• Australian,  Christmas,  Savoury,  Snack

    Homemade Christmas Food Gifts

    Grandma’s “not-so-secret now” family recipe, lovingly made by my mother every year, is one of my favourite homemade Christmas Food Gifts. It’s often joyfully bestowed upon friends and family and devoured enthusiastically in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Leftovers are a welcome snack into the new year, but then it disappears for a few months until some celebration or special guest encourages another batch to be made! If you are using MacroFactor, this recipe has been prepared for easy import by following this link from your mobile device. A serving has been set to 1g for convenience, but a small handful is roughly 20g. Christmas is an excellent time…

  • Bread,  Instant Yeast,  Italian,  Main,  Savoury,  Snack,  Vegan

    Making the Perfect Pizza at Home

    Many years ago I stumbled across this Spring Cream Pizza recipe over at Lady & Pups. It surprised me that you could create such an exceptional looking pizza at home. This discovery lead me on a delicious adventure and I’m now the proud owner of Joe Beddia’s “Pizza Camp” book. This book contains more information about the background of this recipe and method and is well worth a read if you’re interested. Making Pizza at home can seem intimidating when you’re at the beginning of your bread making adventures. Even though the recipe itself is simple, different types of yeast or flour can yield different finished products. As with all…