“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.”Unknown Chocolate Genoise Sponge with a ganache topping & marzipan Time for the son’s 9th birthday & his level of excitement has the rest of us crawling up walls!!! The countdown began 2 months ago, & reached a frenzy in the last week. Each morning … Continue reading AHOY THERE MATEYS…IT’S A PIRATE CAKE!
“Condensed milk is wonderful. I don’t see how they can get a cow to sit down on those little cans.” Fred Allen On a calcium high…Goodness that’s fruity & cool! This creamy, delicious mango ice-cream’s en route for something I support whole-heartedly & have always believed in…Beautiful Bones: An Osteoporosis Food Event, hosted by one … Continue reading CREAMY HOME-MADE MANGO ICE-CREAM…ON A CALCIUM HIGH!
“Good food gladdens the heart.” Author Unknown Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis… An elegant, simple Italian dessert. Creamy & incredibly satisfying! Having read about it several times, I always wondered of how beautiful & versatile something like this would be. Somehow never got down to making it till now when strawberries started showing up in … Continue reading PANNA COTTA with STRAWBERRY COULIS…Elegant & Sublime!
“We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory View from my window in 2007… That time of the year again; am racing as usual…still so much to do, and so little done. Even the year has almost come to an end! Huff Puff!! … Continue reading WRAP ON 2007…the year that whooshed by!
CAKES & DESSERTS…Sweet somethings! * ALMOND APPLE CAKE from Dragon’s Kitchen* ALMOND MERINGUES TOPPED WITH APRICOTS* And another STRAWBERRY SWISS ROLL with piping on top* APPLE & BLACK GRAPE BANDE AUX FRUIT* APPLE & WALNUT BROWN BUTTER TARTLETS* APPLE CRISP…HELENE’S* APPLE CRUMBLE…with butter* APPLE SPICE CAKE by Dorothy Mae Brown* APPLE SPICED CAKE …Autumn Warmth* … Continue reading CAKES & DESSERTS…Sweet somethings!
