Last Christmas, we received Hembakat är Bäst (Home made is best), Ikea’s baking recipe book direct from Sweden, lovingly flown to Australia into our hands. The book is beautiful, and the way the ingredients are laid out pictorially borders on abstract art. Even now, when I flip through the book, I gawp in awe of [...]

Easter is just around the corner! Regardless of one’s religious orientation, in Australia, we look forward to Easter every year because it is an extra-long weekend! Neither Soy nor I have ever been huge fans of traditional hot cross buns with the dried fruit and spices, however, a few years ago we tried the chocolate [...]

Panna cotta is something that I have always wanted to make. Not just any panna cotta, mind you, but one that is creamy and wobbly and heady with vanilla. Luckily, panna cotta is one component of this month’s Daring Bakers challenge. Though I’d never made on myself, I’ve eaten enough panna cottas to know what [...]