Desserts

Musk Kisses

Musk Kisses. A perfect thing to do with leftover egg whites (the yolks went into ice-cream). Simply beat them to stiff peaks and add caster sugar. I didn’t even measure it this time. I just kept adding until it tasted right. Add a few drops of musk, a touch of […]

Hot Cross Bun Ice-cream

Happy Easter. I hope your weekend was filled with the usual suspects of Easter delight. Mine was. So on this last day of the Easter weekend, not having quite had my fill of Easterness, due to perhaps an unfortunate incident involving the ruination of actual homemade hot cross buns due […]

Cranberry and Pistachio Shortbread

My lovely cousin over at Love Dove first gave me a bunch of these two Christmases ago, and they are perhaps the most delicious biscuit you will ever eat. Simple to make (as they do not require rolling out) why not make a batch and take them to a friend? […]

Raspberry White Chocolate Cookies

Having read this recipe on the fabulous blog Eatori, I simply had to make these cookies immediately. A cinch to make, these babies don’t take mounds of ingredients, which is always convenient. They are a chewy delight where best friends raspberry and white chocolate have a merry old time frolicking across your […]

Red Velvet Cupcakes

My only previous experience, or incident, if you will, with a red velvet cupcake was when I spat one into the garbage bin outside Magnolia Bakery, Greenwich Village. Despite its coming highly recommended, I found the cake to taste like a combination of old cupboard and cold fat. I have […]

Sticky Date Pudding

Tonight I made sticky date pudding that was, as the title of the recipe suggested, “to die for”. It’s a Nigella recipe, based on a Marco Pierre White recipe. Never having made it, I was surprised at how long it took to bake. The recipe said 10-12 minutes, but mine […]