Category: Food Hints

Water melon time.

It’s not summer until the 1st of December but the weather is getting warmer and the temperatures are rising, for us that’s water melon time, yum! When buying a whole one I like to cut it in half and cover one half with cling wrap, then pop in the fridge. With the other half I …

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My measuring cups and spoons

My measuring cups and spoons are the Australian standard set equalling … CUPS 1 cup = 240 grams 1/2 cup =120 grams 1/3 cup = 80 grams 1/4 cup = 60 grams SPOONS 1 tablespoon = 20 ml 1 teaspoon = 5 ml 1/2 teaspoon =2.5 ml 1/4 teaspoon = 1.25 ml By these measurements …

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Quick vanilla based marble cupcakes

1 x vanilla cake mix packet made to directions on the back of the packet. (The mix I used was  340gram home brand mix). To make vanilla with chocolate swirls :- Mix together in a medium bowl 1 x tablespoon unsweetened cocoa and 1x tablespoon caster sugar mixed with 3-4 tablespoons of milk. Add half …

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More from your mac and cheese

I’m not a fan of plain old mac and cheese and definitely not the box/pre packaged stuff, you can taste the not so real cheese BUT, it is easy to make your self or at least to make your boxed stuff a little more healthy if that is what you use. I don’t really have …

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Donut shaped donut cupcakes

I received a free donut pan with a magazine so decided to make my donut cupcake recipe into the ring shape of a donut rather than the cupcake. Depending on the finished size of your donuts you should get about 10 from that mix. Using my finger and a little butter/margarine grease the tin shapes …

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