Some of the family came for lunch today, so good. No issue that the house electric oven still isn't working. The wood heater's oven always performs beautifully. Venison pies browned exceptionally well, both bases and tops. Vegetable accompaniments were cooked on its cooktop. Just in case anyone wanted more to eat, a fresh loaf of … Continue reading Wood stove baking – venison pies and bread

I've had several requests for the recipe for the cream buns I posted about a week ago. Here it is: Cream Buns For the dough 450g plain flour 3 teaspoons dried yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 60 butter, melted ¾ cup warm milk, approximately 2 eggs, lightly whisked For the filling 300ml whipped … Continue reading Cream Buns recipe

On my Facebook page I've had several requests for the recipe for my savoury muffins. It's very flexible so I hope you will find it useful. These muffins are light and fluffy - excellent accompaniment to soup, as a lunchbox item or simply as a snack. I especially like to split them in half and … Continue reading Savoury Muffins recipe

Another foggy (and blissfully rainy) day. The electric oven in the house is still broken down but that matters not one jot. It just means that the wood heater's oven is getting a thorough workout. First this morning, a platter of cream buns for the Custard Club's morning tea. These were closely followed by a … Continue reading Wintery day baking

Pretty chilly day here at Molesworth. The fog hasn't even lifted yet. Temperatures is a somewhat less than tropical 8 degrees. The wood fire going of course, and it's being put to good use. A small batch of quince jelly, cauliflower soup, spiced pumpkin soup and a pot of vegetable peels cooking up for the … Continue reading Misty Molesworth Morning cooking

Two good reasons to love autumn - quince jelly and quince and apple shortcake. Below is the recipe for the latter. Quince and Apple Shortcake Ingredients For the pastry 250g very soft salted butter 250g sugar 2 eggs 250g plain flour 250g self raising flour 1 egg white, lightly whisked For the filling 750g quinces … Continue reading Autumn baking – quince and apple shortcake (recipe)

It's been a while since I put up a post. It's not that baking hasn't been happening (perish rhe thought) but the oven in the house isn't working at the moment. We are waiting for a part to arrive. This means traipsing up to the ovens in the (ex) cooking school space to do all … Continue reading Autumn preserving

From Tuesday's night's discussion with Emma, ABC Sydney, Evenings. Within the Minestrone recipe you will find instructions on how to make ever-popular garlic bread. Spiced Pumpkin Soup Serves 6 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 large onion, diced 900g pumpkin flesh (i.e. peeled and deseeded), cut into 2cm cubes 3 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons grated green … Continue reading A selection of soups – recipes

This recipe was discussed on ABC radio cooing talkback with Mel Bush and I yesterday morning. Basic cheese sauce Ingredients 90g butter 1 onion, finely diced, optional 5 level tablespoons plain flour 3 cups milk ½ to 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard or a pinch of mustard powder 1 cup grated cheese 3 … Continue reading Creamy sauce for fish – recipe

My most favourite bread tins of all time and a perfect day for baking. Love this cold weather and rain. There's something very reassuring about the tanks overflowing. Did some baking with a friend in the cooking school space, which was fun. Yesterday another friend brought me some of her (magnificent) garden's harvest - tomatoes, … Continue reading Bread and roasted summer vegetables