Cookie season is officially open! We kicked off the festive month with these gummy bear window pane cookies! Impressive to look, super easy to make. If you put a little hole through the cut shape before baking, then you can thread them and showcase them as edible ornaments. My advise when baking these with children……
Category: artisan bread
Gluten Free Stuffed Eggpant
Whether you call them eggplant, aubergine, melanzane or berenjena, let’s all agree that this spongy, tangy fruit is one of many nature’s gifts to us. Its versatility is such that you can deep fry it and turn it into crunchy crisps, you can grill them, slice them or cook them in olive oil and treat…
Autum Harvest Grape Focaccia (vegan!)
Autumn harvest grape focaccia! Its just what this rainy and dump autumnal Sydney day needs. This delicious dough is super easy to make thanks to the no-knead method. The only catch being that it needs a longer proving time for the dough to develop nicely. However, if the craving is too great, up the yeast quantity…
Easy-ish, almost no-knead Panettone
Almost. Yes, there will be some kneading, but take it from someone who is known for Panettone recipes that will give your upper body an intense workout, this is quite the revolution! Panettone is a traditional Italian Christmas enriched bread, and creating this type of dough, negotiating with eggs, sugar and fats, is never an…
WOK X POT Episode 1 recipes: Home made Cannelloni and Home-made rice noodles Pad See Ew
Hi, my lovely, hungry friends, here are the recipes from our first episode of Wok X Pot , starring Marion Grasby and myself. The show is currently streaming on my (and on Marion’s) YouTube channel!! Please subscribe so we can keep producing more!!! Share the love, and leave us a comment, we love to hear…
WOK X POT : Marion Grasby and Silvia Colloca on YouTube!!
My dear friends, I am so happy to announce that I have teamed up with the magnificent Marion Grasby and together we have created a brand new Cooking Show!!! WOK X POT! In each episode we create two dishes, one Italian and one Asian, inspired by a theme or an ingredient. New episodes will drop…
Rustici di sfoglia, AKA puff pastry bombs!
Puff pastry is by far one of those kitchen staples I always stock in my freezer. I have attempted making it myself at times and, although I did love the end result, I wasn’t a huge fan of the labour involved. All that folding, rolling, naps in the fridge, turning clock wise business, really isn’t…
Gluten free Marmalade Scones
Gluten free flour can be rather tricky to manipulate. I often find it at once sticky and powdery, a combination of texture that baffles me! I have found that the easiest way to work it is to start the dough in a bowl and mix with with a chopstick or a wooden spoon until a…
Gluten Free Turkish Bread (Pide)
I bet you have been looking at this picture thinking “that is gluten-free???”… Yes, indeed, it looks rather miraculous and I would love to take full credit for this creation, but the truth is, this impeccable result is the combination of a specialty Gluten Free flour designed for bread baking and a few old tricks…
How to make easy, no-knead focaccia!
This is a culinary wonder! Simply mix the ingredients and let time create your dough. No mess, no fuss. The next day, bake it and enjoy! This is one of my most popular and versatile recipes. You can use this dough to create bread and pizza too. So easy, all you need is to mix,…
Silvia Colloca 