didn't need to travel for #mushrooms after all! These are growing at the bottom of my #garden steps :)
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Marbled Tea Eggs for Chinese New Year... on Youtube!

No, you are not imagining things – I am now on Youtube!

And what better time to start a new journey than at the beginning of the Lunar New Year?  Being part-Chinese, I grew up with some great traditions that I’d love to share.  Pity I’m still too old for hong bao :(

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Apple Pie Muesli Bars (Granola)

Granola isn’t really a big thing in Australia.  Muesli is, though.  I wasn’t really sure what the difference was until I tried to make some.

Apparently muesli tends to be made with raw or unprocessed grains, and have the majority of its sweetness come from dried fruit.  Granola is bound with sweeteners (and usually [...]

Almond-Cherry Muffins with Chobani Greek Yoghurt

Heading back to more familiar stomping grounds, I decided to play around with the rest of the Chobani Greek yoghurt I was sent by baking it into some lovely muffins.  I dug some almond meal out from the back of the pantry, added some delicious cherry conserves I bought on my birthday, et voilà!

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Chobani Greek Yoghurt - Review

A couple of weeks ago, I got an email asking if I’d like to try out Chobani, a brand of natural, low-fat Greek yoghurt.  I’ve really only used Greek yoghurt as a substitute for sour cream or in yoghurt cakes, so at first I was kind of dubious.  It’s rare that I get my [...]

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies… Comparatively!

It’s been quite a while since I did a comparative study of methods in baking (heh), so when I had to come up with snacks for a friend’s birthday party, I thought why not? Actually, it was more like I was rushing to get everything done and baked before we [...]

Gingerbread Cookies – Ginger Special Part Two

When I was a kid, I’d never really liked gingerbread since it tasted “funny”. But one Christmas, I decided to buy a bag of pfeffernüsse because they just smelt so wonderful and appropriate for the season. The extra sugar from the candy coating kind of eased me into learning to love the deep taste [...]