OF HONEY, FIGS, ALMONDS AND THE LIKE!

OF HONEY, FIGS, ALMONDS AND THE LIKE!
Well it was tough, but someone had to eat it! Luckily I made this one at work and the office staff were happy to oblige…otherwise my ever increasing girth would be even girthier! My sister Kerri provided me with some of her lovely fresh figs and of course I had to blog about them! I took on the...

PUMPKIN EATER!

PUMPKIN EATER!
Pumpkin Avo Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing Christmas Day and the kids have just left…feeling cruisy, the food was stunning and even though the kitchen is still in need of some cleaning, it is pretty OK. Thought I would quickly write this one down and put it up…nothing like obsession...

PASS THE HONEY…HONEY!

PASS THE HONEY…HONEY!
Honey Pecan Ice Cream Well you may have noticed a few changes around here…not least of which is the stunning new site which is still getting altered bit by bit by my very helpful nephew Luke! (Thank you) Of course, being the almost complete computer illiterate that I am, there may be more errors...

A DATE WITH SWEET ROLLS

A DATE WITH SWEET ROLLS
Date rolls with homemade butter Well folks, I’m trying to get back on deck, and I haven’t even been on holidays yet. Between a Vegetarian cookbook, a Back to School cook booklet, the work recipe blog, and 3 kids leaving the country for a while, an up-coming wedding across the world and a...

HONEY I’M HOME!

HONEY I’M HOME!
I told you there was to be a honey posting in light of our busy little bees being so busy and all! They are such clever little buzzers that to ignore their hard work would be shameful…There was so many things I could have posted with honey, but as I have been getting into bread baking lately,...

UPSIDE DOWN HONEY CHEESECAKES

NEED: 1 cup caster sugar 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup water 3 pkgs  low fat cream cheese 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 cup sour cream juice of one lemon 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste 4 large eggs 14 small ramekins or 6-8 large DO: Make toffee for bottom of ramekins by heating honey, butter  and sugar...

TINA’S ASIAN BEEF SALAD

NEED: (Marinade) 1cup soy sauce 1/2 cup honey 1/3 cup fish sauce juice of one orange juice of one lime small handful of coriander chopped small handful of mint chopped 1 small red chili 3 cloves of garlic 1/2 inch piece of ginger peeled and sliced (Salad) 2 pieces of good BBQ steak 2 cups vermicelli...