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The Dessert Nerd, Bendigo (2026)

01/09/2026

Okay... we’re officially at the “you probably need to organise Father’s Day now” stage. 😂

You’ve got just over 24 hours left to order your Dessert Nerd Favourites Box for Father’s Day.

Whether you’re giving it to Dad, Grandad, Pop or one of your favourite people... taking it along to a family BBQ, packing it for a picnic, or putting it in the middle of the table for everyone to share — dessert is sorted.

Although I make absolutely no promises that Dad will actually share. 🤣

Father’s Day boxes are $49 including local Bendigo delivery and will be delivered this Saturday, ready for Sunday.

Orders close tomorrow night at 10pm.

So if Father’s Day is still sitting on your mental “s #!t, I need to organise that” list...

This is your reminder. 💜

31/08/2026

Okay, hear me out... 😂

I actually don’t mind getting cooking things for Mother’s Day because I LOVE cooking. And to be fair, the BBQ Man is pretty good at presents and knows better than to buy me anything that suggests I should be cleaning. 🤣

BUT...

Maybe this Father’s Day is our chance to get them back for all those questionable presents dads have bought over the years without really thinking them through.

Perhaps Dad needs a helpful little guide on how to sort the washing?
Colours. Whites. Blacks. Towels.
You know... educational. 😂

Or, in my case, maybe I could buy the BBQ Man a lovely new laundry basket to put NEXT TO THE BED.
Because apparently putting his clothes in the basket is still too much to ask. 🤦‍♀️🤣

I know, I know... it comes from his firefighter days when he needed to leave his clothes beside the bed so he could jump up and get dressed quickly in the middle of the night.

But mate.

It’s been 18+ years. 😂

So now I want to know...
What completely ridiculous Father’s Day present could we buy the dads to get them back for all the questionable presents they’ve given us over the years?

I feel like we could come up with some absolute crackers in the comments. 🤣

Or...

We could be nice and just buy them dessert.
Probably safer. 😂💜

31/08/2026

Delivery Day! 💜

And there’s a new slice making its way out into the world today… Strawberry Maltesers ANZAC Slice. 😍

This one will only be around for a limited time while I can get my hands on the new Strawberry Maltesers Duo — ANZAC biscuit base, a thick caramel layer with Strawberry Maltesers running through it, finished with strawberry chocolate on top. Because apparently I see a new chocolate and immediately wonder what I can turn it into. 😂

Then it was off to Empire South, where we spent some time putting together Father’s Day boxes for everyone to give to their dads on Sunday. Mini cookies, Nerdy Snack Mix and Loaded Hedgehog, all packed up and ready to go. 💜

And somewhere in the middle of today’s craziness, someone stopped me to tell me I make the best cookies in Bendigo.

Seriously. 🥹

I still don’t really know what to do with compliments like that other than awkwardly say thank you 😂 but please know how much they mean to me.

The fact that you take time out of your day to stop me and tell me you love something I’ve made will never be something I take for granted.

Another very full Dessert Nerd day. 💜

30/08/2026

I’ve been thinking about the word expensive lately.

Because people aren’t afraid to tell a small business owner when they think something is too expensive.

But my brain immediately goes...
Expensive compared to what?

Sometimes I think we’re comparing apples with oranges.

I’ve had people think a handmade slice is expensive when it costs around the same as a coffee.
Now, coffee is life and nobody is taking away my long black. 😂 But I’ll happily pay for a shot of coffee and hot water without questioning what the beans and water actually cost.

Then there’s the supermarket comparison.
Yes, you can buy a packet of cookies at the supermarket for less than handmade cookies.
But have you ever read the ingredient list?

Because I have…..
Some are bloody LONG. Ingredients most of us can’t pronounce, have never had in our kitchen and aren’t even needed to make a cookie.
Compare that to the ones I make with butter, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, salt and chocolate.
They’re both cookies, but are we really comparing the same thing?

And here’s what I really want people to think about...

Why do we feel the need to even tell a small business owner that they’re too expensive?

We don’t get to the supermarket checkout and tell the cashier the groceries are too expensive. We either buy them or we don’t.

But with small business, we seem comfortable telling the person who actually made something that we think they’re charging too much.

What are we really saying?
That their ingredients aren’t worth it? Their knowledge isn’t worth it?

Their time isn’t worth it?

Because if you don’t expect to work for free, why should they?

So many small business owners work longer hours than they ever did in a “normal” job, often for less money. And we’re watching small businesses close their doors everywhere.

I’m not saying you have to buy something you can’t afford or shop small every time.
I’m just asking you to think before telling a small business owner they’re too expensive.

Choosing not to buy something is completely okay.
Telling someone their work isn’t worth the price is something else entirely.

Sometimes the kindest thing you can do is ..

Just don’t say it. 💜

29/08/2026

Ummm... Father’s Day is NEXT WEEKEND! 😳

So if you’ve been thinking “I’ve got plenty of time to organise something”... this is your friendly reminder that you now have about a week. 🤣

The Dessert Nerd Favourites Box is filled with some of the treats you guys ask me to make again and again — Loaded Hedgehog, White Tim Tam ANZAC, Biscoff Blondie, Mint Cookies & Cream and three of our favourite cookies.

And it doesn’t have to just be a present for Dad to hide away for himself. 😜

Take it along to your Father’s Day BBQ.
Pack it for a picnic.
Put it in the middle of the table after lunch and let everyone fight over their favourite. 😂

Because really, Father’s Day doesn’t need to be complicated. Sometimes it’s just about getting everyone together, eating something good and spending a bit of time with the people we love. 💜

Boxes are $49 including local Bendigo delivery and will be delivered next Saturday, 5 September, ready for Father’s Day on Sunday.

So whatever you’re doing to celebrate Dad, Grandad, Pop or one of your favourite people...

I can at least make sure dessert is sorted. 💜

Orders are open now.

28/08/2026

It’s delivery day! 🎉

A massive amount of desserts have gone out of the kitchen over the last two days, with a few more still heading out tonight.

And I know I say this a lot, but thank you.

I keep watching small businesses close their doors, both locally and businesses I’ve followed for years, and I don’t think I will ever take for granted the fact that I still get to do this.

Every cafe that orders another box.
Every person who grabs a slice with their coffee.
Every birthday box, Friday night order or little treat just because.

It all keeps this little business going.

There really aren’t enough words to explain how grateful I am that I still get to be here, sharing my love language through food and creating sweet memories with you all.

Because to me, that’s what The Dessert Nerd has always been about. It’s never just been dessert. It’s the coffee catch-ups, the birthdays, the afternoon treats, the sharing around the table and all those little moments that become memories.

So from this very full kitchen today — thank you for another week. 💜

27/08/2026

A little peek inside The Dessert Nerd Lab...😂

Those little tubs in this week’s Friday Night Drop are actually part of what I’ve been working on behind the scenes.

I’ve been playing around with some simple sauce recipes for upcoming ebooks — things you’ll actually be able to make at home without anything fancy.

This week it’s a pourable salted caramel sauce and a thick chocolate sauce that’s more spread/dip than drizzle.

And obviously I needed something to test them on... 😂

Enter Sticky Date Blondie and Chocolate Brownie.

Warm the blondie and pour over the caramel, or warm the brownie and spread over the chocolate until it gets all deliciously gooey. 🤤

So if you grab one of this week’s Friday Night Drops, you get to be part of the experimenting too. 💜

**$25 including local delivery Friday night from 5pm.**

Orders close **10pm tonight.**

27/08/2026

Today’s cooking class at Empire South was GF muffins… and then apparently cookies too. 😂

One of the things I love about what Empire South does is that it’s about real life skills.

Working in the cafe gives people the chance to learn so many different things — talking to customers, handling money, working alongside other people and all the little things that come with being part of a workplace.

Cooking is just my little part of that.

But it’s also a skill they can take home with them. Learning how to make something themselves, following a recipe, trying something new and building that confidence of I can do this.

Today that was GF muffins.

And then apparently we weren’t finished... because I was asked if I could stay a little longer so we could make cookies too. 😂

Honestly, anytime someone wants to stay and keep cooking, I reckon that’s a pretty good sign. 💜

And yes, of course I stayed. 😂

26/08/2026

SURPRISE... I’ve created a new thing. 😂

The Friday Night Drop.

You know those moments when I have an *“ohhh... what if?”* idea and then I HAVE to go into the kitchen and try it?

Well, welcome to The Dessert Nerd Lab.

It’s where I experiment, play with new ideas, test recipes for my cookbooks and put my own twist on old favourites.

And sometimes those experiments leave me with a LOT of dessert.

Usually my family gets the job of eating it all.

But I had another *“ohhh... what if?”*...

What if I turned those experiments into a small number of dessert boxes and delivered them on a Friday night?

And that’s how The Friday Night Drop was born.

But this is NOT an every-Friday thing.

A Drop will pop up when I’ve had time to play and have something worth sharing. In fact, there definitely won’t be one next week because I’ll be busy getting your Father’s Day boxes out instead!

When there IS a Drop, it’ll go live Wednesday, with orders closing Thursday at 10pm unless they’re gone first.

So... here’s the very first one. 👀

THIS WEEK’S DROP contains

2 x Large Chocolate Brownies
2 x Large Sticky Date Blondies
2 x Caramel Sauce
2 x Chocolate Sauce

Warm them up, add the sauce and let them get deliciously gooey. 🤤

**$25 including local Bendigo delivery.**
**Delivery Friday night from 5pm.**

And because these really are made from what I’ve been playing with in The Dessert Nerd Lab...

**There are only 8 boxes. That’s it.**

Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Until the next *“ohhh... what if?”* 😂

26/08/2026

OMFG 🤦‍♀️

This is what happens when your hand slips while adding cocoa to the mixer. 😂

And before you ask... yes, it went EVERYWHERE.

All over me.
All over the bench.
All over the floor.
And somehow it even landed IN THE KETTLE. 😳

Now not only is cocoa bloody expensive, it’s also an absolute pain in the butt to clean up!

So here’s your completely unplanned Dessert Nerd tip for the day...
If this ever happens to you, clean it up DRY first.

Paper towel, brush, whatever you’ve got — sweep and wipe up as much cocoa as you possibly can before you even think about getting out a wet cloth.

Because cocoa + water = muddy chocolate sludge and you’ll make the whole bloody situation ten times worse. 😂

Anyway... just another glamorous day running a dessert business.

Your LOL moment of the day, care of yours truly. 🤣💜

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