Aussie Joy's Life

  Passionfruit Kisses or Passionfruit Melting moments are a delicious way to impress your guest and use up some passionfruits. Ingredients   250g unsalted butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla essence OR 1 tbsp passionfruit 1/2 cup pure icing sugar 1 1/2 cups plain flour 1/2 custard powder Passionfruit filling 120g butter 2 large passionfruit 2 [...]

If you ever happen to be in Auckland or somewhere in that northern vicinity of the North Island of New Zealand on a Saturday I HIGHLY recommend driving to Matakana for at least a day to visit Matakana Markets.  It takes about a one hour, peaceful drive from Auckland, through beautiful green rolling hills.  It [...]

This is one of the easiest recipes for Rocky Road I’ve ever made.  My sister shared it with me years ago and every year it gets made for someone or some special occasion! Ingredients Packet of good cooking chocolate.  (I like to use Australian Cadbury or Nestle. The better the chocolate the better the sweet. [...]

I think it’s a good thing we’re getting the opportunity to learn some healthy cooking tips off such a pro.  I might just have to go and check a sess out!  My bro has the ‘Jamie Oliver recipe’ ap. It’s great and makes it easy to knock up a restaurant quality looking meal in no [...]

I used this Coconut Ice recipe for my sisters wedding favours or Bombonieres.  It worked like a treat and everyone loved it! Ingredients 2 cups of icing sugar 395g can of condensed milk 2 1/2 cups of coconut 1/2 tsp of vanilla 1/4 cup of glazed cherries Pink colouring Dark Chocolate Method Combine sifted icing sugar, [...]

Yesterday, April 25, was ANZAC day.  We had had a great show in Macon, Georgia the night before at Christ Chapel and I was driving the Alabaster Box tour van home.  Everyone was in the back watching movies or sleeping when I remembered that there was an “Australian Bakery” in Atlanta somewhere.   After some quick consultation [...]

Saturday night I had the privilege of joining my room mate, Theresa and her famous ‘Aunt Gretchen’ at one of America’s premier fondue restaurants, ‘The Melting Pot’.  Its basically ‘fondue’ heaven.  Our new friend, Aunt Gretchen ‘shouted’ (treated) us. The first thing our great waiter Brad, wanted to know was the reason for our ‘special’ night [...]

Yesterday we experienced a little American culture.   Our lovely host from Highlawn Baptist Church, Jason took us to Hillbilly Hotdogs!  This place was pretty different…. behind the doors I am opening in this pic is literally two outhouse toilets facing each other… I’m not sure I would want to eat in there! I guess [...]

I will admit it… I’m a chocolate snob.  I get in trouble all the time voicing my disgust at the taste of America’s Hershey’s Chocolate or the Hershey’s Chocolate bars packaged in Cadbury wrapping.  I guess if you haven’t tried Cadbury from New Zealand, England or Australia you probably wouldn’t realise the difference.  It’s just [...]

Picture by Faeriesfinest. I recently ran out of my favourite Ginger and Lemon tea so decide to make my own from fresh ginger root and lemon. I will admit it tasted just as good as a bought one and felt a whole lot healthier! Ingredients 1 1/2 Tbsp Lemon (fresh is best) 1 Tbsp ginger [...]