Desserts

Caramel Shortbread Slice

I was looking forward to spending my evening at the Château. Château D’Awesome as it is formally known, is a suburban mansion laced with fine musicians who enjoy Seinfeld. It is my haven. I was going to bake something to take. Bring Babka, or The Balck and White Cookie, but […]

Chewy Speculaas Blondies

A day of misery and rain and nothing better to do than watch the Tony awards and curl up with a blondie (brownie’s sister). This recipe comes from Edd Kimber’s The Boy Who Bakes and is the perfect treat to bake on a cold winter’s day as it is full […]

Salt and Vinegar Macarons

Tonight I made Salt and Vinegar Macarons. They are not to everyone’s taste, but to a sophisticated palate, they are delightful. I especially love the textural contrast of the crunchy sea-salt flakes against the silky, balsamic vinegar ganache. Appearance-wise, they are a bit rough and ready as I could not […]

Streusel Apple Pie

Now that the chill of winter has set in, it’s time for comfort food to come out of hibernation. Enter the Streusel Apple Pie. Having a bag full of fresh mountain apples, I thought this pie looked just right for a lazy Monday afternoon snack. The recipe comes from winner […]

Anzac Biscuits

“It’s the monotony we revile, not – to a like degree – hard work or hard face. To look out on the same stretch of beach or the same patch of trench wall and the same terraces of hostile black and grey sandbags day after day is to be wearied.” […]

Titanic – 100 years on

In a little under an hour and half, it will be one hundred years since the Titanic sank to her dark depths. So, as it turns out, I have a keen fascination with the infamous disaster. It has apparently been building up over the years, and came out in full […]