What I love about summer are the long days, warm afternoons, late swims, and light dinners enjoyed outdoors. But I have to say that we’re not doing the last two so much this year due to the extreme variations in weather. One day it’s hot, friggin hot, at around 37c and it’s an unbearable heat…
Last Saturday, 21st March was Harmony Day and this was celebrated at our little Freya’s Preschool with an afternoon tea. A little history on Harmony Day – it began in 1999 by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to celebrate the cohesive and inclusive nature of Australia and to promote tolerance and a culturally diverse…
Rhubarb is in season now (Winter & Spring) so this tart is great to make at the moment. Making this rhubarb jam is easy and will last for 2 weeks in a container or jar in the fridge. Spread it on toast in the morning for breakfast, use a scoop in your toasted muesli with…
There are many recipes and methods to making shortcrust pastry. Some recipes have high content of butter and egg yolk suitable for savoury shortcrust pastry and others include sugar, either caster or pure icing sugar, for a sweeter shortcrust pastry. A high butter content and the addition of egg yolk gives savoury shortcrust pastry and…