Most times I feel like a cookie I'm craving something simple; say an oatmeal-based one with crispy edges and chewy centre, perhaps something buttery dotted with nuts and chunks of chocolate. But every now and then I crave something more elaborate, and that's when the two-for-one cream-filled variety gets a run...
Read MoreJune nosh
Cakes, pastries and breakfasts aplenty - a quick look at what else has been cooking in the June kitchen at Keeler & Spon...
Read MoreA simple loaf
Everyone needs a few reliable loaf cake recipes. The ones you look to when those bananas in the fruit bowl are on the turn, or you require something quick for that afternoon catch up with family or friends...
Read MoreMay Nosh
Comforting soups, light lunches and j-chokes aplenty - a quick look at what else has been cooking in the K&S kitchen this month.
Read MoreDigging Violet
The Violet Bakery Cookbook is definitely one of the more exciting new baking titles to have graced my shelves in recent times. As in, not just that I want to make everything in it but that I have already read each section in its entirety, many, many times...
Read MoreApril Nosh
Warming soups, bread & scones, and a nice little array of ice creams - a quick round up of some of the recipes I've been enjoying throughout April in this week's, The Monthly Nosh...
Read MoreA piece of autumn
Most of my time in the kitchen is fuelled by inspiration—the sudden abundance of a seasonal ingredient, or newly-discovered dish or technique—but not this week. For once my enthusiasm had come up short, and even my extensive "must try" list failed to reinvigorate a somewhat weary head. All I knew was I felt like cake, and so I made one...
Read MoreMarch Nosh
Olive bread, soups and plenty of veg; a quick look at some of the recipes I've been enjoying this March, with The Monthly Nosh...
Read MoreFebruary Nosh
From Smashing Plates and Kitchen Diaries, to preserves and oven-fresh bread; a snapshot of what's been cooking this February in the kitchen at Keeler & Spon...
Read MoreMessing with brioche
If there's one thing Melbournians are mad for, it's brunch, and with our cafe culture already at peak saturation I suspect that breakfast chefs the city over are constantly on the look out for new concepts that will help set them apart from the crowd. In recent times it's the base that's been receiving a little more attention...
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