Les Petits Chefs baking club made a favourite bake last week – and an appropriate one, given that ANZAC Day was last Friday. Wait, what… What is ANZAC DAY ? This day commemorates the anniversary of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) landing on the shores of Gallipoli in 1915. Every year, ANZAC … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Tender Biscuits are basically (what I know as) scones. Yep, for Australians, “biscuits” means what North Americans call “cookies”. Technically a biscuit and a scone are not the same thing though: Bon Appétit claims they are not the same and Food 52 claims that … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Potato Flake Biscuits are actually what I’d call scones – savoury scones. For Australians, “biscuits” means what North Americans call “cookies” but I know enough now from baking from North American cookbooks to expect a scone-type thing this week before I even looked at the … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie and I didn’t realise what it was until I opened the book. For Australians, “biscuits” means what North Americans call “cookies” so I really wasn’t expecting to make what I call a “scone” this week. Technically a biscuit and a scone are … Read more
It’s Australia Day! And what better way to celebrate than with a sweet childhood memory – the classic Australian biscuit (cookie) – the Iced VoVo. Never heard of them? Most non-Australians won’t have. But here there are in all their glory… (Source) First registered as a trademark in 1906, Arnott’s Iced VoVo biscuits have become … Read more
Today, April 25th, 2015, is the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing on the shores of Gallipoli. Every year, ANZAC Day is day of remembrance where Australians and New Zealanders honour the memory of those who have served and died in all military operations. This year is particularly meaningful. Though it’s long been associated with … Read more