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How to make basic Savoury Pastry.

July 3, 2017 by Tania 3 Comments

Savoury pastry

I promised you didn’t I?  Here’s the next guide to Pastry making. This time How to make basic Savoury Pastry. Give it a try. You’ll find you have it mastered in no time. OK so, making this Savoury Pastry is pretty much the same as making the sweet pastry only without the addition of a…

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Sweet Pastry Video

January 29, 2017 by Tania Leave a Comment

This Sweet Pastry Video is a great way to learn how to make pastry. You will be an expert with a bit of practise.

Filed Under: video Tagged With: easy sweet pastry, how to make pastry, how to make sweet pastry, making pastry, recipe for sweet pastry, sweet pastry video

Walnut, Rose Petal Jam Tart

June 16, 2016 by Tania 10 Comments

Walnut tart

Walnut Rose Petal Jam Tart I love walnuts but they aren’t everyone’s favourite. Have you ever had a fresh just shelled Walnut? They are sweet and very crunchy. If you have ever had those dark, bitter, stale little walnuts in bags from the supermarket then I don’t blame you if you don’t like walnuts. The…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: #walnuts #australian walnuts # baking, Australian walnuts, Baking Tarts, baking with nuts, desserts, making pastry, nuts, Rose Petal Jam, tarts and pies, walnuts

Chocolate Tart made with cake crumbs

December 27, 2013 by Tania 13 Comments

hazel Praline on top of a chocolate tart

I am back and feeling superior. Yes I am using left overs to bake something again.  Come on……. work with me . Surely you have some chocolate cake crumbs at your house? A couple of weeks ago I made a red Velvet tart with the left over crumbs from a cake . This week I’m…

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, Chocolate Tart, Cooking with cake crumbs, how do I use cake crumbs, how to fix and leaking tart case, making pastry, Using leftover cake crumbs

Easy Hot Water Crust for Pies

June 13, 2013 by Tania 29 Comments

Hot water crust with meat

How to make Hot Water Crust for Pies It’s cold in the Southern Hemisphere, forgive us if this recipe is not suitable for your current balmy summer evenings, somewhere else. It maybe one to keep for colder times. Although there is no end of pasta at my house (Skaters choice/ teenager) a pie is always…

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Filed Under: How to:, Lamb/Beef/Pork, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: Dinner., hot water pastry, lunch, Maincourses, making pastry, Making pies, pie pastry, pies, using leftiovers

Raspberry Mascarpone Tart Cointreau Raspberry Ice & Lake Toba

March 18, 2013 by Tania 19 Comments

Raspberry Mascarpone Tart with Raspberries

The other day it appeared like a vision, the Raspberry Mascarpone tart with Cointreau Raspberry Ice. It was far more pleasant than the vision I had when I thought my sister was going to die in Sumatra. We were on Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba, the biggest lake in Indonesia and the largest…

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Filed Under: Ice cream, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: baking, cheese desserts, cooking with mascarpone, making pastry, no churn raspberry sorbet, Raspberries, Raspberry tart, sorbet without an icecream machine, travel tales, travelling in Sumartra

White Chocolate Tart with Balsamic Strawberries

August 20, 2012 by Tania 17 Comments

White chocolate strawberry tart and balsamic with fresh strawberries

Try this amazing White Chocolate Tart with Balsamic Strawberries for something different. White chocolate can be cloying and…..white…… and a bit sweet, but have you tried it with strawberries and balsamic? You must! White Chocolate Strawberry Tart with Balsamic We are in the depths of winter here in Australia and this tart is white as the snow…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, cooking with strawberries, making pastry, Strawberries with Balsamic vinegar, Tondo Organic Balsamic, using balsamic vinegar, White Chocolate Tart

Porcini Mushroom Parmesan Tart

February 7, 2012 by Tania 19 Comments

Mushroom Parmesan Tart

This is kind of a special tart. But a Porcini Mushroom Parmesan Tart is definitely one to make memories. I have a bit of a love affair with Porcinis. They are so delicious with slow cooked dishes and poultry , risotto and pasta, that at this time of the year ( in the Australian Summer ) I…

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Filed Under: Cooking with Mushrooms, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, making pastry, mushroom parmesan tart, mushroom tart, Mushrooms, Porcinis, Savoury Tarts, vegetarian food

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too. Come and have a look around Read More
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