Apricot frangipane tartlets
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
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
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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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
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
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
...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
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
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
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
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