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 […]
A perfect cocktail to make on Valentine’s Day, why not try a Sweetheart for your Sweetheart?
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 […]
Having a Saturday afternoon BBQ to prepare for, a delicious dessert was in order. Cheesecake. I decided to make Nigella’s New York Cheesecake. Cheesecake is silky, decadent and rich. This recipe makes a particularly amazing cheesecake, as the separating of the eggs gives the cake a lovely light texture that […]
Having the luxury of time today, I made a lemon meringue pie using chef extraordinaire, Gordon Ramsay’s recipe. After a balcony BBQ dinner, we say around basking in the glory of a soft, tangy, light lemon meringue pie… “There’s no word to describe how good it was”, said diner number […]
Dips are decadent, delectable, dizzying, dangerous and dreamy. They should be a food group. I had to make a selection of dips for our closing night of Wind in the Willows party… they were a huge hit… just ask the Weasel. They were so easy to make and are now […]
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