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Shortly before I moved to Gordons Bay I heard a pop when I closed the boot of my car. Thinking it was the tendon in my neck snapping, I thought nothing of it. But, 6 months after my move I could barely lift my right arm to brush my teeth. I went to see an … Continue reading Recipe For Gorgonzola Ice Cream
Our Easter weekend was really wonderful, and I hope that yours was as well. I did quite a bit of laundry and only a little bit of recipe testing for the blog. I left the making of my Tsoureki Cypriot Easter Bread until Easter Monday. I trusted that the recipe from Paul Hollywood would work … Continue reading Recipe For Tsoureki Easter Bread
This month we could choose any challenge to do and I chose Life of Pie from this year June. The blog checking line from this challenge is: Rachael from pizzarossa was our lovely June 2013 Daring Bakers’ host and she had us whipping up delicious pies in our kitchens! Cream pies, fruit pies, chocolate pies, even crack pies! There’s nothing … Continue reading Recipe For Crostata Di Pera
Tom Kitchin, the one star Michelin Chef from Scotland, was my inspiration for this dish for round 5 of the Freshly Blogged competition. Dave and I met Tom last year when we went to eat at The Kitchin, and I have a signed copy of his recipe book. Tom believes in cooking regional and seasonal … Continue reading Recipe For Chocolate Bavarois
This month, Sally has set the challenge for saffron buns for Fresh From The Oven. I do these challenges for myself, as it takes me out of my comfort zone of the usual bread I bake. On Saturday when I made the buns it was cold. Our weekends have not been particularly warm for what … Continue reading Recipe For Saffron Buns
It feels like a year ago that I was offered the opportunity of hosting FFTO, and I just want to thank Claire of Purely Food and Michelle of Utterly Scrummy Food For Families for the opportunity. In December I came up with a list of breads I could challenge you all to do, but I discarded one … Continue reading Recipe For Mosbolletjies | Must Rolls
For those of you who are regular readers of my blog you will notice that I always replace sugar with fructose in my recipes. I am sucrose intolerant which means my body cannot digest sucrose. I have been asked on a few occasions recently about this and I hope this post helps. I am not going … Continue reading Cranberry and Raisin Muffins
ClemenGolds are most likened to Clementines and Mandarins. They are a delicious and refreshing soft citrus fruit with a deep sunset orange, smooth rind. The fruit is soft and juicy, fresh and fragrant. ClemenGolds are seedless and easy peeling and has an incredible honey-sweet taste. The season is short and I made the most of … Continue reading Recipe For ClemenGold Cake
The challenge this week was to bake something using a sweet dessert wine. I have a recipe for a noble late harvest cake from Trinity Guest Lodge where I did a weekend cookery course with my mom. The recipe is not complete and so I guessed the temperature the cake had to be cooked at. … Continue reading Recipe For Integer Cake
Today, being the last working day of the year for me I am concentrating on the joys I have found in blogging. This post is dedicated to Buttercup. Buttercup was introduced to my blog by my friend Cindy (check out my daily diary page to see the 'gift' I have left there for Cindy). When … Continue reading Recipe For Cranberry And Cointreau Ice Cream