Our first “market’her of the month” is my friend Irene and her business – the biscuit tree. Irene and I first met a year or so ago while exhibiting at one of the local markets and – as happens with most market stallholders – we continued to see each other and built up a friendship as we attended other farmers/foodies markets across sydney. As a fairly new stallholder, Irene took me under her wing a bit,...

Yum chocolate pav!!! My favouriteeeeeeeeeeeee!!! This photo shows only my 4th go at making a pavlova – honest, its easy! Don’t like traditional pavlova? Trust me, you will love this one. Instead of the usual sugary sweet crunch, you get a delectable sweet rich chocolate flavour oozing thru the base – devine! I made this for our Sydney Xmas party and on Christmas day back in NZ last year. A hit with everyone and actually...

These gooey chocolate cookies are delicious! served with. glass of cold milk or cup of coffee/tea ingredients. 125g butter, chopped 1 t vanilla essence 11/4 c (250g) brown sugar 1 egg 1 c (150g) plain flour 1/4 c self raising flour 1 t bicarb of soda 1/3 c (35g) cocoa powder 1 c dark choc bits/chunks optional gourmet extras. 1/2 c toasted macadamia nuts / walnuts / pecans 1/2 c raisins method. 1. preheat oven 180 c. Line 2-3 baking...