I saw a recipe the other day for a Gooseberry and Ginger Wine Crumble. I thought to myself, that sounds rather good . . . scrummy even . . .I didn't have any gooseberries though . . . nor could I find any, neither fresh nor frozen . . .What I do have though, is a very healthy and very large and very productive rhubarb...
This is a comforting dessert that you either loathe . . . or love.We are from the love camp in this household.Perfectly baked rice pudding . . . with creamy, milky, sweet rice beneath a scrummy golden buttery crust . . .Can there be anything more heavenly on earth?It all depends on which day you ask me . . .Today, as...
One of my favourite television shows over here has to be Larkrise to Candleford. Based on a trilogy of novels written by the author, Flora Thompson about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire at the end of the 19th Century, neither Todd nor I have ever missed an episode in all of the three series...
Clafoutis is a French Dessert, normally made with ripe cherries, placed in a well buttered dish and covered with a rich batter, which bakes around them . . . kind of like a rich custard really.You serve it lukewarm and dusted with icing sugar and it's really, really lovely.You don't have to just make it with cherries though....
When my children were growing up I had a cookie jar in my kitchen that was never empty. I think I baked fresh cookies about every second day or so.They had their favourites of course! (As did I!) I think chocolate chip topped the list, followed very closely by oatmeal raisin and peanut butter.At Christmas I would spend...
Sometimes you want something for supper that is totally unpretentious, delicious and simple to make . . . made from simple, fresh ingredients . . .Things that you have in your larder and fridge all the time.Things like potatoes and eggs.If you have potatoes and eggs . . . you got a meal.Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme....
It's getting to that time of year when I need to use up any applesauce I have left in the freezer from last year. This is the time for applesauce cakes and muffins . . .Applesauce pies and cookies . . .Applesauce loafs . . .And this delicious Apple Custard. This has to be one of Todd's favourite desserts. Simple, easy,...
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