“I am not a glutton, I am an explorer of food” Erma Bombeck Coffee & Roasted Almonds…a handsome combination I have my biscotti moments…at times, I will suddenly alight & set off to make a biscotti with a ‘flavour of the moment‘ off the top of my head. This particular moments’ flavour turned out to … Continue reading COFFEE and ROASTED ALMOND BISCOTTI…a handsome combination!
“I am not a glutton, I am an explorer of food” Erma Bombeck Coffee & Roasted Almonds…a handsome combination I have my biscotti moments…at times, I will suddenly alight & set off to make a biscotti with a ‘flavour of the moment‘ off the top of my head. This particular moments’ flavour turned out to … Continue reading COFFEE & ROASTED ALMOND BISCOTTI…a handsome combination!
“Any food not fit to wear is not fit to eat.”Jim Rosenthal ‘Better Cake than Cream Brownies’…Chocolate Overdose Diva @ Sugar Bar is hosting this intriguing event “Beauty & the Feast”. The challenge is to pick a cosmetic/beauty/body-hand-skincare,etc. product that has either a name that is food-related or has food-related ingredients. Use the combination of … Continue reading CHOCOLATE ALWAYS MAKES THINGS BETTER…’BETTER CAKE THAN CREAM BROWNIES’
“In cooking, as in all the arts, simplicity is the sign of perfection.” Curnonsky My ‘One Perfect Ingredient’ would be ‘BELL PEPPERS’. When Maninas: Food Matters left me a message the other day, I did a little jig. Said it was OK to post for the ‘One Perfect Ingredient Competition’ for the book from Marcus … Continue reading ONE PERFECT INGREDIENT…RINGING THE BELL FOR PEPPERS!
“Fervet olla, vivit amicitia: While the pot boils, friendship endures.” (Meaning the man who gives good dinners has plenty of friends). Latin Proverb Living my coffee dreams…with some chocolate too! My dream run in the kitchen continues…I’m lucky to have moulded family tastes to quite an extent that coffee is lapped up in any dessert … Continue reading MAKE MINE COFFEE with chocolate…ALLURING PANNA COTTA ESPRESSO!
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” Julia Child My experiment with a cheesecake made from cottage cheese instead of cream cheese. The texture was slightly granular, but the taste was wonderful. Was wiped clean, with the son begging for more!! Didnt decorate it … Continue reading Lemon Cottage Cheese Cheesecake Recipe
