I love a good homely crumble and every now and again I like to use individual ramekins instead of making one large pud. This is a very quick pudding – the crumble mix is stashed away in the freezer, the same for the berries, which are fruits from my garden. I used a mixture of…
Raspberry Tiramisu is always delicious and very easy to make. A handful of raspberries are sprinkled over the coffee and brandy soaked sponge fingers and then hidden under a blanket of mascarpone cheese. It’s always best to make a Tiramisu the day before because it gives the flavours a chance to blend and get to…
I was given this recipe by a family member, her grand daughter has in the past been unable to eat dairy products and this is the turn to recipe which is perfect for everyone, including all chocoholics. I’ve very slightly adapted the recipe. My icing includes dairy but the cake is just as delicious without…
Home made soup takes some beating. Can you believe that I’ve never eaten or made a pea and mint soup, that is until now. As you know I’m a bit of a gadgeteer and this soup was made in my Thermomix but if you’ve bought a soup maker, or are thinking about buying one for…
Bramley apples are perfect for baking and if you take them out of the oven at exactly the right time the apple within will be lovely and fluffy. They are filled with layers of butter, brown sugar and dried fruits, it’s as simple as that. Cinnamon mixed in with the layers would be good too….
Friands are popular in Australia and New Zealand, unfortunately you won’t see them in many coffee shops here in the UK. Kaffeine in Fitzrovia, London sell the best strawberry friands and it is well worth making a trip to their coffee shop for these alone, better still, if accompanied by a fabulous coffee. Friands are…
Today we have had glorious weather and it’s looking like we are going to get some more late summer sunshine. Hubby happily cooked a barbecue and I made these lovely fresh pineapple tart tatin for dessert. They are delicious served with ice cream for that lovely hot/cold dessert which always works so well. Sometimes caramel…
I made this smoothie a couple of weeks ago when the sun was shining non stop here in the West Midlands, unfortunately this last week it’s been rain, sunshine, rain, sunshine. Redcurrants from my garden, a mixture of cherries and blueberries from the freezer and the last orange from the fruit bowl all make a…
This easy to make blackberry buttermilk sponge has a lovely tender crumb and if you can get hedgerow blackberries the cake will taste even better. My blackberries came from the supermarket, they were absolutely fine (but make sure they aren’t dessert blackberries) or raspberries would be good to use too. The sponge is best served…
I bought a punnet of plums from Aldi, these were an impulse purchase based on price and the fact that the plums looked so pretty! There were only 5 plums and I decided that cutting them up into slices was the way to go. The buttery pastry base is easy to make and likewise with…
