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Phyllo to Baklava with Daring Bakers …layers of fun!
Baklava, a sweet rich pastry made with layers of phyllo dough, made from scratch, with nuts sweetened with simple syrup. Exquisite and outstanding make ahead dessert... a beautiful Dr
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Stone Fruit Tea Cake … perfect inspiration for summer!
A Stone Fruit Tea Cake must be the best way to use stone fruit in a cake this summer. Light enough to be a snack to satiate that grumbling in the tummy, yet indulgent enough to offer a light summer dessert if served with whipped cream or ice cream!
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Gateau Aux Pommes … Comforting Apple Cake!
A simple, comforting, unassuming apple cake, delicious and moist, with the promise of old world charm. A couple of tablespoons of unsweetened low fat cream make it even more addictive!
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Espresso Chocolate Chip Cupcakes … Espress-o-love for Mother’s Day!!
These muffins are great for a coffee loving Mum! Nothing like a deep, delicious espresso cupcake to make the day complete. Dark chocolate pairs beautifully with coffee, and IMHO, a creme chantilly topping might compliment these cupcakes nicely too.
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Baking| Pebbly Beach Fruit Squares … charming cookies for Mothers Day!
“If you can laugh at it, you can live with it.” Erma Brombeck Happy May! There was a time when as kids we would go around shrieking May Daaaaaay May Daaaaaay on the 1st of May, giggling stupidly at the SOS call. By the time history classes began, May Day was synonymous with Labour Day, where we studied labour relations, about the ILO etc, and life began to get mundane. May’s here and the only thought that tears through my mind is ‘ALREADY?’ Are we really almost halfway through the year?Life has been a roller coaster ride of late which might sort of explain why I’ve been a bit slow…
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Whipped Strawberry Curd Cream Tartlets with Walnut Shortbread Crust
A delightful light summer berry tart with a walnut shortbread crust, and a whipped strawberry curd cream to fill the crust! A new twist to lemon curd, and we loved it!!
