Restaurant food at home
I’m just about to embark on this years holiday where I hope to find some of these delicious French pastries. A canele originates from Bordeaux. They are basically a thick baked custard, although they look like cakes. This is because they are cooked in heavily sugared moulds which create a […]
I know posting a chocolate recipe only a month after Christmas is the last thing most people will be thinking about. I’ve posted it now for those that might want to make a special something for Valentines Day. I’ll be at 36,000′ so I don’t need to do anything […]
Need I say anything else, no. Thought so. I was going to make some macarons for some guests I had coming over. For some reason though, there are no ground almonds anywhere in the UK. I decided to take it on myself to try something new. Some chopped hazelnuts […]
I discovered this beautiful gomadare sauce by accident. I was looking for an Asian satay sauce and decided to start mixing a few things together. Knowing I didn’t have any peanuts in the house, I thought this was like pushing water uphill. I created my standard Japanese flavourings of […]
I had just happened to create this cake when FoodNerd4Life asked if I would participate in her virtual bake sale on 27th September. It is a great cake to make if you want one to last a week or so, I know that is a contradiction in terms. The […]
First thing to mention about this posting of raspberry and almond slices is that it isn’t a normal post for my blog. As delicious as they were and look, I don’t qualify them as fine dining at home. Why are they here then? Well my blogging friend FoodNerd, is hosting […]
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 […]
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 […]