A quick, light, fruity tart to make. Use any seasonal berries and have it ready in next to no time. So much colour, flavour, texture and good taste! The crisp, buttery pastry and the soft cooked fruit makes life sweeter by the second.
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” Lewis Grizzard Tomatoes form an integral part of our everyday food, often like the butter on our daily bread. Whether it’s a simple tossed salad, soup, salsa, juice, pizza sauce, chicken curry or ketchup … it seems to rule the palate. Think … Continue reading {Baking/Preserving} SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES … Preserve the Bounty Week # 2
“Yield to temptation; it may not pass your way again” Lazarus Long I really shouldn’t have stopped by. The minute I saw Jamie’s post title in my reader I was mesmerised but I knew I had to stay away. Yet, I reached there in a hypnotic trance following the strings of my heart! How … Continue reading {Baking} MIXED CHERRY & BERRY PIE … the day dessert was on Jamie! Great for Mother’s Day!
“Gourmandise is an impassioned, rational and habitual preference for all objects that flatter the sense of taste.” Jean Antheleme Brillat-Savarin Happy MAY! Anyone know what happened to March and April? Time is flying, and how. In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of 2010 whizzed by, and strangely enough, we’re already into May. … Continue reading Nobake Strawberry Quark Cheesecake
“And When You Least Expect It, You Will See the Mountain Move…” … lines from my little red book All through my university days, and even while I worked, I had this little red book with a checked Scottish cover, in which I penned down quotes and poems I liked. I’d always had this thing … Continue reading CHARGRILLED BROCCOLI with CHILLI & GARLIC … from Ottolenghi
“One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” Thomas Fuller Here’s a fruity filled beginning to 2010, a year that’s already beginning to look good. The year that we just wrapped up was filled with goodness too, ever so satisfying. The high points being blogging with friends, Food Blogger Connect, Twitter and macarons! … Continue reading Apple, Cranberry & Praline Cake… and Ten in 10!!
