Monthly Archives: March 2009

Black Star Pastry, Newtown

Chocolate Caramel Tart, $5 These beautiful Chocolate Caramel tarts were recently featured in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Living section in a story about the new trend of adding a hint of salt to sweets, an idea that I wholeheartedly support. Another great idea is going to Black Star Pastry in Newtown and eating some, [...]

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Fig Salad

Quick. Before the figs finish, stock up! I know, I know, there are more sumptuous and decadent ways to prepare figs, but none are as quick, nor as easy to do as this, using just what is on your fridge. I never have fancy smallgoods just lolling around in my fridge (though, were I a [...]

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Dulce de Leche

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This south american milk caramel is simple to make and addictive!
Recipes: Chocolate cakes with dulce de leche, Dulce de Leche

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Happy Birthday to Me – Pikelet and Pie turns 1!

A year ago today I made this area for random ramblings a dedicated food blog. It was the Easter long weekend and I was relaxed. I had just started a graduate job and was reveling in the idea of having a whole long weekend off, I kept having to remind myself that I had graduated from uni [...]

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Roasted Pumpkin, Poached Egg, Fried Sage thing.

I love happy mistakes accidents.  I only have a quick idea, a lovely happy accident, for you today, just a taste after a very absent week – sorry!  Roasted butternut pumpkin, sage fried in a little oil, chickpeas (from a tin!), runny yolked poached egg. Felix calls this another one of lili’s avant garde dinners. I call [...]

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