• Scotch Bonnet Cheese Scones
    June 14, 2013

    Scotch Bonnet Cheese Scones

    When my local supermarket put a new cheese variety on the shelf, Cheddar with Scotch Bonnet chillies, I didn’t hesitate to pick it up.  I l...
  • Sweet Ginger Marinade for Chicken
    June 13, 2013

    Sweet Ginger Marinade (for chicken ̵...

    Fresh ginger is one of those indefinably wonderful flavours that just gives a real kick up the backside to ordinary food.  I love it with beef. I...
  • Banoffee Crunch Muffins
    June 10, 2013

    Banoffee Crunch Muffins

    I have this recipe for banana cake on a crumpled piece of paper inside my favourite baking book. It originally came from the internet but it’s s...
  • Chocolate Chilli Cake 5
    June 7, 2013

    Manly Chilli Chocolate Cake for Father&#...

    Father’s Day is always something of a conundrum here at the Cake and Calico mansion.  It follows hard on the heels of TMOMD’s birthda...
  • Deviled Eggs Nicoise
    May 31, 2013

    Deviled Eggs Niçoise

    Why do eggs and fish go so well together?  There’s something counter-intuitive about it.  Eggs are from flighted creatures, fish are f...
Scotch Bonnet Cheese Scones

Scotch Bonnet Cheese Scones

When my local supermarket put a new cheese variety on the shelf, Cheddar with Scotch Bonnet chillies, I didn’t hesitate to pick it up.  I love that delicious Mexicana cheese…

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Sweet Ginger Marinade for Chicken

Sweet Ginger Marinade (for chicken – or whatever…)

Fresh ginger is one of those indefinably wonderful flavours that just gives a real kick up the backside to ordinary food.  I love it with beef. I love it with…

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Banoffee Crunch Muffins

Banoffee Crunch Muffins

I have this recipe for banana cake on a crumpled piece of paper inside my favourite baking book. It originally came from the internet but it’s so long ago that…

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Chocolate Chilli Cake 5

Manly Chilli Chocolate Cake for Father’s Day

Father’s Day is always something of a conundrum here at the Cake and Calico mansion.  It follows hard on the heels of TMOMD’s birthday, which means that any cakey celebratory…

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Deviled Eggs Nicoise

Deviled Eggs Niçoise

Why do eggs and fish go so well together?  There’s something counter-intuitive about it.  Eggs are from flighted creatures, fish are finned. Sky, sea. Air, water.  You get the gist. …

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