Poppyseed Cake
As it happens, I made this simple yet luscious poppyseed cake almost a year ago on a sweltering Sydney afternoon and I’m finally getting to …
Pumpkin-Chocolate Loaf
This morning much needed rain is finally falling on Northern California and will, we hope, douse the fires burning to the north east of us …
A New Home (+ Apple Bread)
Five years, three countries, and two kids later we are home for the very first time in a place from where we won’t be moving …
Banana Cake with Chocolate Frosting
I baked a cake today during the baby’s nap — she’s still a baby, even if she’s almost two and is picking up more and …
Coconut-Banana Loaf
I’ve been in a bit of a cooking rut lately, keeping my head down and making my grocery lists and substituting a different fruit or …
Cooking with Kids/Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I don’t remember when I started involving Sierra in all the cooking and baking that occurs in our family — I wish I could say …
Rhubarb Scones and a Weekend Away
I had a few things I meant to do before we left for a few days in The Hunter [Valley] — I meant to pack …
Spelt Gingerbread
’tis the season already — we’ve installed a real tree for the first time in five years and our house is softly perfumed with the …
Thanksgiving 2017 / Pumpkin Cake with Cinnamon-Cocoa Streusel
My Thanksgiving menu is set, a good thing since I’ve just realized the holiday is next week. Strange to commemorate a holiday that celebrates the …
Pumpkin Bread (with a bit o’ chocolate)
Me again, the one who is still kind of on the Northern Hemisphere’s schedule despite the purple jacaranda trees, birds merrily singing us awake before …