A couple months ago I wrote a blog post about my trip down south, driving with my friend Sally from here in Queensland all the way to Tasmania. Now I'm doing a post about the three weeks I stayed there in the beautiful state of Tasmania. The day we arrived in Tassie, on our way from leaving the ferry at Devonport, we drove through Deloraine. These were some very beautiful flowers I saw there! More flowers in Deloraine... There were some "wild" ducks in Deloraine near the river! They were...

Germany is a beautiful country, famous for bratwurst and sauerkraut, pretzels and beer, Black Forest cake and lebkuchen. There are castles and ancient cities woven through its long history, along with the sad part of its history from less than a century ago about their involvement in World War 2, with the Nazis and the Holocaust. German is the twelfth most spoken language in the world, and just one of the many languages that we enjoy listening to music in in our studio. My adopted Oma, who...

Sticky, gooey, and oh so delicious, this cake is a chocolate lover's delight! The chocolate cake has choc chip surprises spread throughout, and the peppermint in the frosting introduces a light freshness that rounds it all out nicely. The Ingredients I like to use fresh, clean ingredients, including (when available) fresh duck eggs - duck eggs make greater volume when whipped and make are excellent for baking. When I look at buying chocolate (either for cooking or just for eating), I like to...