Restaurant food at home
I having to admit defeat and embrace the changing of seasons. Most cooks though embrace Autumn as although I won’t eat another strawberry for 8 months, the maturing collection of produce at this time of year more than compensates. In the UK, all our apples and pears start falling […]
I made this in July when we had our heatwave earlier in the year. It is British summer on a plate. Raspberries and clotted cream all encased with traditional white sandwich loaf. I thought I’d post it before Autumn kicks in so we can enjoy it in our Indian […]
I know a warm Pistachio and Chocolate souffle straight out of the oven is probably not summer food. When it’s this good though, how could anyone resist. It is quite straight forward, although, if it is your first attempt at a souffle don’t try it for a dinner party. The […]
A cherry bakewell is just a frangipane tart. It originates from a town called Bakewell in Derbyshire. I love almond based cakes, desserts, marzipan etc. As delicious as these are I wanted to set myself a challenge of lightening it a little in keeping with the blog. In creating this […]
I couldn’t resist blogging about this Chocolate and Raspberry Fondant as it is the easiest and most versatile dessert to make. The only difficulty is serving it!! Our favourite biscuits are Bonne Maman Galettes, and while they are intrinsically a standard biscuit mix there is one special ingredient which makes […]
I’m not so sure if posting such a rich chocolate dessert after easter is such a good thing to do. The reason it came about is one of my eggs was so large it would take me a until christmas to eat it. So after I broke in to half […]
A chocolate marquise really is a dessert for a special occasion. It is a highly decadent mousse, which isn’t as light as a feather. In this recipe I have made a standard marquise and sandwiched it with some White Chocolate After Eight mints. This freshens and lightens the whole pudding up. […]
This is such a simple recipe, but one I believe not too many of us know how to do. I love crystallised nuts on desserts or as snacks, rather than candied or caramelised ones. I do like my teeth and don’t want to damage any by cracking them on hard […]
This white chocolate and orange fondant came about after my sister cooked me my first scrumptious chocolate fondant. Served no less with a Schezuan peppercorn ice cream. Not to be outdone by my sister, it inspired me to create something different. If you google chocolate fondant it is very difficult […]