Is it just us, or has winter finally hit Perth? In times like these, the only thing to do is make a nice, hearty pot of soup. After much convincing, our nanna allowed us to let you in on her family recipe for Pumpkin Soup. The secret ingredients is cashew - which magically make this soup so  ‘oh-my-goodness-I can’t-believe-there-is-no-actual-cream-in-this-recipe’ creamy.

 

Creamy Pumpkin and Cashew Soup

 

Ingredients

1 butternut squash

½  cup cashews, plus more for garnish

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We feel it’s nothing less than our duty to share this.

 

350g   Oreo Cookies (250g for the cake, 100g for the base)

80g    butter, melted

375g  block Philadelphia Cream Cheese (cubed and softened)

1/2 cup   caster sugar

1 teaspoon  vanilla essence

1 cup   thickened cream

3 teaspoons powdered gelatin (dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water)

200g    white chocolate (melted and cooled slightly)

 

Place 250g Oreos in a food processor and process into fine crumbs. Add the butter and ...

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Another online sensation. Why the most dangerous chocolate cake? Because you will never need to wait more than five minutes for cake ever again.
 
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons flour
4  tablespoons sugar
2  tablespoons baking cocoa
1  egg
3  tablespoons milk
3  tablespoons oil
3  tablespoons chocolate chips  (optional)
Small splash of vanilla
 
Add dry ingredients to coffee mug and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and...
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A household icon, the CWA Cookery Book was first published in 1936. Complete with its original blue cover, it’s packed with classic Australian recipes, from Anzac biscuits to lamb chops to pavlova. The CWA have been publishing the cookbook since the Great Depression of the 1930s (check out the recipe for rabbit pie) and sales are still going strong.

 

Stunningly economical – when it comes to combating the credit crunch, these ladies could give the G20 a run for their money. The book inc...

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Located in Greenwich Village New York, the Magnolia Bakery’s  cupcakes are so highly sought-after they limit purchases to 12 per customer. Luckily, you don’t have to leave home to get a taste of NY.

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Cupcakes:

Makes about 2 dozen cupcakes.

 

1 ½  cups self-rising flour

1 ¼  cups all-purpose flour

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs, at room temperature

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

Butter-cream Icing:

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