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Tag Archives: Scones
Leura Falls, NSW. BYO Thermos & Scones****4 stars.Wonderful..
Taking Time to Walk & Wonder Suitably fortified, it was time to visit the Leura Cascades & continue on this section of the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. It’s good to have a map. The Blue Mountains Tourist Newspaper is available in … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Mountains, Bushwalk, New South Wales, Scones, Waterfalls
Tagged bridal veil falls, bridal veil lookout, cascades, falls, leura, Mt Solitary, round walk, Scones, waterfall
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Leura, NSW. Cafe Madeline ****4 stars. Sweet scones..
What: Cafe Madeline Rating Today: ****4 stars Sweet scones.Great jam . Where: 187a Leura Mall, Leura NSW 2780 Phone: 02 4784 3833 When: 7 days a week 9am-5pm Web: http://www.josophans.com.au Value: Pricey Cost: Scones,butter & … Continue reading
World’s Simplest Scone Recipe…
The time has come to sort out the cookbook shelf. Ah!!! What to keep & what not. I kept an eye out for scone recipes & in the Willow Cookery Book 11th Edition from 1969 found a very simple recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Scones, Uncategorized
Tagged buttermilk, cookery book, coronation, cwa, gundowinga, gundowringa, masterchef, schauer, Scones, willow
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A Popular Food Processor Scone Recipe.
‘A Wizz in the Kitchen’ which came with the Breville Wizz a long time ago, 1980’s? You can even buy it on e-bay now for under $10. This was a popular recipe, it was quick & simple & made less mess as … Continue reading
Commonsense Cookery Scones
The Commonsense Cookery Book has to have one of the all time, tried & true scone recipes. It was first published in 1914 & compiled by the NSW Public School Cookery Teacher’s Association and used for many years in High Schools. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Recipes, Scones
Tagged abc shop, angus & robertson, Commonsense cookery book, country womens association cookbook, date, dymocks, loaf, pumpkin, Scones, sultana
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Masterchef Follow up & Scone Flurry
Such a flurry of scone activity this week since the Masterchef Scone Challenge Episode in Series 3 Episode 2. There’s still no sign of a recipe for the buttermilk scones although a recipe for date & lemon scones from 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged andrew denton, buttermilk scones, daily telegraph, date, enough rope, lemon, masterchef, matt moran, matt preston, Norma Allen, Scones, sydney morning herald, white chocolate
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The Rocks, Sydney. Tara Tea rooms ****4stars. Yum. Best Scones. & Much Ado.
What: Tara Tea Rooms Rating Today: ****4 stars Yummy scones.Great jam too. Where: 33 George St, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone:(02) 9247 3233 When: Saturday and Sunday only 10-5pm Web: http://www.irishdesign.com.au/g/4145/tara-tea-room.html Value: Excellent Cost: $9.50 Devonshire … Continue reading
Posted in Jam, Scones, Sydney, Theatre
Tagged 4 star, bell shakespeare, canberra, jam, melbourne, much ado about nothing, Scones, sydney, sydney harbour yha, sydney opera house, tara tea rooms, the rocks
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Men Rule at Scones, especially on Mother’s Day or any other day!
Men making scones. Baking & sharing scones creates much joy & happiness. In our family the men like to make the scones. It’s something that they enjoy doing on special occasions or whenever they feel like it. Great for Sundays too! It’s … Continue reading
Masterchef Scone Challenge & CWA Scone Shame.
Masterchef Series 3 Episode 2: Bootcamp – Scones. Curious that buttermilk scones were the penalty round. It certainly showed that it’s not as simple as you might think. I couldn’t find a copy of the recipe & they didn’t give … Continue reading
Scone Challenge on Masterchef tonight!!!!!
Amazing to see scones reigning supreme on Masterchef tonight. Hopefully, the world will take us seriously now & the general standards of scone baking will improve. If you missed it, there were a few tears. It looks like it will … Continue reading
Sconquest. 