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Say “I Love You” with doughnuts

by Peter G Recipes

I know a lot of people abhor the idea of celebrating Valentine’s Day. Some see it as yet another day for retailers and restaurateurs to over charge for tacky gifts, over priced chocolates and dinners for two. (red devil boxers anyone? Or how about an “exclusive” dinner for two…surrounded by a whole lot of other “exclusive” dinner for two’s!). I’m not really a follower of this day although I have [...]

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Photo Friday-Feeling a little “blue”

by Peter G Personal

I don’t think I’ve ever told you that my favourite colour is blue.  It’s practically three-quarters of my wardrobe! I was obsessed with it as a child.  Baby blue, sky blue, dark blue…everything was blue! So when I saw this deep blue, ornate, plate recently, I couldn’t resist.  Remember my post on food and prop styling for food bloggers?  I explained in that post that it was important to determine [...]

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“Light” Brioche Bread

by Peter G Recipes

Sometimes things work in reverse.  You come up with something only after you’ve experienced it a different way…Now that probably doesn’t make much sense, so I will explain.  I was craving home made burgers last week (recipe soon) and I wanted to go “all the way” and make my own burger buns.  I stumbled on Deb’s fantastic recipe and fell in love with these

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Baked Cake Doughnuts

by Peter G Recipes

What do the weather, these black and white pictures and my recipe for baked cake doughnuts have in common?  Let me explain…For the most part of last week the rain had been relentless.  It would shower briefly and all of a sudden it would turn into a downpour!  Along with the howling winds, the

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Lamington Cake

by Peter G Recipes

Today we celebrate Australia Day.  I’ve often wondered what it means to be an Australian or an Aussie.  As someone who grew up in a family who migrated here things often got confusing.  There was a part of me who fiercely held onto my parents heritage (and still do) and another part of me just wanted to blend in.  When you’re attempting to establish an identity based on two cultures, [...]

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