one of our favourite ‘anytime’ cakes…with a tangy, fresh lemon taste and a light crumb. Doesn’t need icing, and is lovely for an evening tea. I’ve worked on the recipe for a while to find a good substitute for sour cream. This cake always gets me rave reviews.
“I feel a recipe is only a theme, which an intelligent cook can play each time with a variation” Madame Benoit One of the kids fave muffins. I keep playing around with the combos…sometimes mocha & choc-chip; or brown-sugar & walnuts; or plain vanilla and choc-chips and walnuts. Kids love ’em!! CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE-CHIP MUFFINSIngredients:Flour – … Continue reading CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE-CHIP MUFFINS
“I’ve been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I’ve lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. “ Erma Bombeck BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND SHORTBREAD (Eggless) Butterscotch shortbread is the sort of thing that goes perfectly with the cuppa coffee…or tea, of course. Its got … Continue reading BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND SHORTBREAD (Eggless)
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story Here’s a mouthwatering, scrumptious and totally refreshing combination. An almond sponge cake,sandwiched with orange marmalade and chopped kiwi-fruit tossed … Continue reading Kiwi Fruit Dessert Cake with Orange Marmalade & Fresh Cream
“I know the look of an apple that is roasting and sizzling on the hearth on a winter’s evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream… I know how the nuts taken in conjunction with winter apples, cider, and doughnuts, make old … Continue reading With apples in season here…it’s time for ‘APPLE CRUMBLE’
Getting away from baking, am posting pictures of the pasta I made yesterday. This is a penne in a cream mushroom sauce with pan-grilled chicken thrown in; stir fried veggies; tomato + pear + basil salad; and garlic bread. We enjoyed it tremendously, and I make this from a recipe I have conjured up. The … Continue reading Penne in a Cream Mushroom Sauce…
