Tag: Sweet
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Mastering desserts – cheats chocolate fondant
Cheats chocolate fondant was my first attempt to master desserts in 2012 (as I proudly announced to be my New Years resolution a few moths ago)… I would hardly label this attempt as mastering. As the recipe title suggests [cheats], if you get it wrong it will still come out right! Brilliant. I needed something…
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Rose water meringues
It’s recently come to my attention that I’m quite confident when it comes to savoury cooking, but I have lost my way with the sweet stuff. Back in my Hotel Management days (when I spent a third of my studies in the kitchen, mastering the finer culinary techniques) I was capable of turning out most…
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Spiced apple crepes
Wouldn’t you love to wake up to these on your rostered-day-off? I served these up for my husband last week when he was home on a week day. I tried to keep them as healthy as possible – using fruit as the filling, wholemeal flour in the crepes, and natural yoghurt instead of cream/ice-cream as…
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German plum (or apple) cake
This recipe is one of mum’s… and an old favourite of mine. I loved the way that mum would mix it up a bit, when we were little, and change the fruit she would add to the cake. Whilst the recipe suggests apples, sultanas and spices, she would add plums and sometimes apricots. I have…