I am always blown away when the minimum of ingredients can come together to make something pretty special. I mention the wonders of flour, yeast and water often enough so I thought I would take a break this month and focus on something else pretty magical; fruit and sugar. Fruit & ...
Happy Valentine's Day! As those of you who have come across my cake-centric thoughts on the BakeNation blog will know, I am a keen admirer of baked goods, and on this romance-themed day, I would even go so far as to say that I love them. This fanaticism surrounding eating ...
A verrine is a dessert originally from France made by layering different ingredients in a small glass. I’m going to show you how to make a verrine of Pistachio, Pineapple and Milk Chocolate. It will have layers of Pistachio Crème Brulee, Poached Ginger Pineapple, Biscuit Cuillere and Milk Chocolate ...
Introducing Ross Baxter... A few weeks ago we came across patissier, Ross Baxter, and his delicious blog. Having spent his career as Head Pastry Chef for a world renowned chef and with descriptions on his blog such as the following, we thought he would be the ...
A few weeks ago the lovely hosts at Total Food Geeks planned a Decembral theme of 'Eating standing up'; and I was planning to wait till I returned home to Alabama and write about the various foods to ...
With just one month to Christmas day as of last week, I began contemplating a suitable alternative to Christmas pudding in advance of the festive preparations this year; something rich and a little bit boozy but not too sweet, that bypassed the cinnamon and dried fruit of the usual seasonal ...
