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White Chocolate Cheesecake with balsamic strawberries
White Chocolate Cheesecake with balsamic strawberry topping is a great recipe for beginners, for bakers, for cheesecake lovers and especially for people like me who need a springboard for creativity. You could even…
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Chocolate Berry Wine Gateau … a delicious, indulgent GF cake this Christmas
A deeply indulgent, satisfying flourless {read glutenfree} dark chocolate cake that celebrates the best of the holiday season. Sweetened with dessert wine and strawberry wine jam, festival baking doesn't get better than this…
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Kokum Panna Cotta … coastal flavours from friends
Kokum Panna Cotta ... gentle, tropical, flavourful, this panna cotta gone light comes alive with the zing of kokum. The pairing is beautiful. The basic coconut milk panna cotta pairs well with most…
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Baking | Wholewheat Apple Walnut Cheddar Thyme Hand Pies … it’s Pi{e} Day after all #wholegrain #together #healthy #pie
Wholewheat Apple Walnut Cheddar Thyme Hand Pies ... these pies carry a tale of their own, pie memories too. They turned out to be quite delicious. I think they are a fab fit…
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Orange Almond Cake {gluten free} … light, healthy, delicious
Orange Almond Cake {gluten free} … wafts of sweet almond with citrusy notes of orange float through the kitchen, virtually transporting you to the Mediterranean. One bite and you will find it hard…
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Whole Grain Apple Crumble … fall in love with delicious dessert
The Whole Grain Apple Crumble is an autumn / winter dessert which is pure comfort food. Here's a version of the apple crumble gone healthy. Serve with some good quality vanilla ice cream,…
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Peaches & Cream Cake … light summer cake. Trifles too!
A light summery birthday cake, the crème patisserie lends a nice, deep flavour to the frosting on the Peaches & Cream Cake. Use fresh peaches or even apricots in season. The cake would…
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Peach & Cherry GF Granola Crumbles … delightful summer dessert
Peach & Cherry GF Granola Crumbles ... Fruit crumbles are fun. Real fun. You can find several crumbles on PAB, gluten free and otherwise. They take minutes to rustle up, bake beautifully and…
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Phalsa Berry Sharbat – ‘Blendit’ like Vikas Khanna #summer #cooler #inseason
Refreshing, cooling and right for the Indian summer, the Phalsa Berry Sharbat is just what the doctor ordered! Sweet, tangy, uplifting, it's a summer cooler packer with vitamins and antioxidants.
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Mango Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta … Mother’s Day Special – Delicious Creamy Indulgent
Delicious, creamy, sublime, indulgent and simple, Mango Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta is a great make ahead dessert option.
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Wholewheat Almond Buttermilk Pound Cake … with almond cream & fresh strawberries
A healthier & delicious version of the pound cake, one that works with infinite combinations; a recipe never short on ideas! The good thing about the Wholewheat Almond Buttermilk Pound Cake is that…
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Strawberry Quark Ice Cream
Celebrate summer with the 'bursting with flavour' and the goodness of strawberries low fat Strawberry Quark Ice Cream. It will leave you asking for more!
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Baking | Apple, Oats and Walnut Skillet Crumble … warm, fun and gluten free comfort food
Simple, basic, easy apple pie, something that comforts and warms, especially in these cold winter days. Baking it in the skillet takes it up a few rustic notches! Enjoy this gluten free version…
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Dragon fruit & Strawberry Christmas Jelly … Merry Xmas
Light, healthy, delicious Dragon fruit & Strawberry Christmas Jelly holiday desserts for the young and old alike. Serve them in an array of glasses to keep the mood fun and joyful! Use other…
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Irresistible Banoffee Pie from the Sood Family Cookbook … recipe & review
Rich, indulgent, addictive, this simple Banoffee Pie {banana + toffee} will win your heart over.
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Tropical Coconut Milk Rice Pudding … with dragon fruit & rambutans
The Indian rice pudding is traditionally a vegetarian, eggless dessert option. It's creamy with beautiful texture. Gluten free too. This version, the Tropical Coconut Milk Rice Pudding is a wonderful make ahead dessert…
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Red Berry Crumbles … Around the World with the Tadka Girls {a book review}
A bubbly dessert which is sweet, tart and even mildly spiced. This rustic red berry crumble is a melange of flavours and textures from Around the World with the Tadka Girls
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Dark Chocolate & Persimmon Mousse … Fall desserts!
Light, smooth, deep and delicious fall dessert topped with then enchanting orange of persimmon puree. Dark Chocolate & Persimmon Mousse is a great vegetarian make ahead dessert that will gladden the hardcore chocolate…
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Mango Pastel de Tres Leches or Mango Three Milk Cake … Daring Bakers soak up cake!
Three-Milk Cake it is a super moist, light, airy and super delicious sponge cake soaked in the three kinds of milk (evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream). Tres Leches is a very…
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Baking | Wholewheat Plum Frangipane Galette … the last goodbye #stonefruitlove
A delicious wholewheat plum frangipane galette with a light, buttery, flaky crust. Frangipane in here is as delightful as can be. It adds to the taste, and also offers a layer between the…
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No Bake/Frozen | Peach Mango Low Fat Ice Cream … just right for summer #stonefruitlove
This summer, a surplus of peaches and mangoes led to a delightful Peach Mango Low Fat Ice Cream, incorporating low-fat cream and hung yogurt. The recipe, with hints of almond and lime, is…
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Petite Whole Wheat Plum Cakes … getting stoned this summer
Petite Whole Wheat Plum Cakes ... some desserts are so homey and comforting that they hit the right spot. These little cakes fell straight into that category. Simple, earthy, flavourful and above all…
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Smoothies … Change is the only constant, and it sure feels good!!
I've discovered a whole new world. A world of delicious smoothies, both sweet and savoury! The mind thinks non stop smoothies now. Herbs, fruit, veggies, nuts, oats, yogurt, soy milk ...
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Delicious Walnut Meringue and Cherry Gateau … for the nut lover in you
A Walnut Meringue & Cherry Gateau seemed an unlikely combination. It turned out to be quite a winner. The meringues baked up prettily. They are delicate creatures and very delicious if you are…
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Cherry Frozen Yogurt … summer is for stone fruit #lovestonefruit
Refreshing and addictive, this is a great summer dessert or 'coolant'! Low on calories and high on taste, this cherry frozen yogurt will leave you asking for more ... and more!
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Swedish PrinsesstÃ¥rta Cupcakes … Daring Bakers serve up royally delicious cakes!
Swedish Prinsesstårta Cupcakes... the best BEST cake we've eaten of late. Perfect balance of flavours, moist, flavourful, addictive good, non chocolate ... PERFECT!
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Baking | Cherry & Plum Crisp … Happy Mothers Day #stonefruitlove #summer
A cherry and plum crisp that is simple and delicious. A celebration of summer! #stonefruitlove
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Traditional Savarins with Cr̬me Patisserie : Daring Bakers Рwin some, lose some!
It was the Daring Bakers challenge. Even though the savarins didn't come out winners, the Crème Patisserie more than made up.
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No Bake | Mulberry Strawberry Buttermilk Sorbet & Mulberry Jam … In season with mulberries!
It's mulberries all the way. Enjoy a refreshing, sweet, tart, delightful and pretty Mulberry Strawberry Buttermilk Sorbet. The Mulberry Jam is quite sweet and makes for a nice addition in a berry dessert…
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Raspberry Pistachio Roulade … Spring Roll? Errr Swiss Roll!
The Raspberry Pistachio Roulade captures the colours of spring nicely. It's light, refreshing, moist and quick to make. It's a nice make ahead simple homey dessert.
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The Life of Pi …. err…Pie Bird & A Strawberry Pie
A Strawberry Pie and a Pie Bird. Strange how things happen at a good time. Around the time that the Life of Pi won an Oscar, the good folk from Zansaar sent me…
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Jam making | Kumquat Marmalade … In Season & in plenty!
Bitter kumquat marmalade is one of the best ways to use up this tart fruit. Makes a for a great gift, and is also a wonderful addition to cake batters, frosting, pies etc.
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Baking | Traditional Panettone the Daring Bakers way!
A delicious sweet Italian bread like cake studded with fruit, nuts and candied peel. The Pannetone originates from Milan, and is traditionally made around Christmas.
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Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala …. Joyeux Noel 2012
Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala ... Rich, fruity, nutty and deeply flavoured fruit cake for Christmas. The flavours of garam masala lift it to new heights. This is a quick to make…
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Chocolate-Pear Tea Bread … Love Baking for Friends
Delicate pears, brown sugar and butter come together with dark chocolate chips to make a specially delicious moist and flavourful quick tea bread. A delightful fall special from ‘Baking with Friends‘ by Kathleen…
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No Bake | Date & Prune Chocolate Truffles … truffles on a diet don’t get better than this #festivefood
Healthy, delicious, a power house of energy and guilt free indulgence, truffles on a diet can’t get better than this!
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Oven Roasted Plum & Almond Cakes … Happy 100th Birthday Julia
Tiny little delicious dessert cakes that celebrate summer, stone fruit and plums! They are light and delightful, the almond meal adding beautiful texture to the crumb! Baking With Julia ....
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Baking | Plum Tart with Walnut Frangipane
Fruit in season must be the biggest thrill of my life. I am a locavore to the core and fresh produce makes my heart sing. A delicious summer tart with plums and walnuts.…
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Dark Chocolate Mousse, Peach Lime Cooler & Stone Fruit Salad … Summer!
A smooth as silk dark chocolate mousse topped with a balsamic cherry sauce. Seductive make ahead dessert. Also a Peach Lime Cooler & Stone Fruit Salad to fill up these stunning glasses on…
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Mango Sorbet … Taste of Yellow for Barbara!
The mango sorbet is light, refreshing, delicious and screams summer! Recipe adapted minimally from 'The Perfect Scoop', David Lebovitz. A tribute to Barbara, Taste of Yellow!
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Fresh Peach Streusel Coffee Cake …. getting stoned in season
We certainly are getting stoned this season! This Fresh Peach Streusel Cake was delightful. A light, tender crumb, a beautifully flavoured streusel with undertones of almond, clarified butter and brown sugar marrying well.
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Rustic Peach ‘n Plum Summer Galette … moorish summer tart
A rustic dessert bursting with flavour and colour, full of all the fruity goodness that summer offers baked into a simple free form tart. Divine!
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Stone Fruit Crisps {Gluten Free}
An easy, quick dessert baked with seasonal stone fruit. It's quick to make and full of flavour; a summer classic which is gluten free too! Happy 4th of July!
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Baking| Hot Cross Strawberry Chocolate Chip Buns … Happy Easter
Happy Easter Sunday. I have for you light and airy hot cross buns made with a yeasted {eggless] buttermilk dough flavoured with vanilla beans and chocolate chips. A sweet roasted balsamic strawberry reduction…
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Frozen Desserts| Strawberry Fro Yo ♥ Spring is here ♥ … summer too!
Refreshing strawberry fro yo which is great for the season. It's low on calories and great on flavour. Looks very pretty too.
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Sweet Orange, Roasted Strawberry & Chocolate Buttermilk Rolls … the best of The Pioneer Woman
Sweet Orange, Roasted Strawberry and Chocolate Buttermilk Rolls bursting with the freshness of orange flavour, seduced by deep roasted strawberries and then given the kick of dark chocolate … all oooey, gooey, wonderful.…
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Baking| Quick Cinnamon Apple Buns with Cinnamon Icing {no yeast} … A Guest Post!
My take on cinnabons and cinnamon buns ... Quick no yeast apple, cinnamon and walnuts buns which bake in a jiffy {no yeast} and make for a nice rustic dessert {or quick snack}.…
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Baking| Blood Orange Macarons with Maple Orange Chocolate Pastry Creme … World Macaron Day
A perfect balance of flavours. Dried blood orange peel macarons with a bitter orange dark chocolate filling, laced with mild flavours of pure maple flakes. Macarons for Mactweets where we are celebrating World…
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No-bake Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake … Happy International Womens Day!
A nice make ahead dessert with strawberries and chocolate, light and full of flavour.
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Baking| Honey Roasted Fig & Almond Tart … good food indeed!
The tart was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.! Combined together, butter, brown sugar, almonds and vanilla beans deliver something special. The crust was crisp, and the tart came together beautifully. Honey roasted figs pleased the palette with…
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Baking| Strawberry Almond Roulade {Gluten free} … baking for a friend!
A Swiss roll or roulade, which uses almond meal instead of flour to deliver a light and delicious dessert. Use pretty much whichever seasonal fruit you have. Summer berries would fit in beautifully,…
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Baking| Strawberry Orange Rough Puff Pastry Tart … feeding the hungry blog!
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…
