BF Bites June Roundup
[…] focaccia, tangy sourdough with an enviable crust,the most delicious potato bread and outstanding caramelised apple pastries. I admit that I have traveled across town just to buy their goods. While […]
[…] focaccia, tangy sourdough with an enviable crust,the most delicious potato bread and outstanding caramelised apple pastries. I admit that I have traveled across town just to buy their goods. While […]
[…] by flowers. Now I need to discuss their Apple Turnovers. These perfectly flaky half moon pastries filled with apples and custard satiate my sugar cravings any time of the day. […]
[…] food market, with overflowing stalls of gloriously colourful fruit, vegetables, fresh and dried herbs, nuts, pastries and halva. Amongst other spices, I bought the best za’tar I have ever had […]
[…] which had recently opened on our last visit, produced some of the most memorable breads, pastries and coffee in Sydney. And they are equally renowned for their savoury pies and […]
[…] his book this year, so I HAD to go and try the real McCoy. The pastries were as good as in Paris, and the crust on the sourdough was totally […]
[…] of ball games were played, while I gallivanted around London searching for the finest breads, pastries, coffees and sandwiches for our soon to be re-opened, re-launched and revived favourite specialist […]
I made this Eccles Cake Semifreddo last December for the Pump St Christmas party in Orford. Famous for their award winning Eccles Cakes (and bakery) it only seemed appropriate to create this semifreddo for them…
It took years to overcome my anxiety about pastry. Everyone always claimed it was easy. But the prospect of fiddly, leaky, time consuming dough with a soggy base or a ...
These bars are a staple of the season. Festive and wonderfully tangy, not terribly sweet, with a crispy base that is simple and quick to make without the faff of pastry making, these are the…
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…
Things have been a little chaotic here of late. While I have been wallowing in newborn bliss (sleep deprivation and diminished brain capacity aside), time has been wafting by. Weeks have flowed into months. Suddenly…
Meet your new best friend - the canapé (or snack) that looks fancy with a side of kitsch, takes moments to make and even fewer moments to fly off the plate.
This tart (or pie, depending where you live) started its life as a very Southern, cloyingly sweet pecan pie in a layer of fudge chocolate, basically a quintessential Thanksgiving and festive classic. Handed down to…
After reading about our family tea party for the first born son, please do not think that my husband was short of celebrations on his birthday weekend. Weeks ago he ...
To me, the quintessential summer dessert has to be a fruit pie. My dream pie’s golden lattice top is filled with fruit from the local Pick Your Own farm and eaten under the beating sun,…
This weekend we celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, which in this household mainly consists of baking and sharing (and of course consuming multiple) Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie traditionally filled with either prune, apricot or poppyseed. If you…