This Brownie Ice cream Layer Cake is a bit of a birthday treat, well for the people that came to the birthday dinner anyway. Over the years we have had all kinds of cake for Skater’s birthday. The sad thing is that he’s not really excited by cake. As we have gone along the years ,…
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Beetroot Risotto, Balsamic Rump and Horseradish cream
There seems to be a little mystery about Risotto. There shouldn’t be. The only mystery regarding risotto is the rice you use. If you have had a terrible experience making risotto you may have to start again with some more suitable rice. Did your last risotto resemble a pot of glue? Then you probably bought…
Gluten Free Pancakes Banana Strawberries, Chilli Pancetta
Gluten Free Pancakes Banana Strawberries are perfect everytime. This simple recipe makes just enough pancakes for two. I’ve added Chilli pancetta and Maple syrup to spice it. Don’t ever get bored at breakfast time! I’ve made these Gluten Free Banana Pancakes quite a few times this month for some of the special people in my…
One Pot Mushroom Chicken with porcini for a quick dinner
Porcini mushrooms will have you craving this One Pot Mushroom Chicken. It is a little bit creamy and comforting and it’s made in just one pot. You can get Porcini mushrooms at any good grocery store, and I promise you will be very happy you did. This easy dish is loved by all. I want…
Pistachio Lemon Syrup Cake
I first saw this Pistachio Lemon Syrup Cake on a wonderful English blog that I read thelittleloaf.wordpress.com . I have made it innumerable times since then with varying ingredients and it is always lovely. It’s a basic butter and sugar based cake but lets face it anything with Pistachios is bound to be good….
Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes
These are more than Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes. They’re witch Cupcakes and they’re both easy AND gluten free. On the wrong side of 40 something clicks in your brain and you just don’t care anymore. It’s a short and slippery slope from here in and I am afraid that I want to have a laugh as…
Strawberry Meringue Ice Cream Sandwiches
These Strawberry Meringue Ice Cream Sandwiches are a little different to your average Ice Cream sandwiches. The easy semi freddo ice cream and a hit of chocolate along with lashings of strawberries will have you raving! When strawberries are cheap and the weather is warm I like to make these Strawberry Meringue Ice Cream Sandwiches….
Smoked Eggplant, Toasted Chickpeas & Spek make a quick entree
Quick Entree. Party Food. I’ve been a bit busy lately. There’s been visitors staying and people dropping by. I have lots of birthday cakes to bake this month and some recipe testing for a company trying to develop a range of sauces. I feel completely spun out, and I know you are probably the same….
Salmon Quinoa Cakes, gluten free
These salmon and quinoa cakes cook in no time. I love them with cheats sweet and sour. I love making these Salmon Quinoa Cakes. It’s probably the nicest way to eat quinoa that I know. Its disguised in these delicious Salmon Cakes that have a bit of an Asian flavoured twist. If you have never…
Gluten Grain Free Lemon Honeyed Pear Tart
I am a very lucky person, because as far as I am aware I don’t have any food allergies. Once, if you had a food allergy it probably was not diagnosed and you were a sickly little person that most likely died young. Now we can work out what disagrees with us and find a way around…
Gluten Free Carrot Cake: Moist, easy
This is a multi tiered cake but on the bottom is a Gluten Free Carrot Cake. Have you ever made a cake this big? It weights about 25 kg I think. It’s completely gluten free and each layer is a different flavour. White chocolate and walnut mud cake on the top. Chocolate and Hazelnut in…
Mango and Passionfruit Ice Cream Cake
How to make a Frozen Mango Ice Cream Cake I think the first time I ever really tasted tropical fruit was overseas. The 7 hour flight to Dempasar was spent drinking and smoking up the back of the plane with the air stewards. Smoking was allowed, and plying customers with alcohol was also allowed, back then…
Lambrusco with Strawberry Cream and Amaretti
Lambrusco with Strawberry Cream makes a perfect no bake dessert I have discovered that Lambrusco can be a very refreshing drop for the summer. Lambrusco is the name of a grape variety as well as the mostly red or pink sparkling (Frizzante), that are produced in Northern Italy. I have to admit that a misspent…
Chocolate Leftover Rice Cake- Gluten Free
This is a genius cake. A Chocolate leftover rice cake. Have you ever heard of that? This is a lovely fudgy chocolate cake that just happens to use up your leftover rice. Bonus! How do you bake rice into a chocolate cake? I dreamt it up one day. I was making the well loved and…
Mascarpone Pannacotta, Salted Caramel & Hazelnuts
I would love to say that the salted caramel with Mascarpane Pannacotta may steal the limelight, but you just cannot beat the creamy mascarpone vanilla scented panna cotta. It has just the right amount of sweet, fruit and crunch. This dessert is all about the smooth creamy Mascarpone Try this Mascarpone Pannacotta it is amazing…
Frozen Chocolate Mousse Hearts
Frozen Chocolate Mousse Hearts, Rose Syrup and Candied Pistachios is the ultimate in love desserts, if appropriate…….. This could be a story of love and devotion to my Valentine, but it’s not. It was decided a long time ago that I would just share my friends husbands because it is conceivably possible that I…