Step aside Arnott’s. This is Nana Ling’s Butternut Cookies recipe from 1942 – and it’s marked with an X. Nana Ling marked a small number of her recipes with an X, …

The Choc Ripple Cake is perfect for those who want to impress with minimum effort and maximum impact.  You will, however, need to plan ahead a little. This dessert needs at …

This old fashioned Mock Chicken recipe is a firm family favourite. All of my aunts and cousins will think of just one person when this recipe is mentioned: our Nan …

Nana Ling called this a Rainbow Cake, but it definitely looks more like what we’d call a Neapolitan Cake these days. So, to avoid confusion, let’s stick with calling it …

Looking for the best Mock Cream recipe? I thought I was a little biased, but the many five-star ratings this recipe has attracted tell me that my Nan Mac’s recipe …

Tinned pineapple isn’t the most glamorous of ingredients, but in this Pineapple Tart Recipe it is completely transformed. The pineapple filling is out of this world – a little bit custardy, …

This Pikelets Recipe is from Nana Ling’s handwritten recipe collection and dates back to around the late 1930s. It’s no wonder we’re still eating them today. Pikelets are a great …

They may be old-fashioned, but who can resist Jam Drops? No wonder they are still so popular on supermarket shelves and in suburban bakeries today. This recipe is one of …

Looking for the ultimate Coconut Biscuits Recipe?  That was me, too. Until I found this one! The (perfect) recipe for Coconut Biscuits I’ve tried countless recipes over the years, some …