Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate mousse will never win any beauty awards. Although it features near the top of my list of comforting desserts with its slightly retro silky smooth richness, chocolate mousse rarely featured at our table. Not…
Chocolate mousse will never win any beauty awards. Although it features near the top of my list of comforting desserts with its slightly retro silky smooth richness, chocolate mousse rarely featured at our table. Not…
I would love to tell you about this cake’s nostalgic and well adapted history, but I can’t. Nigella’s Chocolate Olive Oil Cake is perfect. It is the only dessert (apart from Aunt Jeanette's Chocolate Meringues)…
I am a sucker for late night television. I know I should be reading or sleeping. But often, when the house is quiet and finally mine at the end of the day, I find myself…
Using the same basic-ish base as my other flavours, this tahini halva (with a hint of chocolate if you are feeling fancy) is just divine.
As semifreddo requires no fancy equipment, this is a perfect excuse to make iced treats to your hearts content and wow your friends and use up your leftovers at the same time. Win, win.
These chocolate meringue biscuits are undoubtedly the dessert that I make most often. My quick as a flash go to pudding. Likelihood is, if you have eaten at my house, you have tried these rich,…
There is a new distraction in my life. As of the beginning of June, I am the proud owner of a Big Green Egg. For those of you who may not be acquainted with this…
I am often faced with a number of kitchen quandaries. Most frequently I find myself in 'the serving piece predicament'. My cupboards are dangerously packed to the hilt with bowls and platters in virtually every…
I am very excited to share another cookie staple from the repertoire with you. These shortbread cookies are not only the perfect accompaniment to a sliced or scooped frozen treat, they are the perfect with just…
There ain't no party like a Latke Party……. It's Hanukkah next week and this year I am making a variety of flavours (and some new sauces to go on top. Let's just call it the…
Truth. I had never heard of a Pizookie until last week. Seemingly alone in my culinary ignorance I quickly discovered that the ever popular oversized cookie baked in a pan is merely the generic term…
I first discovered really good coffee in Sydney. It was 1999 and I was in the prime of my youth. Having spent a number of years in the States drinking pre Chemex drip, some could argue…
Last week, for the first time ever, I taught a class. Patience is not a virtue that I really possess, and thus I always assumed that without patience, I could never teach. But as I…
A staple around here, you can find them heart shaped and filled with blackberry jam in February and in the summer they are a favourite ice cream accompaniment. Generally, they are the ideal snack biscuit…
It is Monday morning the 20th June, it is dark outside and bucketing down with rain. Huddled at my computer in three layers, I am wondering if summer will ever arrive. If, like me you…
I love rhubarb. In any form. Roasted, combined with other fruits, as compote, in cakes and as a savoury side to fish or chicken. In a nutshell, cook it and I will eat it. My…