Last weekend I went to New Zealand to spend the weekend with my brother and his family. I got to spend the whole weekend with my adorable little Nephew, who is just starting to speak. His favourite word is ‘spider’ which he terms ‘pider’ anything and everything that moves like a spider is a ‘pider’, its so adorable. He’s the cutest little chap.
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Anzac Biscuits
The 25th of April is ANZAC day in Australia and New Zealand, it is the day we as nations remember our fallen soldiers.
The ANZAC’s (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) landed in Gallipoli in World War One, on the 25th of April 1915, to try to take the Gallipoli peninsular in order to open it up for the allied forces. They were met with strong resistance and the campaign lasted for 8 months. The attempt failed and the troops where eventually pulled out, not before thousands of lives where lost.
ANZAC day marks the first major battle undertaken by New Zealand and Australia, and remains the day we remember those who lost their lives.
It is said that this next recipe ANZAC biscuits were baked by the wife’s of the soldiers because of there longevity, they would take months to get to the soldiers and had to last the journey to the troops. This recipe is my Great Aunt Joyce’s and is delicious. I have added the ice cream in the middle for something a bit different, its up to you, they are great on their own and a great staple to have about the house.
Enjoy.
Lime Madeleine’s
Bonjour! I hope you have all been well, I have been neglecting my little blog over the past couple of weeks, but I have a great excuse…… I’ve been on holiday. Yay!!
I have spent the past nine days cruising the seven seas, ok maybe not quite seven seas. I have been on board a P&O ship, the Pacific Jewel. I haven’t had to cook, clean or even make my bed, I have had other people doing it all for me. Now thats what I call a holiday, complete laziness. My sister and I sailed to Port Vila, Mare, and the Isle of Pines. If you want a nice tropical island, to get lost on, I would highly recommend the Isle of Pines, amazing beaches, I have never felt sand like it (and I live in Australia the land of amazing beaches), beautiful, friendly people and great food to try. I would pass on Mare, and I really didn’t see much of Port Villa, but the people seemed friendly and others said it was stunning. Because I visited a couple of French speaking Islands, I thought that gave me the prefect excuse to bake some Madeleine’s, after all they are very French.
Madeleine’s are a cross between a little cake and a biscuit, there crunch on the outside and a dense sponge in the middle. I had never made them and didn’t really know what the fuss was all about, I was expecting a sponge in the form of a sea shell, but boy, oh boy was I wrong. They are Devine, and I would definitely bake them again. I had problems with my first tray they all stuck to the moulds, so my big tip is use lots of butter, as the second batch was just fine and they slipped out, you could use a non stick tray, but I happened to have and old french one that my mum had found in Akaroa at La Folie Jolie, so naturally had to use that.
Now as the french say, and Julia Child…. Bon-appetit
Enjoy xxx
Chocolate Cheese Cake
Nope not even close!
I’m sitting on a ship in the middle of Sydney harbour. I can look across and see the Opera house and the Harbour Bridge. This would have to be one of the most impressive views in the city if not the whole of Australia. All I need now is a cocktail and perhaps a slice of this next recipe, that I prepared earlier, a Chocolate Cheese cake and I would be in total heaven. Happy Eating!!