Tag Archives: SWEET
RICE PUDDING
RICE PUDDING It is funny how you grow up believing that certain foods should be made in certain ways. It is hard to break the mould of family tradition, especially for tried, tested and true recipes. My English grandmother always made rice … Continue reading
CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
Molten chocolate lava cakes have become quite the talk of the town in recent years – slightly crispy exterior opening to reveal a melting chocolate heart! They really are the best of both worlds… a chocolate pudding & chocolate cake combined. Though I … Continue reading
BRIOCHE BREAD
BRIOCHE BREAD RECIPE : My mother-in-law has a black-belt in bread making, especially when it comes to her famous Swiss tresse (braided pain brioché). But I am getting ahead of myself and if I am going to tell a story it’s … Continue reading
CARROT CAKE
FRENCH CARROT CAKE – a Journey Can I tell you a secret? I have always had a terrible weakness for American style carrot cake – the soft, moist slices, filled with spices and topped with thick cream cheese icing. However when it came … Continue reading
SHORTBREAD
SHORTBREAD : JUST CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW : Field Guide to Butter & Baking Recently I have been reading the book TASTE by Kate Colquhoun, in which she describes the creation of English butter as an accident! When people travelled, cream was stored … Continue reading
HONEY CAKE
HONEY CAKE, oh honey honey! Happy New Year! My warm wishes for 2009 are a little late coming this year , as I caught a nasty flu bug my 1st week back to work & it wouldn’t let go. However I am now feeling much … Continue reading
ALMOND COOKIES
HONEY ALMOND COOKIES Leafing through my cookbooks in preparation for Christmas baking, I realised that cookie making really falls into three main categories: drop cookies cut-out cookies cylinder cookies DROP COOKIES: are those that require just a finger and a spoon, to drop small quantities … Continue reading
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE ‘Crème caramel, tarte aux pommes, mousse au chocolat… ‘ the mouth watering desert song French waiters serenade you with at the end of each meal. I often choose the apple tart or am wooed into thinking I have room for the … Continue reading
APPLE SPICE COMPOTE Recipe
The DUTCH Series N°2 ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ This is a great saying however this is just one minor detail they left out…. the cooking instructions! Taking advantage of this little loophole and the fact that it … Continue reading
CHOCOLATE COOKIES
The perfect chocolate cookie : a chewy, chocolaty little piece of heaven Continue reading
