Sweet Potato Chocolate Brownies

I love a sneaky vegetable cake and so I was quite excited to test out these sweet potato brownies. They are moist, not too sweet and quite yummy, plus easy to make in a way to accommodate dietary needs. There are sweeter versions using dates on the recipe community but for me I liked the…

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Julia Child’s Top 20 Cooking Quotes

Julia Child is the doyenne of cooking, bringing the art of French cooking to millions of people across the world and doing so with good humour and a lovely insight into human nature. Her perspective on life is best summed up by her quotes about cooking, I think we can all turn to one of…

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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

This oh so scrummy and delicious cheesecake was made in my new Delicake Rectangle Master. We have a full review of the master on the site and you can WIN one of your very own in our competition this week. I converted this to a thermal cooker version from the original on the Delicake website…

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Win! in our #DelishonDisplay Competition

The Delish on Display competition will give away a Delicake Rectangle Master Pack – including the Rectangle Master, Master knife and spatula – valued at $94.85. It’s very easy to win, entrants just need to follow both Instagram accounts (@chopcookserve and @delicakeware) and like the competition post. The competition kicks off on Friday 5th August and closes…

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Delicake Versatile Rectangle Master Review

I have been playing around with the new Delicake Rectangle Master for a couple weeks and after making a few things, thought it was time to share my thoughts. I’ve also got a special surprise, so keep reading if you like the look of this non-baking kitchen accessory. What is the Delicake Versatile Rectangle Master?…

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Pie Quiche

This vegetable rice pie recipe (or pie quiche to the kids) is based on one from the RPA Allergy Clinic Friendly Food Cookbook. As such its very diet and sensitive stomach friendly, but I’ll include some suggestions to add extra flavour for everyone else. Ingredients 1 cup brown rice 0.75 L water 1 large carrot 3…

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Baked Custard Pie

This super simple custard pie is a fantastic base recipe. You can add different elements to glam it up a bit or serve with some fruit for a lovely dessert or afternoon tea. Ingredients 60g butter (room temp) 2 cups milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 160g white sugar 65g plain flour 4 eggs Method Grease…

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No Bake Oreo Cheesecake

I’ve been wanting to make this dish since I spotted it on Instagram. I have doubled the original recipe, as my cheesecake was very shallow. You could halve the ingredients to make a smaller version if preferred. I converted the recipe to a thermal version from Cook n’ Share World Cuisines definitely have to give them the…

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What is the Optimum ThermoCook?

Once, there was just the Thermomix, and then suddenly there were a whole raft of thermal cooking options on the market with varying features and of course prices. Here, I’ll talk you through the features of the Optimum ThermoCook, another thermal cooker option sitting in between the Bellini and the Thermomix in price. What Functions…

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Top 10 ingredients for Thermomix Baking

I love to bake, it’s definitely a soothing activity for me and feeds my very sweet tooth. The great mixing capabilities of the thermal machines mean that I am doing more baking than ever – woo hoo. There are some essentials that I find I turn to time and time again for baking and some…

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