Chocolate Cinnamon Sorbet
My new ice cream churn has led to lots of experiments. The biggest success so far has been Creamy Berry Gelato, but after concentrating on fruity flavours, Greg Malouf’s recipe from … Continue reading
Cheat’s Choc Cherry Trifle
This is quick and clever twist on wine trifle. Generally I would spend a lot of time making a cake and preparing rich egg custard, but just occasionally, when time … Continue reading
Creamy Berry Gelato
I didn’t waste any time after the delivery of my new ice cream churn to start experimenting. With great enthusiasm, I launched myself into inaugurating the sleek new toy. Without … Continue reading
Crispy cocoa swirl coconut meringues
Pesky egg whites, the freezer seems to be over run with batches of three. The choices for using them seem so limited, all meringue based, pavlova, macaroon, macarons. A little … Continue reading
Chocolate Orange Mousse
As young newlyweds in the seventies, we often hosted dinner parties for family and friends. They were simple, casual and good fun. Entertaining business associates and their spouses on the … Continue reading
Macadamia Meringue Layer Cake
Another family birthday has come and gone. Miss S celebrated turning eight with a gymnastics party and lots of Lego gifts. The second small family celebration with the oldies called … Continue reading
Oven Poached Pears in Vanilla Syrup
I love pears. Pears with strong cheeses, pears with bitter greens, sweet pears have an amazing ability to marry well with a broad range of flavours. It’s not only their … Continue reading
Mrs Beeton’s Caramel Pudding
The Cookbook Guru, hosted by Leah is exploring Mrs Beeton’s classic tome on cooking and household management during May. I inherited a 1907 copy of “Mrs Beeton’s Family Cookery” from … Continue reading
Bramble Berry Crumble Slice
The blogs I follow cover a vast range of genres. Posts about food, fashion and photography, creative writing and political satire, gardening, arts and handcrafts, social history and photography arrive … Continue reading
“The New Book of Middle Eastern Food” – Rose Scented Rice Pudding
I couldn’t resist making another recipe from Claudia Roden’s “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food” to contribute to the Cookbook Guru. AA Milne’s Mary Jane threw a tantrum … Continue reading
Sourdough Crepe Cake with Meyer Lemon Curd and Blueberries
Perfecting the technique needed to bake crusty 100% spelt sourdough bread is a work in progress in my kitchen. It’s been a journey and my loaves are improving, but to … Continue reading
Meyer Lemon Curd
It was necessity rather than choice that the recipes my Mum chose to make were based on economy. I have her lemon “butter” recipe and frankly, I believe it probably … Continue reading
Grandma’s Passionfruit Flummery
Flummery is a word you rarely hear today. It can be used in two contexts, to describe meaningless nonsense or an old style light mousse like dessert. My Mum often … Continue reading
Summer Pudding, gluten free
My family abandoned English food traditions at Christmas time long ago in favour of lighter fare, but a traditional English Summer Pudding with berries is frequently our dessert of choice. … Continue reading
Please Pass the Recipe 