If you are a lover of lemon desserts but have never indulged in lemon brownies, then this is the recipe for you. It is quick and easy, and the brownies are oh so lemony! A few years back we decided to plant a couple of lemon trees in pots as we were buying a lot from the supermarket. Fast forward to now and we’ve got lemons coming out of our ears almost! Not that we’re complaining because lemon recipes are very popular around here. My recipes for lemon curd, lemon cake, lemon … [Read more...]
Chocolate Brown Sugar Cookies (with Coconut!)
If you’re a lover of all things chocolate and coconut then you need these Chocolate Brown Sugar Cookies in your life! Quick and easy to make they will have your sweet choc coconut cravings satisfied in no time! I didn’t know what to call these cookies when I first made them. I adapted the recipe from a caramel slice base that I made recently. The slice had a biscuit base and when I tasted it I thought “gee that would make a great cookie mix”! The original recipe didn’t have any chocolate in it … [Read more...]
Easy Lemon Cake with Lemon Drizzle Topping (Almost a one bowl recipe!)
If you’re a fan of sweet lemon treats (like me) you are going to love this Easy Lemon Cake with its tangy lemon drizzle topping! I was looking through some old recipe books recently and I started drooling over this lemon cake. The book it comes from is called Fast & Simple (Parragon) and quite frankly that couldn’t be a better description of this recipe! I have made this cake twice over the last week because I wanted to make sure that this recipe wasn’t too good to be true. I mean … [Read more...]
Hasselback Chicken Recipe with Tomato, Basil, and Tasty Cheddar Cheese
This Hasselback Chicken is stuffed with tomato, basil, and some tasty cheddar cheese. It always feels like we are having something special for dinner when I make this recipe! I first made this Hasselback Chicken during summer and gee I am so glad I tried it! It is one of the most delicious chicken recipes I have ever made. The recipe is a little fiddly to put together but it is definitely worth the effort. This recipe is a very popular one in my house! I was originally attracted to the … [Read more...]
Easter Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars
I have wanted to share this recipe for cookie bars for a while now but just haven’t got around to it. I made them a while ago without the Easter eggs and thought that they were wonderful. It’s just basically my easy chocolate chip cookie recipe turned into cookie bars! I was inspired to make the Easter version when I saw this Easter Egg Slice by Sammie at The Annoyed Thyroid. I loved the idea of M&M speckled eggs pushed into the top so I borrowed that idea for these cookie … [Read more...]
Summer Plum Crumble Recipe
This Plum Crumble Recipe is the perfect mix of sweet tangy plums and delicious crunchy topping. Made with fresh plums it’s amazing with cream or ice cream! I love being able to pick fresh fruit straight from the garden! We had our own apricots before Christmas and now the plums are ready and they are delicious! It is a pretty big job trying to keep the birds away from the fruit trees but it is worth it to be able to pick some ripe juicy plums. While it is great eating them fresh I also … [Read more...]
Easy Lemon Cheesecake Recipe
It tastes so indulgent but this Easy Lemon Cheesecake is quick to prepare and requires no baking. It’s irresistibly creamy, with a delicious lemon flavour. It is starting to feel more and more like spring is on its way each day now, the days have been so nice lately and were are expected to have a top of 20 °C later in the week! It looks like spring is here too with our almond trees covered in beautiful white blossom and the plum and apricot trees almost ready to burst. The milder weather has … [Read more...]
Potato and Pumpkin Soup
I don’t know why it has taken me so long to try pumpkin soup! It’s not like it’s a new concept; people have been making pumpkin soup for years! It’s just not something that I have wanted to try; it always seemed that it would be a bit boring after the first couple of mouthfuls. This year though we have lots of pumpkins in storage so I was determined to try cooking pumpkin soup to see if I would like it. Gee was I surprised at just how good it is and also how easy it is to make! I have to say, … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!