It's rare for me to seek out a gluten-free recipe. I am a dedicated full wheat bread baker (and eater.) Pasta, too. And pizza. You could in fact call me Fiona Gluten Walmsley. I'm baking for a school cake stall this weekend though, and apparently the gluten-free options are big sellers. […]
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Really. So good. And no need for any animal to die for you to totally get the sense of a sausage roll! (Am I about to discover sausage rolls are really an Australian-ism?) Anyway, I made these up initially for Henry's birthday party. They were OK – I made them […]
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Smarties! What kid does not love a smartie, I ask you? I never thought I'd be the kind of parent rewarding kids with coloured chocolate buttons, but there you go. I do. Two smarties have big pull in this house. And you know what: they no longer have artificial colours or […]
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I have a little black book. No, it's not a lascivious list of old flames. (More's the pity really.) It's a dinner party book. One I started years ago, after I made my very good friends Jodie and Andrew (fabulous foodies) cheesecake for the third dinner party in a row and someone […]
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Another quite unattractive food, really. But oh so yummy. Homemade sausage rolls. With tomato sauce. An Australian kids birthday party is incomplete without them. My divine godson Sebastian turned 6 a few weeks ago. 6!! Goodness me. He had a spectacular Star Wars themed party complete with R2D2 […]
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So we did it. A birthday party for a five year old with no lollies or junk food, and no one even noticed. Awesome. Tilly and I in preparation mode. Thanks to Jim Walmsley (Adam's Dad) for the photos today! I'm afraid you'll have to just take my word for it though, […]
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