Best Cinnamon Rolls with Not Quite Nigella

Posted on by Amelia Bidgood

My love for cinnamon rolls is quite fresh. I’d say we’re still in the honeymoon phase. My eyes light up when I see them and I get butterflies in my stomach when I think about them. I first fell in love with them in Canada, earlier this year. I can’t believe we didn’t meet earlier. I spotted a huge sign near a café where we were living that read ‘Fresh Gooey Cinnamon Rolls’. It was winter and I was intrigued. Would it be a bad gooey or a good gooey? It took me another few weeks to introduce myself to them. But when we met, it was love at first taste. The rolls were soft and the gooey, sugary cinnamon sauce that was swirled between the bread was made for the sweet cream cheese icing that coated them. It was a good gooey! If you haven’t tried a cinnamon roll then you need to change that ASAP. I made a batch of 16 a few days ago and there are only three left…. Whoops! But they were smaller than usual and Mr Eat Canberra helped me so that’s totally ok, right? Continue reading Best Cinnamon Rolls with Not Quite Nigella

Recipe: Pumpkin and maple sheet cake

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Recipe: Pumpkin and maple sheet cake

Pumpkin is a comforting vegetable, especially in winter. Anyone for pumpkin soup or roast pumpkin matched with succulent roast meat? Yes please! But what about pumpkin in a dessert? Amy from Blossom and Pearl has created this recipe to tempt you to use pumpkin in other ways. Although the weather is starting to warm up, the nights in Canberra (and sometimes days) are still cool. So it might be the perfect time to make this comforting cake to celebrate the end of winter.  Continue reading Recipe: Pumpkin and maple sheet cake

RECIPE: Caramelised banana choc chip cake

Posted on by Amelia Bidgood

Much like it came to Westeros, winter has come to Canberra.

If you’re not from Canberra and you’ve ever taken a televised journey to Summer Bay via an episode of Home and Away, you might think that Australian winters are a mild inconvenience. Something that causes us to put on a light sweater but doesn’t prevent us from throwing a shrimp on the barbie or hitting the beach. Be under no illusion. Canberra winter is not like that. Continue reading RECIPE: Caramelised banana choc chip cake

Make this burger for under $5

Posted on by Amelia Bidgood

Eating out can be expensive, I totally get it! Especially after living in other countries for almost 6 months and not having access to my beloved pantry. This has resulted in eating out lots (and spending lots of money)! Eating out is even more expensive in Canada and America when you convert the Australia dollar, add tax (that isn’t usually included on menu items) and add a tip.  Continue reading Make this burger for under $5