Is there anything greater than a pav? To me it’s more Australian than budgie smugglers and pie-with-sauce (though a few Kiwi’s I know might raise some arms about this claim). It’s a dessert that screams of childhood parties and celebratory feasts. For those not familiar, or hungry for waffling description- here we go; imagine a […]
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What does Paris taste like to you? To me, it’s coffee eclairs. Fat pastry fingers, bloated with caffeinated custard. They’re my danger zone. They’re one of those things (for the sake of my jeans), that I pretend don’t exist. Except when we’re in Paris. Then all bets are off. An eclair was the first things […]
This is how it ends. And this is how it starts. It was a working bee. Layers and pieces laid out on the floor, like Christmas paper and gifts ready to be wrapped. In years past when I had a larger salary of my own to toy with there were surprise parties and trips away […]
Here’s the shocking thing. I don’t have much of a taste for chocolate. I just don’t fret and crave it like others do. When Easter rolls around it’s all about roast lamb and the novelty of fake fluffy chickens. The same sentiments apply at other holidays. If there are chocolate ornaments on our tree they’re […]
First it was cupcakes. From awkward at- work birthday celebrations, to baby showers and hen’s nights. They were everywhere. Then it was macarons. Now it seems like there’s a new contender for coolest kid of the confectionery class. I’m talking about whoopie pies. Faddism be gone. To me these are worth it for the novelty […]