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Thomas Keller Nutter Butters

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All the way from Bouchon Bakery, we have these Nutter Butter cookies and I am glad they have the word ‘butter’ in the title because they are all that – and a little more. Delicious nonetheless, and as my daughter … Continue reading

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Sugar Cookies

My youngest daughter turned 3 the other day and I spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen making treats she would love. Sugar cookies always go down well with children and she is going through a ‘butterfly’ phase … Continue reading

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Momofuku Blueberry & Cream Cookies

I had a few kitchen mishaps today which resulted in a quick flick through my must-cook-cookie-compendium to find something to bake for this afternoons post. It wasn’t a difficult choice, I have made two things created by Christina Tosi and … Continue reading

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Lamingtons

Back in Australia, in the very early 1900’s, when Lady Lamington presented her husband with these newly created cakes, you think his response might have been ‘ how lovely my dear’ instead he referred to them as “those bloody poofy woolly biscuits“. … Continue reading

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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

It’s hard to pass up a really good red velvet cupcake, it can also be quite hard to find one. The best I have ever had was from Sweet Mandy B’s in Chicago. If you know of it, I am … Continue reading

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Brown Sugar Butterfly Cakes with Raspberry Cream

There is something very whimsical about a butterfly cake. They take me back to childhood. Back to childrens birthday’s, tea parties with a crowd of dolls and stuffed animals and back to one of my very initial baking experiences. I … Continue reading

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Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with a Caramel & Chocolate Ganache

Today we are celebrating! we have finally signed a lease for an apartment in New York. And I am pretty certain this one will not fall over like the last one (a long and horrible story that I still get … Continue reading

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Jam Drops

Its 7am in the morning and I am sitting at the kitchen bench typing out this recipe and eating these jam drops for breakfast – quite similar to jam on toast really, and they go so well with my cup … Continue reading

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Brownies

Here I am in New York City and it feels quite surreal. The flight over was brutal but we made it and are happy to be settled and not travelling from state to state in Australia like gypsies. This morning, … Continue reading

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Chicken Salad Sandwiches

   I have spent the better part of the last two days with my dear friends, butter and sugar – and what a combination they are. The kitchen countertops are laden with cupcakes, sugar cookies, jam drops, brownies and of … Continue reading

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