“I leave my fats for dessert.”Bruce Mathews My favourite dessert of all time is a panna cotta. Panna cotta, an Italian dessert, which literally means cooked cream, is luxurious & creamy, eggless & sensual. In winter, we like a deep dark chocolate panna cotta. Come summer & I’m all for fruity flavour. With winter on … Continue reading STRAWBERRY PANNA COTTA WITH A STRAWBERRY COULIS…the one that wouldn’t oblige!
“Recipes without the author, without the cuisine to which they were once a living, seamless part, die.” John Thorne I‘m delighted to be playing host to this week’s round-up of BOOKMARKED RECIPES, a wonderful weekly event hosted by Ruth of Ruth’s Kitchen Experiments. When Ruth asked if I was OK to host her baby for … Continue reading BOOKMARKED ROUNDUP 22…Guest hosting my first event!
“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!
“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!
