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When I made my persimmon frangipane tart, someone suggested I try using hazelnut flour. As I had recently purchased hazelnuts for a recipe I ended up not making, I decided to make my own hazelnut flour. This is as simple as blitzing them up with the sugar needed in the recipe to ensure you don't … Continue reading Pear Hazelnut Frangipane Spiced With Ginger
My parents, Dave and I are planning a trip to Croatia next year. I asked them to choose a recipe from Rick Stein's book, From Venice To Istanbul, to eat while we discussed the trip, and they chose the Croatian Sour Cherry Strudel. I adapted it to make a cherry and blueberry strudel and I … Continue reading Cherry And Blueberry Strudel
The most difficult aspect of making your own strudel pastry is ensuring you don't get holes in it. I did, but that did not stop me from using it to make a cherry and blueberry strudel. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Strudel Pastry ♥ Sometime last year the spell check on Google … Continue reading Strudel Pastry Dough To Make At Home
To me, coriander paratha is the perfect bread to be served with curry. Even better is to top it with smashed avocado. I used a combination of salt, pepper and lime to flavour the avocado. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Coriander Paratha ♥ When I started blogging on WordPress.com, there was no … Continue reading Coriander Paratha For Smashed Avocado
These egg free brownies are one of the best healthy treats I have tried. They are made using linseeds as the egg replacement. Also known as flaxseeds, they are great for reducing LDL-cholesterol, blood pressure and body weight. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Egg Free Brownies ♥ When you lie, you have … Continue reading Egg Free Brownies Made With Linseeds
These spring onion paratha are the perfect crispy bread to serve with curries. I served mine with a beef and vegetable soup instead of croutons. I loved the pop of salty mixture encapsulated in the folds of the dough. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Spring Onion Paratha ♥ Gift giving can be … Continue reading Spring Onion Paratha For Curries
Dave, my mom and I went to the Elgin Railway Market for a browse around. The fresh produce stand were selling 2 trays of free range eggs for R60 so I bought them. I had thought that Alex would take a tray, but he declined. And James only wanted 6 of the 60 eggs. Then … Continue reading French Flan | Set Custard Parisian Flan
I call these South African scones as they are not the light, fluffy ones you will get served in England. Instead they are firm and meant to be filling. It really is a quick bread and I served mine with lime marmalade for breakfast. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ South African Scones … Continue reading South African Scones #ISW2019
Looking for ways to get more vegetables into your diet? This recipe for vegetable scones will tick that box. I have adapted the recipe from 10-a-day the easy way. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Vegetable Scones ♥ In November we will be spending time in the UK with the kids and our … Continue reading Vegetable Scones | International Scone Week 2019
This was my second attempt at using persimmons. The first result was not good, so I did not use many when making my persimmon frangipane tart. I regret that as the fruit turned out amazing when baked. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Persimmon Frangipane Tart ♥ A few weeks ago I was … Continue reading Persimmon Frangipane Tart Using Sharon Fruit
In Salt & Time, Alissa Timoshkina calls this semolina cake a perfect all-year-round cake that can be consumed at breakfast, as an afternoon tea treat or an after-dinner dessert. I served mine with poached guavas and a good drizzle of the poaching syrup. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Semolina Cake ♥ My … Continue reading Semolina Cake Drizzled With Poaching Liquid
This citrus poppy seed cake was a work in progress for quite some time. I had made the citrus purée for my bircher and then did not know what to do with the leftovers. A while later Lorraine posted a recipe for lemon poppyseed cake and I knew straight away what I was going to … Continue reading Citrus Poppy Seed Cake Using Citrus Purée
You might be tempted to eat this entire blueberry pie all in one go. In fact, this recipe from Lorraine is so good I have made it twice. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Blueberry Pie ♥ We have extremely strict financing laws in South Africa. It is up to the company providing … Continue reading Blueberry Pie Using Frozen Blueberries
Using Lorraine's recipe for her fancy crust blueberry pie, I made my own version. The sweet pie pastry is amazingly short and easy to work with. I did not make my blueberry pie look the same as Lorraine's as I did not feel like trying out the lattice work. Have you made a lattice pie? Head … Continue reading Sweet Pie Pastry For A Short Crust
For most people, this would not be a dessert of choice to make. But I promise if you follow the method exactly when making these Chestnut Soufflés it will be a success. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chestnut Soufflés ♥ Last month I added a snippet of code to my header.php file. … Continue reading Chestnut Soufflés Using Chestnut Spread