Making the most of your Magimix: roasted tomato soup
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink
Autumn is here in its full glory. Embrace it with wellies, walks in the woods and the best tomato soup you’ve probably ever tasted. Making this soup in a Magimix is as easy as pie. Over the next few days we’re publishing articles to inspire Magimix magic but fear not friends, if you don’t yet [...]
How to make a giant cupcake
Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink, Kitchen Gear
Have you ever been slightly disappointed that your cupcakes just aren’t quite as good as the ones your next door neighbour makes? Fear not, friends. Here is the cupcake to beat all cupcakes… the giant, jumbo, not-quite-colossal cupcake. And, if that wasn’t enough, the piñata cupcake, perfect for slightly crazy, celebrating people. We sent the Kitchen Craft Jumbo [...]
Heirloom recipes: Paul’s halva cake
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink
Over the past few weeks we’ve shared our favourite family recipes in the Yuppiechef test kitchen. Considering our grandmother’s food legacies, we’ve sauntered down many a memory lane and eaten many a hearty cake. Here’s Paul with his Yia-Yia’s halva cake (and if you’ve got an heirloom recipe to share with us, send it in).This [...]
Heirloom recipes: Marina’s rhubarb crumble
Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink
Love it or hate it, when asked what ingredient makes you think of childhood, rhubarb often features. As part of our Heirloom Recipe collection, we’ve been digging out our childhood recipe favourites; dishes that we may like to pass on to our little ones one day. Over to you, Marina: Rhubarb crumble has memories inextricably [...]
Heirloom recipes: Louise’s crunchies
Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink
If you could pass down one recipe to your kids, what would it be? Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared our favourite family recipes in the Yuppiechef test kitchen. From Ali’s orange sponge to Marina’s rhubarb crumble we’ve sauntered down a few memory lanes. We even got the chance to meet Louise’s Mum and [...]
Heirloom recipes: Ali’s orange sponge
Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink
A great family recipe, handed down through the ages, is something to hold on to with all your might. Unlike many a material thing, a favourite family dish has the power to conjure up memories that make you glow. A stellar recipe, while not a gold watch, can be an heirloom, too: Heirloom: a family [...]
5 ways to take your cupcakes from good to glorious
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by BakeLoveNotWar in Food & Drink
One of the best things about cupcake making is that it tempts even the most left-brained of people to dig out their creativity. The problem is that most of us decide after the first or second attempt that our cupcakes ‘just donʼt look like the ones in the book’, or a work colleague brought more impressive ones [...]
Maple & bacon French toast cupcakes
Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by Marina in Food & Drink
One of the things that Canada has going on the rest of the world is that they created Maple syrup. Made from the sap of the sugar, black or red Maple tree this earthy syrup has an impressive 60% sugar content but fewer calories than honey and combined with the salty smack of bacon, topped [...]
Minichefs: how to make whoopie pies
Posted on 13. Apr, 2012 by Debbie Smith in Food & Drink
Inspired by a Spatula article by BakeLoveNotWar on how to make whoopie pies, one brave young Minichef stepped up to the plate to try his own hand at these bite-sized treats. Here’s how to make your own choc chip and peanut butter whoopie pies. Time taken – 45 minutes Number of children – One 4 year old Makes [...]
Review: Master Class Biscuit and Icing Set
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by Lisa in Food & Drink, Kitchen Gear
If you’re looking to up your baking game, the Master Class Biscuit and Icing Set is worth putting on your wishlist. We sent it to the lovely Chef Sam for a trial run and here are her thoughts (plus her simple butter biscuit recipe). This trigger action, stainless steel biscuit and icing gun comes with a [...]
