hazelnut pretzel brownies
Posted: December 23, 2012 Filed under: cake, chocolate, christmas, cookies | Tags: 24 days of cookies, brownies, chocolate, christmas, cookies, pretzels, summer 1 Comment »
Christmas, in Australia, is about the heat. It’s currently wavering around 40°C today, which is epically ridiculous, especially when you have to work in a kitchen. Yuck.
However, I love a summer Christmas. A long summer holiday with presents, time to read all those books you received from your family. What could be better? It’s true that a traditional roasted dinner can be a bit much, but a summer Christmas is also a great excuse to get expensive seafood and fresh summer fruit, all in the name of celebration. I have never known a white Christmas, although I would love to someday. For now I will enjoy bare feet and air conditioning. Read the rest of this entry »
chocolate coconut almond biscuits
Posted: December 19, 2012 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies | Tags: 24 days of cookies, almonds, chocolate, christmas, coconut, cookies, gluten-free Leave a comment »
So. It has come to this.
Presents are a thing that happens at Christmas time. I like presents the same way I like cupcakes. They’re awesome, but they’re even more awesome to give to other people. Read the rest of this entry »
lebkuchen spice cookies
Posted: December 18, 2012 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies | Tags: 24 days of cookies, christmas, cookies, dftba, giving, just do something, p4a, pom poms, project for awesome, project for awesome 2012, spice, vlogbrothers Leave a comment »
Today is the project for awesome and I know I’ve already talked about how Christmas is for charity but seriously, guys, this is the time of year when it is oh so obvious who has and who has not. Read the rest of this entry »
checkerboard cookies
Posted: December 13, 2012 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies | Tags: 24 days of cookies, checkerboard, christmas, pretty Leave a comment »
And another late post. Since I’ve gotten home I’ve been working and it’s been hot. I’ve been watching Doctor Who and not doing much else at all. Like a holiday from my holiday. It’s been much more difficult to get up early now that I’m back in Melbourne (and I have to say that the work Christmas dinner didn’t help with that AT ALL.)
But time moves on (quickly, quickly!) and so must we, and although it’s holidays for some, others of us still have to work. But we make time for play, too, and our house is having a Christmas party this weekend.
Cue massive freak out.
Cookies, cupcakes, mini quiches. Vodka, bourbon, gin. Dishes, dishes, dishes. Party party party! Read the rest of this entry »
christmas biscotti
Posted: December 12, 2012 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies, fruit | Tags: 24 days of cookies, biscuits, christmas, coffee, cookie swap, great food blogger cookie swap 2012, mail, mediterranean, presents 4 Comments »
How exciting! We’re at the halfway point between the first day of December and Christmas Day and I’m excited. I can’t wait till Christmas but at the same time I’m really enjoying the excitement in the lead up. Included in that excitement was the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012.
I signed up for the swap after hearing about it via Best Friends for Frosting (I’m pretty sure) in November. The deal is, you bake a bunch of cookies. You send 1 dozen cookies to three food bloggers (that’s one dozen each) and in return, three food bloggers send you cookies! It was so much fun making up my packages and I love love love recieving mail so getting the cookies was awesome too! Read the rest of this entry »
chocolate chip cookies, again
Posted: December 5, 2012 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies | Tags: 24 days of cookies, choc chip, christmas, cookies, generosity, presents, st nicholas, st nick Leave a comment »
The feast day of St Nicholas, the man behind the story of Santa Claus, is the 6th of December (tomorrow) but in Holland, where my mum’s family is from, they celebrate Christmas on the 5th. (That’s today, in case you were still figuring that out.) I wanted to share a recipe for speculaas, a Dutch spiced cookie, but unfortunately I haven’t yet gotten around to making them so you’ll have to wait a little longer. Read the rest of this entry »
brownie cookies with salted caramel buttercream
Posted: December 3, 2012 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies | Tags: 24 days of cookies, brownies, chocolate, christmas, salted caramel, sandwich cookies Leave a comment »
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! My newsfeeds are filling up with instagram photos, status updates and tweets all about Christmas. Trees are going up, carols are being sung and most importantly, cookies are being made.
Mmm, cookies. Read the rest of this entry »
vegan chocolate cupcakes
Posted: September 4, 2012 Filed under: cake, chocolate, cupcakes | Tags: blog, cafe, chocolate, cupcakes, life, vegan 2 Comments »
I was at a cafe the other day taking a break from, well, my life, and it was pretty busy so I got a seat at the counter which runs along the window, squeezed between a girl on a notebook computer and a guy drawing with a sharpie in a visual diary and
side note but I am always fascinated by people who can draw and I like to watch them. The way that people can use a pen or a sharpie or whatever and make lines on paper look good? wow. Probably because I would really be able to draw but I don’t have the discipline to make myself draw enough to get good at it. I love to do too many other things.
santa hat brownies
Posted: December 19, 2011 Filed under: chocolate, christmas, cookies, fruit | Tags: brownies, christmas, consumerism, decisions, iPhone, santa, strawberries 3 Comments »I’m thinking of getting an iPhone.
oatmeal pecan chocolate chip cookies
Posted: October 19, 2011 Filed under: chocolate, cookies | Tags: baking, chocolate, chocolate chip, cookies, oats, pecans 1 Comment »
I have a problem. Can I tell you about it? Read the rest of this entry »
