by Marcellina In Cucina | Apr 24, 2017
These Anzac Biscuits zing with the warmth of ground ginger that melds perfectly with the flavour of the golden syrup. There are many recipes for Anzac biscuits and all are very similar. In this version, I have added just a couple of teaspoons of ground ginger. Anzacs...
by Marcellina In Cucina | Apr 20, 2017
Plums are at the end of the season here in Australia. I noticed there were still a small amount of plums in the stores the other day when I was shopping. Plums are a luscious fruit and there are so many varieties. Earlier this year I came across these gorgeous plums...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Dec 21, 2016
This week as we race towards Christmas day I find that I’m baking lots of recipes from this wonderful cookbook by Greg Patent. In Montana where Greg lives, the snow is softly falling and the vista is picture perfect. Quite unlike the view outside my window here...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Dec 20, 2016
These unusual hazelnut cookies (or biscuits) are a German specialty called Nussplätzchen which have a thin base topped with mound of hazelnut marzipan. The topping is soft and chewy when first baked but hardens and becomes crunchy in a matter of days. As with much...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Oct 14, 2016
It’s been a while that I have notice some different products lining the supermarket shelves. I mean, all the coconut things….sugar, oil and flour. And then in the health food section… chai, cacao nibs and cacao powder. And then off to the tetra pack...
by Marcellina In Cucina | Oct 5, 2016
Is your bake ware shiny and new? Or do you have old pieces that have been with you or your family for years? Can you imagine if bake ware could talk and tell it’s story and what it has seen. It’s sad to see beautiful baking tins, old spoons or crockery...
