Easter Egg Cupcakes
I love Easter. It’s my favourite time of the year. I mean, what’s not to like about being encouraged to give chocolate, receive chocolate and pretty much eat your body weight in chocolate eggs? The...
View ArticleMiss Sweet Loves – March 2013
March. Can you believe it’s freaking March? I know these are the cries of an old woman. Next I’ll start making claims that it’s nearly Christmas. (Seriously peeps, get your list for Santa ready.) March...
View ArticleSweet Street Bakery, Parramatta
It’s no secret that I love sweet treats but one of my favourite baked goods is the Hot Cross Bun. I truly have an obsession. I actually stock my tiny freezer full to hoard Hot Cross Buns after Easter...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Cookies
Scientific Fact: Everything tastes better with peanut butter. Cakes, brownies, milkshakes… heck, even chicken! My Peanut Butter Cookies aren’t an exception to the rule. They make the rules. Light,...
View ArticleCoconut Cakes
I love when food invokes a memory. A memory buried so deep in the back of your consciousness that you didn’t even know it was hiding there. One bite transports you right back to that time and you...
View ArticlePear Macadamia Tarts
This month’s Sweet Adventure Blog Hop is celebrating Seasonal Produce. Why is eating seasonal so important? As JJ from 84th and 3rd and the co- founder of Seasonal Sunday Lunch says: “Seasonal food is...
View ArticleThe Featured Foodie: Christine from Cooking Crusade
My Featured Foodie for April is the very lovely Christine from Cooking Crusade. Christine’s blog is all about simple recipes with big flavours and exploring Sydney’s restaurant scene. She’s a girl...
View ArticleMiss Sweet Loves – April 2013
April – you’ve been lovely! Here’s my list of favourite things in the April 2013 Miss Sweet Loves. 1. Miss Sweet’s Birthday Happy birthday to me! The only way to celebrate is with cake – lots of it. I...
View ArticleHummingbird Cake
Hummingbird Cakes became popular in the late 1970s and it’s a real classic cake of the southern states of the USA. It reminds me of Paula Deen and makes me want to say ya’ll. I promise I won’t try and...
View ArticleThe Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits
[Disclaimer: Miss Sweet was provided with a review copy from the Australian Women's Weekly publishers.] When I was a girl I used to love to read Mama Sweet’s cookbooks. I would curl up on the floor...
View ArticleBiggest Morning Tea Recipes
It’s morning tea time! Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is all about coming together for a cuppa, a slice of cake and raise some money to support cancer research, patients and their...
View ArticleChocolate Avocado Mousse
This month’s Sweet Adventures Blog Hop is celebrating raw food, not just sweets made without heat, but desserts that are completely unprocessed, raw, all natural ingredients. See that way over there in...
View ArticleThe Featured Foodie: JJ from 84th and 3rd
The Featured Foodie for May is JJ from 84th and 3rd. I first met JJ when I was very new to the food-blogging land and I was completely impressed by her enthusiasm for food and blogging. I was kind...
View Articlethe sticky and sweet go to Europe
Mr Sticky and I are packing our bags and going to Europe! (Image credit: news.com.au) It will be a whirlwind trip of just 3 weeks – all in the name of love. Mr Sticky’s gal friend is getting married at...
View ArticleMiss Sweet Loves – May and June 2013
[Note: Miss Sweet is currently stuffing her face with croissants in Paris and Mr Sticky is taunting locals with "Chowder! Say it right, Frenchie!", so here's a post that we prepared earlier. the sticky...
View ArticleThe Best Gelato in Italy
One of the best parts of our recent trip to Europe was sampling all of the gelato that Italy has to offer. OK. So maybe it wasn’t all the gelato in the country, but we sure did try our best! This...
View ArticleEating Our Way Through Europe
Mr Sticky and I had an amazing time on our recent trip to Europe. So much food, wine, and sightseeing. What’s not to love? We went to London, Paris, Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Venice, Florence, Tuscany and...
View ArticleZebra Cake
I’m not sure I really like surprises. I want to know what’s coming, prepare myself and put my best foot forward. Yeah… I probably have control issues. Mr Sticky – you should cancel next year’s...
View ArticleMaking new friends as an adult
Once you get to a certain age it’s really hard to make adult friends. Long gone are the usual scenarios where making friends comes naturally – you aren’t taking classes with a bunch of kids or going on...
View ArticleMiss Sweet Loves – July 2013
Brr! Baby it’s cold outside! We’re just about to move into the final month of Winter and Spring can’t come fast enough for Mr Sticky and I. July has been lots of fun. My list of favourite things for...
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