Category: Recipes
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Macaroni and cheese
An American favourite. I have a hand written version of the one my mom used to make (from the 1965 version of the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, minus the onions, ewww), but over the years I’ve added and changed and altered the original recipe to suit the ingedients I can find in Australia. Cheese…
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POFFERTJES!
Otherwise known as ‘Gem Scones’, poffertjes are a beautifully simple recipe, but you can really only make them if you have the proper irons… Although I’ve seen that some people use muffin pans, but they end up a bit too flat that way. I found this recipe way back in 2011 and made a paper…
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Oatmeal raisin cookies
These American traditional cookies come from The Boston Globe Cookbook edited by Sheryl Julian. #365Recipes number 3. 1.5 cups plain flour 1 tsp baking soda (bicarb soda) 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup soft butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar (I prefer dark*, but recipes…
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#365papers? How about #365recipes!
There is a movement on twitter for academic folks to read 365 papers in a year. I already do that! Part of my job at Conservation Evidence* is to read and summarise LOTS of papers. So, getting down to the pointy end of things, after two years of non-stop ‘evidencing’, I think I’ve finally decided…
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Date and Pistachio Cake
This cake is from the Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant book published way back in 1990. I’ve modified it a bit*. This is recipe number 2 for 2016. 1/2 cup butter (room temp, soft and squishy) 1/2 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup flour** 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp…
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Milky Tea Sherbert*, Aussie style
1 cup golden syrup 1 cup water 12 teabags (tea removed, about 6 TBS) ½ cup caster sugar 2 cups whole milk ½ tsp cooking salt (1/4 tsp table salt) Combine syrup and water and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and add tea leaves. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain out…
Dr Maggie J Watson 