I’ve been blessed by friends giving me a whole lot of feijoas recently and our kitchen has been churning out lots of dishes with feijoas – feijoa macarons, feijoa jelly and now of course the much awaited chocolate feijoa cake. I must admit, this was my cunning plot to get J to eat feijoas –…
Category: Recipes
Tender beef cheeks with beer, spiced carrot purée and prunes
Beef cheeks is gaining in popularity, having seen quite a few recipes using cheeks and gracing more restaurant menus. This recipe here is one that I’ve developed over the years and I make it with different cuts of meat on a monthly basis: cheeks, tongue or crosscut. My local butcher has the freshest of them…
Baileys Chocolate Luxe Bundt Cake
This is quite a boozy cake – not at all a surprise since there is a whole cup of Baileys in here. What I didn’t expect was how much the children liked this cake (the alcohol has been cooked off so no children inadvertently got drunk from consuming this cake). This cake is quite indulgent…
Peanut butter parfait, chocolate feuilletine crumb, salted caramel and butterscotch sauce
Having had the most amazing dessert at The Sugar Club, I set about recreating this dish. Turns out it isn’t as difficult as I imagined it to be, albeit slightly simplified. The flavours and textures are all present though. The parfait recipe here is an adapted version of Geoff Scott’s (Vinnie’s) and the Cordon Bleu cookbook….
Gingerbread macarons
Since it’s Christmas, I’m sure you’d agree with me that it’s appropriate to have macarons flavoured for the merry season. It’s been a while since I’ve designed a new flavour for my macarons, as I’ve been far too busy dreaming up other desserts [see previous posts for Tarts]. However as I prepare for our trip…
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