I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but since Covid 19 reared its ugly head, there seems to be a lot more home cooking going on. My Instagram and Facebook feeds are packed with everyday people making some pretty fancy recipes. The type they most likely wouldn’t have tried before due to lack of time, more…
Dessert
Cannoli with Ricotta Cream, Chocolate and Pistachio
I love that part in the Godfather movie when Clemenza leaves home to go out on a ‘hit’. His wife (who has no idea he is going out to murder someone) asks him to bring home some cannoli. After he and his accomplice finish the murder he says: “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” Cannoli…
Pantry Pickings – Seville Orange Marmalade and Almond Tart
I have a confession to make: I’m guilty of buying food I don’t need. Not every day food, I’m talking gourmet, baby – you know, the stuff no-one really needs? When I visit a gourmet store, I’m like a kid in a candy shop. I want to buy everything. It’s just too tempting, especially when…
Apple and Almond Rose Tart – and the missing ingredient
I am sharing the recipe for this Apple and Rose Tart from my new book The Sweet Life, not just because it’s a beautiful tart that I love to make, and hope you make too, but because somehow after checking and editing my manuscript a million times, the recipe in my book is missing an…
Vanilla Roasted Pears with Thyme
When it comes to dessert, I have to admit I’ve usually filled up on savoury and struggle to fit anything else in. That’s why I love making these vanilla roasted peaches. They’re the perfect end to a meal; fresh, fragrant and just sweet enough without weighing you down. These pears are so versatile. I like them…
Aunty Tona’s Lemon Tart
No fuss, no blind bake, no rolling pin – the easiest Lemon Tart ever!
Italian Hot Chocolate
You might think I’m mad posting a recipe for something as simple as a cup of hot chocolate. But think again, this is like nothing you’ve ever had before. This is the kind of cup of rich sweet loveliness you can stand your spoon up in. I first tasted Italian hot chocolate on my first…
Easy Chocolate Truffles
These decadent chocolate truffles are really simple to make. I have rolled them in a mix of cocoa powder and drinking chocolate. I mix the two as coating in cocoa powder alone makes them too bitter for my taste. Try rolling them in coconut, sifted icing sugar, sprinkles or crushed nuts to suit your taste….
Quick Raspberry Compote
This easy 2 ingredient raspberry compote can be used in so many ways. Stir through yoghurt for breakfast, dollop on ice-cream for dessert, spoon over a pavlova, spread on toast or pancakes, or use to fill a sponge cake with whipped cream. Try swirling some through softened vanilla ice-cream and re-freeze for a Berrylicious treat….
Mini Pavlovas with Cherries and Chocolate
I am a sucker for things in bite-size. I’d much rather eat a little pavlova made just for me than a chunk of a large one. That way you get more crisp from the pavlova, rather than just the soft mushy middle. They look prettier too. These mini pavlovas are easy to make, but when…
