nic cooks

Who would have thought I could get inspiration for a dessert from a computer shop?  And no, before you say it, I’m not baking with apples.  I was checking out a new tablet device, perusing the apps, when naturally I was drawn to the cooking one.  It just so happened the page it opened to [...]

This month plan-A didn’t work. I baked a chocolate steamed pudding for the Sweet Adventures Blog Hop and the end result was distinctly average and the chocolate sauce split. I tried three times, first I blamed the low fat milk, then I blamed the heat, either way the end result was not what I had [...]

With the news that we have to lower the fat intake in our house I wasn’t sure whether I would be able to continue with the Sweet Adventures Blog Hop. As a relative newbie to baking I’m not particularly confident when it comes to inventing or adapting dessert recipes.  Instead of being defeated though, I [...]

July has been a busy month, but with minutes to spare I have managed to create my entry for this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop.  Hosted by Nic, from Dining with a Stud, the theme this month is nuts.  Nuts are not my best friend, although the blood tests say I don’t have an allergy, [...]

This months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop is bought to you from the Northern Hemisphere.  I wasn’t sure if I’d have time to participate this month, but the stars aligned and here I am.  Hosted by The Kitchen Crusader, the theme for this month is “sweet as pie”.  An appropriate theme for the Australian winter, but [...]