Christmas Wreath Bread

Christmas Wreath Bread

This bread is perfect for gift giving. Just tie a cute ribbon and you're good to go! I've made these for Christmas last year and they were delicious! I tied some cute ribbons around the bread and they instantly turned into a perfect gift gifting idea. You'll need bread flour for this recipe. To spice [...]

Strawberry Charlotte Cake

Strawberry Charlotte Cake

This dessert not only makes beautiful presentation but is also filled with a delicious strawberry cream cheese filling Finally, freedom day is only less than a day to go (Yay!!). Sydney has been in lockdown for 106 days. We can't wait for businesses to open and to finally have the chance to catch up with [...]

Almond Crackers

Almond Crackers

Make these gluten free almond crackers for your next cheese platter or as an afternoon snack. They are surprisingly tasty and easy to make. This week, I've been going through a vegetarian cookbook that I bought many years ago. I came across this easy to make almond crackers which uses only 4 ingredients, i.e. almond [...]

Sesame Seed Bread Rings – Simitia

Sesame Seed Bread Rings – Simitia

A common snack and street food for Greeks and Turks. These small bread rings are perfect for breakfast The first time I saw this bread was on a food and travel show on TV. The show was showing this man selling these bread rings on the street in Greece. They looked so delicious. I was [...]

Butter Cake

Butter Cake

The best old fashion butter cake recipe. Add some lemon to this butter cake recipe and you'll get a delicious lemon butter cake. I have been looking for a good recipe for butter cake for quite a while now. I've tried a lot of butter cake recipes but still wasn't able to recreate the taste [...]

Easter Bread with Almonds – Tsoureki me Amigdala

Easter Bread with Almonds – Tsoureki me Amigdala

Celebrate Orthodox Easter with this easy sweet bread recipe. Christos anesti! This year's Orthodox Easter Sunday falls on the 19 April, a week after the Western churches celebrate the holiday. So today I've made an Easter Greek bread with almonds using a recipe I've found in Vefa's recipe book. I've omitted the chocolate chips but [...]

Corn Flakes Cookies

Corn Flakes Cookies

These cookies are easy to make and a great recipe for baking with kids. I managed to make about 83 cookies from this recipe, about a size of a tablespoon. So let's get started. Preheat oven at 170 degree Celsius (fan force). Beat the butter and sugar until the mixture is pale yellow, light and [...]

Spiced Rice with Tomatoes and Bell Peppers – Pikadiko Domatorizo

Spiced Rice with Tomatoes and Bell Peppers – Pikadiko Domatorizo

Today I have decided to cook this delicious spiced rice for dinner rather than just a simple plain rice. This rice is packed full of flavours, with the right amount of spices, saltiness and sweetness. You can reduce the amount of butter or just replace it with 4 1/2 tbsp of olive oil (to turn [...]

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross bun is traditionally eaten on Good Friday and to mark the end of lent. They are spiced sweet bun usually made with fruits and mark with a cross on top. You can check out the history of hot cross bun here. In Australia, they are sold as early as December in big supermarkets, [...]

Yogurt Cake – Giaourtopita

Yogurt Cake – Giaourtopita

What can you make with leftover yogurt? With just 15 mins preparation time, you can make these delicious one bowl yogurt cake for an afternoon tea or coffee. I baked these delicious yogurt cake in my newly purchase 6-holes square brownie pan. I got them when I was holidaying in Malaysia. They are perfect for [...]