Thursday, February 5, 2015

Birthday Cake!

Birthday Cake!
I've been thinking of making the Black Forest Cake from Jamie Oliver's book again. It's meant to be a roll-type cake, but I a...

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake
It was originally a Swiss Roll recipe, but I made it into a 6 inch cake.  Baking took about double the time.  One cake was a little thicker ...

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Finally managed to try the complete Lemon Poppy Seed Cake in Jamie's book!! Woohoo! Bought Poppy Seeds in Brisbane's Woolsworth just...

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Black Forest Cake!

Black Forest Cake!
Made black forest cake on Thurs night... Cyn said it was "not bad"... I think it was not bad! :) Hope it gets better in future..

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Slow Roasted Pork Belly

Slow Roasted Pork Belly
Tried out this slow roasted pork belly recipe. It is DELICIOUS! Despite the fact I forgot to add the white wine, it cooked perfectly - it wa...

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Poached Salmon Steak

Poached Salmon Steak
Made Jamie's poached salmon steak... surprisingly good! Loved the soup that resulted from it. In fact, there was so much soup left over...

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Lamb Shank Pie

Lamb Shank Pie
Loved the puff pastry!! And the lamb shank stew. I mean, it was like REALLY good. The stew tasted really similar to the beef stew though (in...

Friday, September 10, 2010

Chocolate Tart with Vegan Tofu Mousse

Chocolate Tart with Vegan Tofu Mousse
I hate taking photos at night... the natural sunlight is just so much better.. brings out the colours.. Either that, or it means I need to g...

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Rosti!

Rosti!
I cooked up some Rosti for dinner! I wasn't really hungry, but I cooked one large potato's worth of Rosti anyway. I just felt like I...

Friday, August 20, 2010

Donuts, Snapper, Beef Stew

Donuts, Snapper, Beef Stew
Donuts with Old English Spiced Sugar Dad said it's better than the " sweet bun ". Zc didn't think so. It's not bad whe...

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Carrot Cake, Pasta, White Fish

Carrot Cake, Pasta, White Fish
Carrot Cake Baked the carrot cake from Jamie's book. The cake was surprisingly light. I reduced the amount of fat by 20g (for half the r...

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Jamie's Black Forest Cake, Lemon Drizzle Cake, and First Fondant Covered Cake!

Jamie's Black Forest Cake, Lemon Drizzle Cake, and First Fondant Covered Cake!
Jamie Oliver's Black Forest Swiss Roll - First Attempt (before trying to roll into a swiss roll) When I tried to roll it into a swiss ro...

Risotto from Jamie's Book

Risotto from Jamie's Book
Jamie Oliver's Tomato Basil Risotto Jamie Oliver's Pangretta Risotto Too salty and fishy for me..

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Project Jamie Oliver has started!

I'm being "forced"/"encouraged" to go on Project "cook through How to be a better cook by Jamie". First d...