Recipes & Reading

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…

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…

Environmental hero and justice

After many years, a sort of justice for Glen Turner. I think the important thing to note is this quote from Glen Turner’s widow “This whole trial has turned into a platform for the Turnbull’s hatred of the native vegetation laws,”. The unsaid part of this story is that now all the OEH officers in…

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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About Me

Hi, I’m Maggie. I am a researcher, but I am also a mad-keen #BakingQueen amd a #SciFiFantasy lover. These posts are when-I-get-around-to-it sorts of things. Someday I should write a cookbook, eh?

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