Learning new skills

It's no secret at our house that I'd rather be sewing than cooking and I'm certainly not a natural in the kitchen. Hubby usually does the fancy baking and cooking and I do the ordinary everyday meals.
So....I've got a new cookbook and it's changing the way I think about cooking!
It's the Country Women's Association Classics and is a mammoth of a book but it's fast becoming the only place I go for recipes and I haven't had a failure yet. They are such simple down to earth meals and baked treats and most have a little note about who's recipe it is and why they love it.
Here's a little something I made for dessert last week.....the pavlova recipe in the book is the easiest I've seen and make the best pav ever, hands down!