I love discovering recipes that I can make in the Thermomix to save money! So you can understand my excitement when I stumbled upon a Thermomix recipe shared to make golden syrup. It is something I buy regularly from the supermarket and to be able to make a batch myself for under 90 cents has […]
[Continue Reading]Pear Upside Down Cake
Posted on August 3, 2016 · 7 Comments
I was flicking through a magazine that had a beautiful picture of an upside down pineapple cake in it. It looked stunning and I just wanted to grab a fork and dig in. The photo inspired me to make one, but with pears of course to make it suitable for Failsafe! It was a long […]
[Continue Reading]Easter Egg Cakes
Posted on March 27, 2016 · 1 Comment
This decadent cake concept is easy to make and can really be used for any occasion, not just Easter. I used an Easter egg shaped cutter but you can use any shape for any occasion and celebration. Trees or bells for Christmas, hearts for valentines day, balloons or any themed shape for a birthday party. […]
[Continue Reading]Lamb Meat Pies
Posted on January 25, 2016 · 2 Comments
It’s Australia Day tomorrow! Amongst the madly preparing for school going back in two days time, baking and covering books, I asked my family what they would like to eat on Australia Day. I loved their first choice… MEAT PIES! Yes! I even had some lamb in the freezer and some pastry sheets, including a […]
[Continue Reading]Mussels and Calamari with Black Bean Spaghetti
Posted on August 9, 2015 · Leave a Comment
A couple of months ago I posted this pic below on my instagram of some Organic Black Bean Spaghetti that I found in a local health food store. It was been sitting in the pantry staring at me every time I open up the door screaming out to be used. I wanted to make something […]
[Continue Reading]Lego Friends Ice-Cream Themed Birthday Cake & Cup Cakes
Posted on August 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Lego Friends Ice-Cream Themed Cake A Lego Friends cake was the brief from my daughter for her 8th birthday. Dreading the thought of attempting fondant figures, I took the cheats option and purchased a Lego set to go on the top of the cake. Olivia’s Ice Cream Bike set was perfect. I knew what I […]
[Continue Reading]Basketball Birthday Cake
Posted on June 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Another birthday celebrated in our house, my keen basket-baller son turned 12! His birthday was actually last month, I am just really slow in sharing his cake as I have been otherwise occupied, life is full and head down in my cookbook. He kept joking with me that he wanted a unicorn cake and I […]
[Continue Reading]Update on my Cookbook & App
Posted on April 12, 2015 · 10 Comments
Most of you will be aware by now that the reason I have been so quiet on my blog and facebook page lately is because I have been madly working on my first cookbook and app. Very exciting!! It has been a huge learning curve for me and oh so much fun! Some have been […]
[Continue Reading]A Ballerina Cake and Marshmallow Treats
Posted on April 4, 2015 · Leave a Comment
My youngest princess recently turned 6. The request was for a cake with a beautiful ballerina on top. Knowing full well that she doesn’t actually eat cake (strange child I know… lol), I asked her what she wanted. She said “two layers of carob brownies please mummy”. That was a perfect choice that made me […]
[Continue Reading]Sticky Chicken Drumsticks
Posted on January 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment
I love this recipe for it’s simplicity and especially due to the fact that all 3 of kids loved it and gobbled it up with gusto, including my fussy plain Jane youngest! Simple; as it is using 3 ingredients… my new BBQ sauce recipe which I whipped up in the Thermomix, chicken and oil. You […]
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