If you've got a little one who has been diagnosed with salicylate sensitivity, no doubt you've been racking your brain as to what to make them. These little milo slices are not only low in salicylate but are highly delicious, making the perfect lunch box or...
It's become tradition in our household to serve cheesecake on Christmas day. I vividly remember the first time I served this gem of a cake. It was Evs first Christmas and he gobbled it down with such delight, I simply had to put it on the menu the following Christmas....
Since pears are one of the few fruits listed as low salicylate, I try to incorporate them into as many dishes as possible, one of those being cake. A wonderfully simple recipe to make, this pear delight takes no time to whip up in the morning so as to have something...
Sometimes, not often, but sometimes I crave something sweet to eat. While I’m not a huge fan of dessert (I’m more of a savoury girl myself), the thought of a little afternoon pick-me-up does sound appealing. With a salad bowl brimming with pears, puff pastry in the...
If I had to pick my all-time favorite biscuit (no easy feat I know), it would have to be one that was both crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Biscotti, an Italian-born sweet, fits the bill just nicely with its wonderfully thick brittle texture, impeccably...
While charming in it’s own frosty, soupy, woolly, kind of way, winter has inflicted on our little family a deluge of viruses in what feels like a never ending supply of coughs, sniffles and chills. As a consequence, we have been quite housebound, so cooking with...
One of my all-time favourite bakery treats as a young child was the Yo-Yo, a classic Australian biscuit consisting of two crumbly cookie halves sandwiched together by a sweet buttercream filling. With a glorious melt in your mouth texture and hit of lemony sugar, each...
While I'm not a huge fan of eating bananas on their own, throw them into a loaf and I'll happily devour the nutrient-dense fruit. I'm not sure what it is about banana bread, but there's something so comforting about the smell of a freshly made loaf wafting from the...
Scrolling through flawless photos of decadent French desserts, it takes every ounce of my being not to book a flight to the land of haute cuisine, placing me in but mere tasting distance of all the eclairs, crème brûlées, crepes, tarte Tatin, madeleines and macarons,...