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Tag Archives: summer fruit

Strawberry Jam

Miss E is planning her 9th birthday party. She’d like to serve blackberry and apple juice in champagne glasses, the rim of the glass frosted with pink sugar crystals. Sigh! … Continue reading

March 13, 2013 · 10 Comments

Roasted Plum Butter Cake

Summer brings gifts of stone fruits grown by friends and neighbours. A recent generous gift of plums inspired this delicious cake. The dense sweet lemony base is counter balanced by … Continue reading

January 20, 2013 · 13 Comments

Vanilla Poached Nectarines

As summer develops and the price of stone fruit drops, I like to poach yellow fleshed peaches and nectarines. When I was a child Mum “stewed” summer fruit to serve … Continue reading

December 21, 2012 · 3 Comments