Cumquat Marmalade, Ginger and Oat slice

This slice incorporates the nostalgic flavours of ANZAC biscuits, Grandma's Cumquat marmalade, and the warmth of ginger spice, into one delicious layer of biscuit. This is  a great one for the weekend. Think breakfast, morning tea, or afternoon tea or take it into work to win a few extra brownie points.

Before I hear you say but I don't have any Cumquat marmalade, let me assure you that any citrus marmalade will work here, orange, or a combo of grapefruit, lime and orange, use any of them. There are plenty of marmalade combinations at your disposal.

Italian Lamb Ragu with Home Made Pasta

 

Italian Lamb Ragu is an extremely rich and comforting dish, and full of nostalgia. Long slow cooking is the key to tender lamb which shreds beautifully to combine with a sauce full of delicious flavours. 

Curried red lentil, tomato and coconut soup

 

Winter has brought soup back to our dining table, and what a Winter Warmer this bowl of creamy lentil deliciousness is. Perfectly balanced herbs and spices with a hint of heat, are a specialty of Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe repertoire, and as a bonus this soup is also nourishing, hearty and gluten-free. It is also vegetarian.

Double Ginger Scones with Currants

Make these.

Make these.

Make these.

Okay, that's pretty much my post about these delicious ginger scones. Pretty simple message, no?

In My Kitchen, June 2025, looking back on Marvellous May

Dear friends, How can it be June already? It's been a big month of enjoying the magnificent weather here right now in North Queensland and keeping busy with harvesting and preserving all of the fresh and surplus produce coming our way, not to mention eating it. 

Nigella's Apricot Almond Cake with Rosewater and Pistachio

There's only one Nigella Lawson, and this delicious, fragrant and beguiling cake is one of my all time favourites of her many cakes. With the apricots shining like jewels on the surface along with the chopped Pistachios, and the beautiful flavours of Rosewater and Cardamon within, this cake could proudly be served as the finishing touch to a Middle Eastern Banquet, or as an afternoon tea treat.

Easy Pickled Cucumbers

It's pickling season. This Cucumber Pickle was made from a couple of the largest cucumbers I have ever seen, and were surprisingly very crispy and sweet. Even cucumbers which look as if they are on steroids, and these did, can still be pickled or the smallest ones as well.  How versatile is the common cucumber?