Arghhh banana bread. It's the fail-safe, comfort food breakfast favourite of almost everyone I know (unless you dislike bananas that is?! Do such people even exist?!). It's also number one on my 'procrastibaking' list, when the stresses of life get that little too much and all that will save me (or so I'm convinced!) is a healthy dose of cooking 'escapism' and the promise of baked goods.     Yep, when I spy some bananas in our fruit bowl looking a little too 'tanned' shall we say, whipping us this banana bread is the ONLY acceptable solution. The loaf is... [ READ MORE ]

This recipe is a family favourite and a take on my Nonno’s famous Italian Panettone. Famous, as he doesn’t bake much (that’s usually Nonna’s domain) but nobody (yes NOT even Nonna herself) beats his version of this cake. We've tweaked a little bit with the recipe here (via the use of spelt/ wholegrain flours and unrefined cane sugar), but it still retains most of its charm and tastes just as amazing! In fact, the only difference really is the darker colour (thanks to the caramelisation of the unrefined rapadura sugar), which I find even more appealing.     I don't... [ READ MORE ]

BROWNNNNIESSSSS! Enough said right? Shall we just leave it there…? I think so.   …No, only kidding! We need to gush a little more about the gooey, moist, chocolatey morsels of euphoria, we call brownies. The ultimate in comfort food!     So you can’t really go wrong with brownies, they are the most perfect edible greeting card. ‘Sorry, I stuffed up’… ‘Will you help me move the couch?’…’You’re the best’… well you get the picture- suitable for any occasion (or just for everyday specialness!), unless of course your eating partner in crime does not like chocolate?! Are there really... [ READ MORE ]