Love it when they bake!!!

Russell and Josh were in a baking mood... 

Loads of rain does that :)

This time they came up with a delicious Black bottomed Strawberry slice...

Sooooo moreish!

Blessings,

Baked cheesecake...

I've always considered Russell as the expert cheesecake maker... Turns out that with my two baked cheesecakes I've made one more than him. He doesn't bake his... I had no idea... I just ate them hehe... Love working in the kitchen together with him. Such a pleasure and he is such a treasure!

Blessings,

First attempt...

At baked lemon cheesecake. Was so yum... Will make again... Thermomix receipe was sooooo easy :)

Blessings,

Before...

After...

Homemade food...

Oh, the sustenance of it... With our new oven, I really wanted to try out how it would bake a homemade pizza...

My, oh my... It was delicious... 

Yummy...

Blessings,

In the oven...

Ready to eat...

Number 2!

Morning tea...

When friends come to our house, I love to feed ;)

Shortbread is done. Moist Banana Cake is in the oven... Divine...

Love how smooth my Bimby makes the dough...

Blessings,

Leaving home...

Well the fan in the oven is once again scraping on the back plate... No more fan forced oven... That's four lives it has had. That's enough...

Last weekend, we went to Harvey Norman and got ourselves a new oven. It's a single but my goodness... I am so looking forward to it. All three elements in it can be put on different temperatures!!! It's a Neil Perry by Omega 60cm oven...

Looking forward to getting it in a week or so and then having a carpenter put in a shelf for us and the electrician changing over the ovens ;)

Goodbye, old double oven... We tried to hang onto you as long as possible... Now we are looking at an induction cooktop... Has to be saved up for first though...

Blessings,

Baking Baklava again...

Made it for our local community morning tea last week. Was a hit! Went much better second time :) Chuffed!

Blessings,

Baklava update...

I learnt allot from making the Baklava... The temperature was too high and as I was on a phone call, I left it in too long...

The outside edge was given to the chooks. The men and I taste tested and agreed it still tastes really great. Lots of lessons learnt. Looking forward to making it for the next community ladies morning tea.

Blessings,

Baclava...

This is my first attempt...

When my family and I came to Australia, we settled in a street that had seven different nationalities...

Our Turkish Neighbour, Auntie Nuran, as we called her, has the best and easiest receipe...

Today, I did it for the first time myself... It's baking now ;)

Can't wait to try it tomorrow...

Blessings,

Homemade Bread...

My Mum made this loaf... So yummy...

Blessings,

Baklava...

When my family and I first arrived in Australia, one of our neighbours was from Turkey... Auntie Nuran always made the best Baklava, ever...

You just can't compare it to anything else... My mum rang her and got her receipe off her and made a huge tray for after lunch today... Oh my goodness!!! It was divine!!!

I got to take most of the leftovers home... How awesome is that! And to boot, the receipe is actually really easy. Guess what I'm making this week... Keep you posted!

Blessings,

World's Best Banana Cake...

That's what my mum calls it in her published cookbook... And she's right :)

It was divine. A new hit with the boys...

Blessings,

Getting creative...

That's what Russell did... He made crepes and filled them with leftovers. I poured over a white sauce I made in the Thermomix and then Russell topped it with shredded cheese. Into the oven and baked till golden brown on top. The rest is, as they say, History... Delish!!!

Blessings,

Macaroons...

Made a heap last night. The receipe only has 2 ingredients too, which I liked allot... Most are for a stall for the school P & C to sell and the rest are for the boys... They turned out great! All bags are labelled, dated, packed and ready for their new homes... ;)

Blessings,

Russell did a great job mixing...

Baking morning...

This receipe only has four ingredients and is out of my 4 Ingredients Cookbook...

Absolutely love it... Kids and Russell will love them too ;)

Blessings,

Yummy bikkies...

My lovely friend Jannah made me these... Well there's one missing... ;)

So blessed to be able to share two each with my family... Thank you again Jannah, for taking the time to make such yummy treasures...

Lemon creamed kisses... Devine...

Blessings,

New receipe...

I've been making Soggy Cake all my adult life really... For our community morning tea today I was looking for a coconut biscuit receipe that was easy and quick... I found it on a kids cooking site on the net. Sooooo easy and sooooo yum. Bit crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside...

Can't keep the three men away to have enough left for morning tea, which is on in half a hour... 

Best stand guard... ;) Nearly lost a tray to Josh already...

Blessings,

Nutella Mug Cake...

Oh my goodness, I've never tasted something so wickedly good... Was way too sweet, though. In future, I'd half the receipe and leave out the sugar altogether...

I had about a quarter and that's all I could stomach. The rest awaits for another attempt tomorrow... Doubt I'll finish it then either. Oh well, will give it a good go ;)

Blessings,

A little Pudding with the Custard...

Love Pudding, love custard...

Fabulous combination!!!

Blessings,

First Sponge...

This morning, I made my first two sponges, ever... Mixed in the Thermomix, just three ingredients and in about 7 mins it was into the tins and 40 mins into the oven...

The spring form cake I sliced in half and put cream and raspberry jam in it and topped with cream. Then grated some chocolate on top. 

I made the big cake for our monthly community morning tea. This month was at my house. The next one is not till January now :)

Two pieces are left of the round cake and the whole square one too for dessert tonight (I hid that in the fridge so I wouldn't get complaints of anyone missing out...).

Bimby did a great job, as did the oven! Tim also helped allot with eating it, among a couple of other locals ;)

Will try that receipe again I reckon. Too easy not to ;)

Blessings,