Recipes

Amy Minichiello

The Gift of Time & Chocolate Walnut Slice

It was all a bit chaotic beforehand. "Do you need to take some sheets?" "Have you got their sandals?" "Sammy, no, not Vivvy's bunny!" By...

Amy Minichiello

Apple, Cinnamon & Almond Cake

I've just stepped back inside, washed the dirt from my hands, heated a splash of almond milk, matcha, and a dash of maple in my little...

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Burnished Brussels, Broccoli & Zucchini with Anchovy Butter

I could happily stand by the stove, picking golden roasted vegetables from the tray until they all but disappear..Better yet, I could...

Amy Minichiello

The Bare Necessities

The fridge is in a sad and sorry state after I removed three spindly parsnips, their long tapered ends reminiscent of witches' noses....

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Stuffed Monkeys & Scalded Hairpins

It was the first recipe I saw when the message came through on my phone. My mum and dad were at a dinner party and the hostess had pulled...

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Pumpkin, Maple & Date Cake with Maple cream cheese frosting and Caramelized maple pecans

The skeletal frames stand tall in a river of white. They have survived yet another freezing Quebec winter. The first signs of spring call...

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Quince, almond and orange cake

The last few weeks have felt a little like being on a rollercoaster, at high velocity. Time simply blurs between day and night, with my...

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Apple & Chestnut frangipane tart

The cross-section of the hard, shiny brown outer shell reveals a soft, delicately sweet flesh that once removed can be the source of many...

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Roast Chicken & the flavour of Home

When I have been away from home for an extended period of time the one thing I crave upon returning is a golden roast chook with an...

Amy Minichiello

Whole Orange & Ginger Cake

I attempted to put a rather large bounty of limes to good use after my sister-in-law had forwarded a video to me on...