Monthly Archives: August 2018

These two cakes have a lot in common but are worlds apart.  They are both lime flavoured as a result of a bag of them from a friend grown locally. One is cooked in a bundt tin and the other … Continue reading →

I love to take friends from out of town to Fig to see what our town of Castlemaine has to offer.  Fig is a charming and elegant cafe and like many of the towns cafes has an outdoor courtyard which … Continue reading →

When my family come to town – think strapping lads with a healthy appetite and I ask them where they would like to have brunch there is not much of a hesitation. ‘SAFFS is a favourite.  It is a family … Continue reading →

Togs Cafe is one of the first cafes I visted when I came to Castlemaine looking for a new home.  It had been a favourite cafe of my family long time residents in Maldon. It is possibly more of a … Continue reading →

When I moved from the North Shore of Sydney where I had lived for decades to Castlemaine I commented I would need to go to Melbourne for a decent cup of coffee.  Little did I realise that coffee and cafes … Continue reading →