3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (335+ words) If you’re more of a ‘wet’ food fan than a ‘dry’ one, this sweet and spiced, milk-soaked sponge will tick all your boxes You’ll need electric beaters and a 23cm x 33cm baking tin. Prep 10 min Cook 1 hr 30 minSoak 2 hr+Serves 12 For…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (425+ words) Pleasingly sour gooseberries are easily tamed in a compote that’s baked in a pie filled with smooth almond cream Prep 15 min Chill 2 hr Cook 1 hr 30 min Makes 12 200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 60g icing sugar ⅛ tsp salt Finely grated zest…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (352+ words) This fun, indulgent dessert makes a perfect holiday bake to share with visiting friends and family If I’m baking for a crowd over the bank holiday weekend, choosing something fun and a bit over the top seems the only way…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (25+ words) In a kitchen ruled by ​a t​iny, adorable dictator, even the most familiar recipe becomes an adventure – filled with dragons, sprinkles and unexpected wisdom...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (553+ words) What we inherit in the kitchen isn’t only a list of ingredients, but a living tradition – one that shifts with our lives, our fridges and the people we feed “Chicken, leek, flour, a few more ingredients.” That was it: my…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (436+ words) Though we are no longer together, we talk food every time we speak and always ask what the other is having for dinner For our first date – a picnic on the grassy banks of the Molonglo River near Canberra – the…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) A rather pastoral feel accompanies this week’s simple recipe for a nutty chocolate cake The nuts, of course, were wild hazelnuts, and nutting (that is, the gathering of them), was one of the joys of the countryside in Hardy’s time....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) Gently scented with orange and vanilla, lightened by ricotta, and studded with rum-soaked raisins Prep 10 minSoak overnight Cook 1 hr, plus cooling Serves 8-10 130g raisins 80ml dark rum 125g room-temperature unsalted butter, plus 10g extra, softened, for brushing220g plain flour, plus extra for dusting160g caster sugar Finely…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (433+ words) This giant version of an Aussie favourite makes for the perfect coconut-covered Easter centrepiece Prep 20 min Cook 40 min, plus cooling Serves 12 80g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing280g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 220ml whole milk 3 tbsp neutral oil Finely grated…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (677+ words) Hospitality can be anything but hospitable to workers. But in regional Victoria, I found a community – and rediscovered something I’d lost I was a keen-bean 15-year-old when I got my first job in a commercial kitchen in Canberra, raised on…...