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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
Using the flowers of my nasturtium plants, I made nasturtium jelly, to serve with yoghurt scones and clotted cream. Nasturtium is an Indian cress and has large, shield shaped, peppery leaves and cheerful, helmet shaped flowers in yellow, orange and red. These flowers make an attractive, edible garnish. (information sourced from The Complete Book of … Continue reading Nasturtium Jelly
In order to compete in Freshly Blogged we had to buy all of the ingredients we needed for each challenge from Pick N Pay, a local supermarket. I ended up buying a whole lot of things we don't eat such as rice, maize meal and potatoes. Yesterday, seeing as I had been chopped I took … Continue reading Black Cherry And Thyme Jam
These Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets are my submission to the I Made It Challenge. When Tami set the challenge this month for I Made It I was really worried. Even though I have a sweet tooth, I am not a sweetie person. I love chocolate and when it comes to sweets the only thing I … Continue reading Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets
This avocado cheese cake is a savoury recipe, perfect to serve as a side dish. My first memory of eating an avocado involves my grandmother. She would cut them in half, remove the pip and spoon a healthy dose of sugar into the hole and then pour in some malt vinegar. This memory is so … Continue reading Avocado Cheese Cake
One of my favourite bloggers is Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and if you read my blog on a regular basis you will know two things for sure. The one is that I specifically thought of Celia when I made lime cordial, and that my sourdough starter Cordelia is named after her as … Continue reading Fig Jam
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
If you find yourself with some left over bubbles, or flat MCC, then make this pink champagne jelly. Pink Champagne Jelly Some wine estates have had our support since we moved to the Helderberg in 2001. Eikendal has been one of them. I just love their Brut Rosé and bought cases at a time. Then, … Continue reading Pink Champagne Jelly
I have never made panna cotta before and now that I have it is going to become my secret weapon! It is so easy to make and takes very little preparation time. As soon as I opened my lemon myrtle gift from Yvette, I knew that it was going to be used in a panna … Continue reading Lemon Myrtle Panna Cotta