Recipe Archive

Sep 14th 2011

Apricot frangipane tartlets

Apricot frangipane tart

Has it really been  more than a month? The last recipe I posted here, with its cucumber and elderflower flavours, tried to captured the height ... Read more

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Jul 24th 2011

Cucumber cupcakes with elderflower cream

Cucumber cupcakes with elderflower cream

You may have noticed that at the bottom of this blog's homepage I've catalogued my recipes roughly by flavour or ingredient. Most categories now have

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Jun 27th 2011

Summery meringues with lime curd and berries

Lime curd meringues

Meringues are not miraculous. You beat a few egg whites and some sugar fiercely. You take the resulting pearly foam and spoon or ... Read more

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Jun 11th 2011

Catalan cream tart

Catalan cream tart

We spent a glorious week in Spain recently - a few days in Seville, a few days in Barcelona - and naturally ended up stuffing ... Read more

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May 30th 2011

Super-stuffed cranberry cream macarons

Cranberry cream macarons

These guys have really let themselves go, wouldn't you say? While most macarons are sveltly stuffed with a dollop of filling, these are teetering precariously ... Read more

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Apr 21st 2011

Sesame Sandwich Cookies

Sesame sandwich cookies

...or shall I call these Tahini Treats? If you love the earthy taste of sesame, these guys are for you. They came about from a ... Read more

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Mar 30th 2011

Cakes for Japan

Japan Tsunami Appeal Bake Sale

Last week was extraordinary in many ways: the end of an adventurous weekend in Lisbon, a risky personal decision (more on that later) and finally, ... Read more

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Mar 2nd 2011

Turkish Delight Macarons

Turkish delight macarons

Is there any confection more contentious than Turkish delight? Some relish it as an exotic treat, others scorn it as slimy, perfumy gloop. Personally, I ... Read more

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Feb 22nd 2011

Rhubarb Mousse Cake for Valentine’s Day

Rhubarb white chocolate mousse cake

Somehow Valentine's Day came and went without a blog post, perhaps giving the impression that the day of love passed by with the oven off. ... Read more

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Feb 1st 2011

Seville Orange Pound Cake

Seville orange pound cake

I can admit, without boasting, that I haven't had too many outright baking disasters. Well, OK - this weekend I tried to make microwave pralines ... Read more

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