Tina Brand
Kids in the Kitchen: Italian milky lemon scented pork.
Dusted off this article I wrote for Virginia Living many years ago, and I thought with our kids being homeschooled now, it could be...
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Lemon polenta cake
In this lovely sunny wintery season of best lemons, there's nothing better to make than this bright and delicious lemon cake with polenta...
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Lockdown lazy: coconut biscuits
You could not make easier, quicker, more no fail biscuits than these. AND they are pretty good to eat. Crispy on the edges and chewy...
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Mothers Day Semolina Kayseri
To all our mums who gave us life and love, we honor you today. Here's a very simple South Indian sweet snack my mum made often. It...
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Apple pastries in a jiffy
Apparently apples are absolutely prime at Prickle Hill Produce right now. From the boxes of goodies that are delivered each week, I...
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Cruising Crown Street: Adventures In Surry Hills
Even dividing the street into two days of research didn't get Lorrie and me through all the dining spots on Crown Street, in the heart of...
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Chocolate Cake Comfort
Here's a recipe from many years ago. Lots of chocolate cakes have been baked in my oven in that time, but this recipe endures, and when...
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Nanna's Orange Drizzle cake: our family's first cake recipe
The very first cake recipe my mother sent me in her unmistakably fat, curly handwriting was for orange drizzle cake. With a baker as...
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Finders Keepers: Silvia Colloca's Italian almond biscuits or ricciarelli for the holidays.
These take but minutes to make, yet provide so much pleasure. Make them over the holidays and enjoy with a little desert wine after...
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Finders Keepers: Donna Hay's Anzac cookies
If I've baked something twice in a month, it has passed my test of Easy Reliable Quick So here is Donna Hay's recipe for Anzacs. It took...
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Chocolate Cake: comfort cooking on election day.
Here's a classic, easy to make olive oil cake that's light but chocolatey enough to feel like a special hug for a stressful time....
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The Lime and the Co-co-nut:
Here's a lovely little tea loaf to make if you're: A. Bored B. Peckish C. Need an accompaniment for a cup of tea D. Dreaming of tropical...
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Munchy muesli treats for afternoon tea
It was cooler this week-end. Our winter of Covid lockdown has been mostly warm sunny days of shirtsleeves and outdoor lunch breaks. So it...
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Easy Peasy Biscotti
I was reminded of our Brissie friend’s excellent home-made biscotti, and how whenever we are together, she says: Tina, you really should...
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Finders Keepers: Golden Ginger (and Molasses) cake
With ginger as tender and juicy as what Prickle Hill Farms supplied our household last week, I had a to find a worthy recipe to showcase...
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Date and walnut loaf
I looked on the pantry shelves to see what might make into a cake/biscuit/sweet treat and came across two packets of pitted dates. I was...
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Shortbread Sunday
Originally posted February 15, 2015 I thought I’d stay on board the whole food processor easy biscuits thing, and add a recipe on the...
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Coconut Biscuits And Remembering Our Darling Alice
Originally posted on March 1, 2015 Darling Alice- you left us on a beautiful summer day this week-end. It was so special that Izzy and...
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