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Using my recipe for French Pastry, and Chef Mimi's recipe for the tart filling, I made this chocolate pear tart. You do not need to poach your own pears as I did as canned pears will work just as well. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chocolate Pear Tart ♥ The flavour profile … Continue reading Chocolate Pear Tart
This recipe for French Pastry is enriched with a raw egg yolk and has a hard boiled egg yolk added to it to create the perfect crumb. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ French Pastry ♥ Why French Pastry? There are quite a few pastry recipes on my blog, so I decided to … Continue reading French Pastry
Gateau Invisible is a very fancy cake, where the apples are thinly sliced, baked in a batter and basically disappear. Served with caramel sauce, it is a delectable dessert, and one I urge you to make at least once. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Gateau Invisible ♥ Inspired to make Gateau Invisible … Continue reading Gateau Invisible
Chocolate and ginger happens to be one of my favourite flavour combinations. The best example I have ever had of this was at a gelateria in Napoli. I decided to bake ginger cookie dough brownies to elevate a brownie recipe. The cookie dough adds texture as well as flavour. Head straight on to the Recipe … Continue reading Ginger Cookie Dough Brownies
These cottage cheese pancakes can be made in advance and frozen for a rainy day. I served ours with jam, like I would do with crumpets. They can however be enjoyed as is, or with a light dusting of icing sugar. And for a savoury treat, topped with a dollop of sour cream. Head straight … Continue reading Cottage Cheese Pancakes
For a very long time we used to have a weekend visitor who would pop in with little or no notice. To ensure I had a treat to share, I baked every weekend. This has changed, and so my baking has taken on a new level. I either need to bake less, or less often. … Continue reading Malt Loaf
I made my scialatielli using a pasta roller, but this is not necessary. The pasta can be served as I have shown here, with a fresh tomato sauce. Or, if you want something simple, just add butter and a good grating of Parmigiano Reggiano. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Scialatielli ♥ Scialatielli … Continue reading Scialatielli
I have taken the some more contraction of s'more to a further contraction and called these smore biscuits. I must say, on their own they were very moreish and I ate quite a few without all the extras. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Smore Biscuits ♥ What is a s'more? A s'more … Continue reading Smore Biscuits
I have made this beetroot and feta tart so many times. No matter what I tried, I just could not get the tart to set properly. And then I used Agrigirl’s recipe and it worked perfectly! Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Beetroot And Feta Tart ♥ Do you like beetroot? Beetroot is … Continue reading Beetroot And Feta Tart
This marshmallow fluff has so many potential uses. And can be made in small batches. My aim was to make a s'more like biscuit. I have yet to decide what to call these, so suggestions are welcome. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Marshmallow Fluff ♥ From plant to machine The first marshmallows … Continue reading Marshmallow Fluff
These bitter chocolate brownies were made to take to a friend's house as dessert for after a braai. He loves vanilla ice cream with dessert, and so do the kids of course. Having a less sweet treat was perfectly paired with the sweet ice cream. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Bitter Chocolate … Continue reading Bitter Chocolate Brownies
I loved the idea of having a 'butter candle' lit at the table in the centre of my sourdough wreath. This added to the festive feeling of Christmas. The effort of both recipes was worth it for the effect. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Sourdough Wreath ♥ Making sourdough Every December I … Continue reading Sourdough Wreath
These cinnamon scrolls were so good, so when I thought I had lost the recipe I was beside myself. Whereas I would not have minded making them again, I would not have know what to do! I have a purple folder with all my recipes in them, as well as three documents that contain ones … Continue reading Cinnamon Scrolls
For Easter I decided to make a hot cross bun cake. This made life a little easier time wise. Especially when organizing a family brunch for 7 people. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Hot Cross Bun Cake ♥ Hot Cross Buns "Good Friday comes this month, the old woman runs. With one … Continue reading Hot Cross Bun Cake
I am working towards a recipe and decided the perfect dough for it would be the one I use for challah. But as I was also in my sourdough phase, I decided to combine the two and came up with this recipe for a crown sourdough challah. The shape is achieved by placing the braided loaf into … Continue reading Crown Sourdough Challah
This mint chocolate mug cake will come together in 4 minutes. I used Lindt chocolate for my recipe, but you can use your favourite variety. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Mint Chocolate Mug Cake ♥ Are you a fan of mint chocolate? I absolutely love the combination of mint and chocolate, and … Continue reading Mint Chocolate Mug Cake
This orange and almond mug cake did not rise as high as the top of the mug. Part of this has to do with the very tall mug I used. And the other reason is that the recipe uses almond flour and not regular flour, which provides more of a lift. Head straight on to … Continue reading Orange And Almond Mug Cake
This bakewell mug cake takes 5 minutes to make, and it is the perfect treat for when you feel like something sweet, and don't feel like baking something that takes ages in the oven. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Bakewell Mug Cake ♥ Bakewell puddings and tarts I can clearly remember the … Continue reading Bakewell Mug Cake
I like to make Dave a proper lunch on a Saturday when he comes home from work. Menemen seemed like the perfect meal to me, and it was. This is a really tasty egg scramble that can be scooped up and eaten with flatbreads. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Menemen ♥ What … Continue reading Menemen
I love the combination of cherries and chocolate and that really helped me decide to make my cherry chocolate clafoutis. This dessert can be made in advance as it will keep well if stored in an airtight container. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Cherry Chocolate Clafoutis ♥ Inspired to bake Cherry Chocolate … Continue reading Cherry Chocolate Clafoutis