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Gluten free cinnamon macadamia biscuits

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I hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful day yesterday. We started the day celebrating with 10,000 other people at the Mother's Day Classic walk for breast cancer. It was so wonderful to see so many people turn out to support a cause. Of course there was eating to be done after that […]

A pretty pink first Birthday party

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Have you ever seen such a magnificent spread? I haven't been to many first Birthday parties but I think this may be the prettiest I will ever see. I arrived an hour an a half before the party was to start. Both girls were asleep and Sarah and her mum were calmly putting the finishing […]

Orange and saffron brioche buns

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I think maybe one of the reasons people think bread baking must be hard is that there are often so many steps in the recipe. In truth though, most of those steps require as much work as covering a bowl and sitting down with a cup of tea and your favourite book. The list may […]

Chocolate macadamia biscuits

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Today is a very special day for two, very special reasons. Today is The Twins' Birthday! They're celebrating in serious style with a pink party tomorrow and my goodness you should see the preparations. I was called in to help with baking yesterday and would you believe, between three of us (adults I mean - […]

Shredded beef sliders

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'I don't care what mine looks like just please.... give me some food!' To some, this may seem demanding and rude but sometimes in my house it's acceptable. On this particular occasion, Will had been at golf since 6am. I'd told him that I was making a special lunch so he wasn't to eat at […]

ANZAC banana muffins - dairy free

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Don't tell mum and dad but I was a bit of an unconventional uni student. Apart from the few lecturers and tutors who I loved and sat there soaking up their every word like a sponge, I wasn't all that good at attending classes. It's not that I was a terrible wagger, blase and never […]

ANZAC apple crumble

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It's almost instinctive. I can smell it in the air. As soon as the chill arrives, so too does the sweet, rosy fruit and its myriad of dessert combinations. It's the meeting of the soft, sweet fruit, still with a little bite and the crunchy, golden topping that sucks me in. Serve it to me […]

Spanish tortilla with sweet potato

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We're leaving Morocco today and hitting the high seas. Head to the port at Tangir, in the north of Morocco, jump on the 'fast ferry' and 2 hours later you will find yourself in the land of senoritas and paella . There are a some similarities between Spanish and Moroccan food, the two countries being […]

Beef burritos from scratch

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I may have fooled you into the illusion that here in the Claire K Creations household, we eat a great variety of food with some new creation landing on the table ever night. That would be my ideal but in reality, there are a few dishes that are in high rotation around here. Monday nights […]

Chocolate honey jumbles

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I'm not home today I'm visiting my lovely friend Chris at The Cafe Sucre Farine. You can find the recipe for these choc-ginger pillows of deliciousness aka chocolate honey jumbles at Chris's house.

Almond and chia clusters

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Back when I had a 'real' job, my favourite day of the week wasn't Friday like most people (although only just), it was Wednesday for on Wednesdays the area under my building was transformed as tents went up, trailers rolled in and people set up their wares. On Wednesdays from 10 am you will walk […]

Cinnamon pull apart loaf

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Can you smell the cinnamon wafting from your screen? Does it make you want to reach in and grab a little piece and pop it greedily into your mouth? I want to but you know I can't resist anything with cinnamon in it. It probably doesn't come as much of a surprise that I chose […]

Easter and mum's fancy potato bake

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I can't remember the last time the weather looked as good as this on Easter Sunday. I know it's a bad habit but I check my phone when I wake up, perusing all my social networks and clearing my junk mail ready to tackle the day when I sit down at my desk. On Sunday, […]

Chocolate swirl Easter cake

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I should have written this yesterday. If I had written it yesterday I could have told you that I was sitting at the table at mum and dad's place looking out at the ocean, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face. Writing it today I can still tell you that I'm sitting at […]

Paleo lime curd

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'Is there a champagne reference?' 'Yep - will look forward to having a glass of bubbles with you over Easter to celebrate.' They all laughed. The joke? Well apparently 90% of mum's Birthday presents had some sort of reference to champagne. Her friends know her too well. Then it occurred to me that 90% of […]

Paleo apple cinnamon muffins - in the microwave

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Today I have a very special visitor and guest sharing one of her favourite new recipes with you... my sister. My sister and I are pretty different when it comes to food. She's very very healthy and likes all sorts of good things like tofu and beans, every fruit under the sun and she's even […]

Homemade tomato pasta sauce

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I'd seen it before but being quite a landmark, I thought Will would want to see it for himself and convinced him that it was worth the side trip. We navigated ourselves from our hotel through the cobblestone streets to the hire car office where we were given the keys to a little black Fiat. […]

Homemade sukiyaki - Japanese beef hotpot

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Sono would have to be one of, if not our favourite restaurant. We celebrated our 1st anniversary (of dating) there 7 years go and visit for special occasions regularly. Lately we've been a bit naughty. It seems 'the end of summer,' '2 weeks before Christmas' and other equally as un-special occasions have been deemed special […]

Passionfruit and lime cocktail cookies

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Where do ideas come from? I like to think of myself as pretty creative. Sometimes I surprise myself with the ideas that I come up with but there's not really a rhyme or reason to it. The ideas, they come out of left field 99% of the time. Guaranteed to give me an inspiration block […]

Condensed milk chocolate chip biscuits with macadamia nuts

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The rain was still bucketing down outside. We'd spent so much time on the couch that there were Claire and Will shaped indents in each of our spots (yes we have spots, don't judge) and 13 episodes into Prison Break season one, I was starting to plan my escape from the house. The weather had […]

Thai chicken noodle salad

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You know how I said that my eating is all about balance? Well this is the perfect example. Last week, I was lucky enough to have three girlfriends (and the gorgeous twins) over to lunch mid-week. It was probably the first time that's happened since we were all at uni at least five years ago […]

St Patrick's Day Ideas

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I'm having a bit of trouble deciding what to make for St Patrick's Day this year. There is just so much inspiration out there. Last year I made choc-mint-coconut cupcakes which were delicious but this year I've been trying to think of something a little bit different. Naturally I turned to Google. You know I'm […]

Raspberry and almond smoothie

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'How is Claire not the size of a house?' That question was posed to one of my friends by a friend of hers who reads my blog. With the number of sweet and somewhat naughty recipes I post here you'd be forgiven for thinking I was enormous. You know I'm very anti-diet and believe that […]

Orange and poppy seed cupcakes

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Are you sensing a bit of a theme here this week? You'd be quite right in saying that these are not the first cupcake/muffin recipe for March. When I said that I was going to make a dint in my cupcake liner supply I did not speak an untruth. It seems that the variety of […]

Raspberry cupcakes

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I am dry. Just. What a wet weekend we had here in Brisbane. Will and I hardly left the house all weekend and managed to get through 20 episodes of Prison Break season one. Lets just say I was plotting escapes in my dreams last night. I think I'd be pretty good at escaping should I find […]

Orange shortbread and a pinch and a punch

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Do you pinch and a punch for the first of the month? In our house it's a serious competition that has me bitterly awaiting the first day of every month. I am always the first one out of bed in the morning because I get up and head out for a walk. That means that […]

Rich chocolate paleo vegan icing

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I was a kid who liked to read the cereal boxes. For me it wasn't all that interesting considering I really only ate Special K and usually it was the same old story about the Special K challenge but even still, I read it every morning. I could probably have recited it along with the […]

My first sourdough loaf - meet Kevin

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In our house it's not just me and Will. We have Donald, Jeeves, Bluey and our newest addition, Kevin. We like to name things you see so when the lovely Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial sent me a little of Priscilla her sourdough starter, I had named mine before even seeing Celia's request […]

Homefresh organics review

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Homefresh organics Brisbane - an honest review of the Brisbane organic and regular fruit, vegetable and grocery delivery service. Homefresh organics review Sunday mornings used to mean a trip to the markets, just a walk away with my grandma trolley in tow. When the markets first started I really enjoyed them. There was so much […]

Lemon and macadamia sunbeams

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If you've been visiting here for a while you'll know that at my bridal shower last year, my grandma gifted me three of her old recipe books one of which was an original 1940s edition of The Commonsense Cookery Book. I posted a photo of its guide to meat cuts on Instagram last week and learned […]

Garden update & a natural way to keep possums away

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In all honesty, I haven't shared the garden for a while because it was a little bit embarrassing but recently I've been taking a lot more care and the fruits of my labor are well evident. So, seeing as I'm a little proud at the moment, I shall take you on a tour. This little baby baby […]

Tomato onion and feta tart

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Today you are witnessing a first here at Claire K Creations. Do you know what it is? I'll just tell you and save you guessing... this tomato onion and feta tart, is the first ever tart/pastry shell that you've seen out of the tin here. It's the first one that I've been brave enough to […]

Lemon tea - for good health

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When I was much younger I had a Marie Claire health and beauty book. I can still picture some of the images of young girls with toned bodies and glowing skin doing cartwheels on the beach. I don't really remember much of that book but I do remember that it had a whole page on […]

Raspberry loaf cake filled with love

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Do you remember the wedding scene in Love Actually? The one where the friend organises a surprise rendition of 'All you need is love'? Here's a little snippet to jog your memory. My friend Sarah commented once when we were much much younger that she'd love that at her wedding. Of course I stashed her […]

Nigella's chocolate olive oil cake

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It was a tough decision trying to pick a recipe for such a momentous occasion as my grandma's 95th Birthday. She is the woman from whom I got my sweet tooth (I think) and a lover of all things baked, chocolatey and cake-like. I regularly take her baked goodies so this had to be something extra special. […]

Simple lime cake

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I'm going to let you in on a secret. It's a pretty big secret and I'm so excited that I was finally allowed in on it. To me it's a very exciting secret. Ok I'll stop teasing, I was finally invited to join the Secret Recipe Club. If you haven't heard of it, you apply […]

Ham cheese and chive quiche

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Like with my haloumi-stuffed, coconut chicken nuggets, I really must have more faith in my cooking skills. I was so nervous about making this ham cheese and chive quiche I only snapped a few quick pics before serving it up to my guest of honor - my grandma. Well that and I didn't want to keep […]

Haloumi stuffed coconut chicken nuggets

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'What made you think to crumb them in coconut?' 'I have no idea, maybe making lamingtons this week?' I tend to get on a roll with things. I start using an ingredient, love it and use it in everything until I get sick of it and move on to the next thing. That would explain […]

Raspberry lemon meringues in 5 minutes

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Ok so I've gotten a little bit obsessed with Jamie Oliver recently. Not in a mad stalker way just in an I love his enthusiasm and vigour in the kitchen and his presentation way. He manages to make the simplest things into flavour explosions and somehow piles things onto boards like a work of art. […]