Welcome! I'm Libby Hakim, a home cook, recipe developer and food writer and photographer.
From my kitchen in the Hunter Valley, Australia, I celebrate the food my family has always enjoyed and cook up those classic recipes that are worth keeping!
I share recipes with a global audience of nearly 1 million people annually and tens of thousands who follow me on social media platforms.
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I've been a home cook since I was a kid, and spent years watching my mum (a pastry cook with decades of experience in country bakeries) prepare pastry, pies and all sorts of goodies at our breakfast bar.
These days, I especially love sharing quick and easy recipes, classic family meals and all the sweet stuff!
Quick and easy
I was inspired to start this blog back in 2018, after inheriting hundreds of handwritten recipes from my great grandmother, Nana Ling. She recorded these recipes in a small black notebook during the 1930's and 1940's. I include a copy of her original handwritten recipe in all of the posts sharing these treasured "handwritten" recipes.
Nana Ling had so many classic Aussie recipes in her collection, including recipes for Pavlova, Golden Syrup Dumplings and Choc Ripple Cake. She even authored one of the very first Anzac Biscuits recipes – something that was reported in the local press.
This blog has encouraged me to find more time to experiment in the kitchen. I've re-discovered the bliss that can be found in carefully measuring ingredients, following a process and watching the (mostly) wonderful results unfold – and then sharing the goodies with family and friends.
I hope the recipes and stories recorded here on the web – the modern way – can help you create more bliss in your home kitchen.
Libby x
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