Category Archives: Birthdays

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. —Lucille Ball

Back! and baking…

Posted on 26 February 2013 by amandalindsey

Dear dear friends! It has been a thoroughly inexcusable amount of time since I last wrote. There are a great many reasons for it, all of which may appear in some other format some other time. I shall save them … Continue reading →

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Hip Hip Hooray!

Posted on 8 August 2010 by amandalindsey

Success! After 4 and 1/2 hours of stirring, piping, whisking, heating, sticking and swirling we created a birthday Croquembouche! It felt a bit like cheating but the recipe for the Choux pastry had us put it in a food processor … Continue reading →

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Climbing the Croquembouche

Posted on 31 July 2010 by amandalindsey

Today I am going to attempt the Croquembouche! Armed with ‘Auntie Doreen’s’ tried and trusted Choux pastry recipe, the instructions from the first season of Masterchef Australia, Nanna’s kitchen (and of course Nanna on standby) I plan to make a miniature Croquembouche … Continue reading →

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