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Brown Sugar Meringue Bites

24/11/2021 By Gina Leave a Comment

I love meringue … it is easy to make and ticks a few boxes when looking for a gluten free dish. These “meringue bites” were created to give me a little “morsel” to offer guests with coffee for a morning or afternoon tea, or at the end of a meal instead of chocolate (which I…

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Lemon Sugar Syrup

13/11/2021 By Gina 2 Comments

I almost feel a bit silly posting this recipe … it is not so much a recipe, but a simple process of combining lemon juice and sugar that will give you a lovely syrup to use in a multitude of ways. To me lemon is nature’s natural “seasoning” and I just love it.  So in…

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Sourdough: Discard Crackers

26/08/2021 By Gina Leave a Comment

Like so many others I bake sourdough every week, and for a long time I used to get rid of my “discard” until I started to see wonderful recipes on line for using it up. There are many versions of “discard crackers” around, but I absolutely love the recipe from Sneh of Cook Republic (see…

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Salami, Capers and Onion Tart with Sourdough Crust

05/08/2021 By Gina Leave a Comment

I loved baked ricotta tarts … especially when there are amazing flavours added like salami, caramelised onions and capers! Generally I always have some sourdough on hand, and usually three decent slices will give you the 250g you need for this recipe.  If you don’t have any sourdough, then use a fairly firm style of…

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Yoghurt and Vanilla Loaf

01/06/2021 By Gina 4 Comments

Sometimes it is nice to have a really quick easy cake recipe at your fingertips, and this is one of those recipes. The inspiration for this recipe comes from the amazing site Simply Recipes (see here). On researching the cake’s origins (and there are a number of sites that feature it), I learned it is…

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Bougatsa (a delicious Greek Pastry)

26/05/2021 By Gina 4 Comments

Many years ago I was given this recipe by a dear friend Rosemary (thank you Rosemary!). Bougatsa is a Greek semolina custard filled pastry which is often baked fresh and served warm for breakfast as individual pastries, or baked in a tray and cut into portions to serve.  It is perfect with a strong cup…

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Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes

01/02/2021 By Gina Leave a Comment

The batter from Donna Hay’s Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake (see here) is the one I used for my eldest son’s wedding ten years ago.  At that time the online recipe posted on Donna Hay’s website was for 2 x 18cm round cake tins, but when I visited this online recipe just a couple of weeks…

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Ricciarelli – Italian Almond Biscuits

18/01/2021 By Gina 4 Comments

Since I saw the lovely Silvia Collica make Ricciarelli recently (see here for the recipe and video) I have been playing around with the recipe for this very moorish traditional Italian biscuit. I love almonds in biscuits, and realise that many nationalities – mine included being Maltese – will have their own versions similar to…

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Veggie Patties

15/11/2020 By Gina Leave a Comment

It is sometimes hard to get a good tasty veggie patty … so in this recipe I have included ingredients which provide lots of umami flavour:  dried mushrooms, parmesan cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. I have been making these patties for a couple of years, and decided last week it was high time that I shared…

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For as long as I can remember I have loved being around food, not just eating it but cooking with it too!

From the young age of eleven I had always dreamed of working somehow within the food industry, but as it turned out that wasn’t my calling ... Read More…

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Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not a large cake (it’s baked in a 20cm round cake tin), but it is rich, dark and dense and a small slice is just perfect.

Here I have served it with a raspberry coulis as I had some in the fridge, and a dollop of fresh cream. But I have also offered a recipe for a “Coffee Cream” in the post to serve with the cake too.

This version is nut free (I have used toasted sunflower seeds), but you can also use almonds if nuts are not an issue in your home.

The cake is also dairy free, is very quick to make, and gives you eight serves similar to what you see in the post here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/flourless-chocolate-olive-oil-cake/

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Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … it is easy to make, and leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to three days.

I use a Thermomix to chop the carrots (it is quicker than trying to grate them), and I do like the chunky texture that gives me as opposed to “grating” which can sometimes make the carrot a little wet.

The dressing can be blended in a bowl if preferred, and the rest of the salad is prepared by hand so that I get plenty of texture.

This salad goes so well with just about any protein, and is a favourite in our home … with another hot spell fast approaching, this may be one that you would like to try:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/marrakesh-carrots/

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Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its own and does not need icing, but I do try to minimise waste, so when I have little bits of leftover icing from other bakes (in this case Caramel Icing from a Sticky Date Cake I made a month ago, and White Chocolate Icing from the cupcakes I made last week) I put the leftovers into small containers in the freezer … then I can often combine two or three (in this case the two icings I mentioned) which will give me enough for what I need. So last night I took the two icings from the freezer and placed them in the fridge, then this morning I removed them from the fridge and put them on my bench to allow them to come to room temperature, they were then combined and used to dress this cake. It is such a great way to use us icing “scrapes”, and no-one else is the wiser 

Links to the separate recipes are here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/honey-cake-a-jewish-celebration-cake/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/sticky-date-cake/

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Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing … requested for our number 2 son’s birthday today … these are so easy to make, and keep well for a few days at room temperature … but if it is really warm in your home (so that the icing may melt) then I would keep them in the fridge but remove them at least 30 minutes before serving.

To make things super easy for me, I decided to use up some chocolate leftovers from Christmas, so topped the cupcakes with a packet of mini Cherry Ripe’s (one of my favourite), and Nespresso Dark Chocolate tablets (they are super yummy too!) xo

Recipes for both can be found here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/chocolate-buttermilk-cupcakes/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/

Happy birthday dear Sam … love having you in our lives xo 

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