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Category Archives: Sweet Treats
For The Weekend. Short And Sweet. Jam Shortbread Tarts.
I’ve always loved the simple combination of rich, buttery, crumbly shortbread and jam. We are lucky enough to always have a steady supply of home made jam in our pantry. The fruit plucked from the trees in my father’s garden … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Baking, Biscuits, Jam, Shortbread, Tarts
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Weekend Baking. Lemon Crackle Cookies With Cardamom.
I’ve always loved the combination of lemon and cardamom, a common and very popular flavour pairing in Scandinavian baking. Warm, aromatic and gingery cardamom has a natural, almost effortless affinity with tangy citrus. Legend has it that the spice was … Continue reading
A Lazy Sunday Brunch. Jam Doughnut Muffins
I love a lazy Sunday morning. Sleep-ins, newspapers and cappuccinos. A welcome respite from our hectic schedules and sadly an increasingly rare commodity in our busy household. No gulping down my coffee, one eye on the ticking clock as I … Continue reading
Shrove Tuesday. Feasting With Pancakes. Three Ways. Crêpes, Galettes and Blintzes.
Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday. Pancake day in our house. How quickly time flies. It doesn’t seem a year ago that I was flipping crêpes and savoury galettes for our last pancake day feast. The association of Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day … Continue reading
Posted in Small Bites, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Blintz, Brunch, Crepes, Dessert, Galettes, Lemon, Pancakes, Ricotta, Shrove Tuesday
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A Classic Italian Tea Cake. The River Cafe Almond, Ricotta and Polenta Cake.
I’ve always maintained that the secret behind a great cake is a great recipe. Last week over coffee at an Italian cafe I shared a divine slice of lemon polenta cake for afternoon tea. Luxuriously moist and laden with ricotta, … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Cake, Gluten free, Italian, Lemon, Polenta, Ricotta, Torte
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Sweet And Simple. Salted Dark Chocolate And Lime Mousse With Blueberries and Pomegranate
A short and sweet Valentine’s Day post with a very simple dessert. I was introduced to this decadent Salted Dark Chocolate and Lime Mousse at drinks one balmy Friday night. Of course I had to have the recipe. At first … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Blueberries, Chocolate, Dessert, Lime, Mousse, Pomegranate, Sea Salt, Summer
12 Comments
Delving Deep Into My Kitchen Drawer. Chocolate Date and Nut Torte With Sour Cream Ice Cream.
This weekend I delved deep into my kitchen drawer and retrieved a half-forgotten, crumpled page bearing a wonderful recipe for a gorgeous meringue torte. For many years this cake, laden with a luscious mix of dark chocolate, hazelnuts, almonds and … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Frozen, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Baking, Chocolate, Condensed Milk, Dates, Dessert, Gluten free, Hazelnut, Ice cream, Sour Cream, Torte
9 Comments
Sunday Afternoon Tea. Inspired By…Jo Blogs Jo Bakes. Vanilla Yoghurt Cake With Buttercream and Fresh Passionfruit.
We are extremely partial to a well baked Victoria sponge at our house. Beautifully light and airy, elegantly filled and dusted with just a whisper of icing sugar it’s my idea of the most perfect cake. A couple of weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Buttercream, Cake, Made From Scratch, Passionfruit, Sponge, Summer, Yoghurt
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The Summer Edition. An Easy Indulgence. Soft Scoop, No Churn Lime Ice Cream.
One sure sign that the summer holidays are well and truly over is the start of the new school year. This weekend we were thrust into the hurly burly of a full schedule of sport commitments. Soaring temperatures, traffic snarls … Continue reading
The Summer Edition. Celebrating Australia Day With… A Chocolate Tim Tam Cake.
This weekend we are celebrating Australia Day. Sunday January 26 marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney. Monday is an official public holiday, so we are enjoying another blissful long weekend. Another perfect excuse … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, Musings & Inspiration, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Australia, Baking, Buttercream, Cake, Childhood, Chocolate, Ganache, Nostalgia, Tim Tam
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