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I used licorice powder to make my licorice ice cream. This meant I could control the flavour and make it as strong as I like the licorice to be. Head straight on to the Recipe For Licorice Ice Cream ♥ Another habit I have worked on changing is the number of pillows I use to … Continue reading Licorice Ice Cream
These sugar cones can be shaped free hand or using a cream horn if you have one. They can be made into any shape you want and firm up nicely as soon as they have cooled down. Skip ahead to the recipe for Sugar Cones It is my responsibility to open the door at work … Continue reading Sugar Cones
This mince and courgette bake is one of those meals you can freeze. I make two at a time, one for dinner straight away. The other gets popped into the freezer for me to take out the night we get home from travelling. Or for nights I really do not feel like cooking. Head straight … Continue reading Mince And Courgette Bake
Meringues have always been my go to recipe. I decided to make blueberry meringues to go with my hibiscus mousse dessert. I piped little rosettes as well as my standard kisses. Head straight on to the Recipe For Blueberry Meringues ♥ Last month I received an Audio CD of a novel. I have never used … Continue reading Blueberry Meringues
It is so easy to make vanilla yoghurt at home using your oven. I am so pleased with the results that I doubt I will ever buy yoghurt again. And at least this way I can add the flavourings I like without having to worry about the sugar. Skip ahead to the recipe for Vanilla … Continue reading Vanilla Yoghurt
Commercial shortbread biscuits are usually thick and cut into fingers, patterned on the top using the tines of a fork, and dusted with sugar after baking. Here I have made round biscuits so that I could dot some jam and nut butter into the middle. Head straight on to the Recipe For Shortbread Biscuits ♥ … Continue reading Shortbread Biscuits
I have many friends and family members who are on a gluten free diet. Whether for celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis or diabetes. As a sweet offering for them I make gluten free brownies. Skip ahead to the recipe for Gluten Free Brownies In the good old days, before an ATM … Continue reading Gluten Free Brownies
Despite its name, the Swiss Roll was not a dessert created in Switzerland. It is known by various names around the world. This roulade can be filled with jam, cream or butter cream as I have done here. I added blueberries to my decorated Swiss roll to cut through the sweetness. Head straight on to the … Continue reading Decorated Swiss Roll
The quality of the olive oil will make the difference to the taste of the olive oil chocolate mousse, so be sure to use the best you can afford. The mousse has a great umami flavour from the truffles. Head straight on to the recipe for Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse ♥ I was asked by … Continue reading Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse
When I was in my twenties, I went with my friend to donate blood. I am B-positive and 12 percent of the people living in South Africa share the same blood group. Unfortunately, due to my weight and blood pressure I could not become a blood donor. So, I decided to become a bone marrow … Continue reading Rose Pink Biscuits
There is something about being a repeat customer at a car dealer that makes it worthwhile staying with the same manufacturer. My first car was a Golf, and when that was stolen I went straight out and bought a Ford, without looking at any other car. I liked the tail lights! Dave then bought me … Continue reading Sponge Fingers
The reason I joined the Daring challenges was so that I could learn more about different types of everything. I like to research what we are meant to be making, and find an unusual or different recipe to the one we are presented with in the challenge. This is so that the world is not … Continue reading Griwech | Algerian Pastry
According to Larousse (page 212), the original Charlotte dessert was inspired by the English summer pudding and was created to honour Queen Charlotte. It was made with a thick apple purée, flavoured with lemon and cinnamon and poured into a mould lined with bread and then baked. It was served warm with a cold custard cream. … Continue reading Charlotte Russe
Trying to create sucrose free candy / sweets is not an easy feat as fructose works in a completely different way to sucrose. Fructose is a monosaccharide which means it is made up of a single unit. Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose. I first attempted to make nougat by using … Continue reading Sugar Free Nougat
I should by all rights call these jelly hearts as they taste closer to jelly than they do Turkish delight. That might have something to do with the fact that I placed the gelatine in too small a container and quite a bit of it spilled all over the microwave. Or it could have been … Continue reading Turkish Delight Made With Fructose
My recipe for baked apples is inspired by my friend Bev. She makes these as a quick and easy dessert when she and Eric are in the mood for something sweet. Skip ahead to the recipe for Baked Apples This month, my friend Hila is the host for Meeta's Monthly Mingle. She challenged us with … Continue reading Baked Apples
My sister would prefer not to be in the kitchen! Not ever. She can cook, and has been known to bake, but this is not a love for her. My niece Sasha however is the complete opposite. She is a natural in the kitchen, you can see it by the way she holds a knife. … Continue reading Almond Cake Adapted From Le Creuset
I am submitting this recipe for Black Pasta | Pasta Nero to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Gay, A Scientist in the Kitchen. I love anything homemade and I get immense satisfaction from making something from scratch. However, any 'help' I can get in the way of an appliance makes … Continue reading Pasta Nero | Black Pasta
My cinnamon buns called for lemon icing but unfortunately this was not going to happen in my household. Ordinarily I use a product called sugalite to make icing with, but the last batch I purchased did not work. I used it to make a sugar free pavlova and threw out 6 egg whites and 300g … Continue reading Recipe For Lemon Icing