When Christmas is looming I am often searching around for something a little different to add to the buffet table. Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year, especially where cooking is concerned. My Christmas cake is always ready, I know exactly what I will be doing for Christmas Eve, Christmas day, Boxing…
Category: Dessert
Navajo Indian Frybread – You just have to try it!
After a friend posted about this, I was intrigued! I had never heard of it ever! On reading the comments it was obviously a very popular thing in America and the uses of it seemed endless. A bread as a dessert, use it as a taco, have it for breakfast, with burger and beans, salads…
Simnel Cake – A traditional Mothers day or Easter treat!
This is a lovely moist fruit cake with its history documented since Medieval times. Simnel cake is often made around the Easter period. It is said it became a popular treat for servant girls to make whist their employers were at Church. The girls would take it home to their mothers as a gift. The…
Make Your Own – Creme Fraiche … Yes it’s so easy!
Living in Spain and finding certain ingredients, can often prove difficult! If your home is remote, with small shops rather than the larger supermarkets such as https://www.mercadona.es/ or Lidl, it can be frustrating when you want to cook something and haven’t got what you need. The ‘Cooks In Spain’ cooking group, often carries questions about…
Cheesecake goes ‘posh’ … A luxurious centre piece!
It doesn’t get any easier than this. Create a beautiful dessert that looks like you have spent days in the kitchen! A no-bake cheesecake I think is much lighter than a baked one. Baked can be quite rich, especially when decorated. The decorations on this are super simple. The fancy dark chocolate lace pieces take…
A visit to Mojacar – Shopping and food!
It isn’t often that a visit to the beach happens, but usually, the lovely beach at Mojacar is a favourite choice. With a wonderful selection of little shops and miles of sandy beaches, it is a nice day out. Mojacar is situated on the coast of South Eastern Spain. It’s history dates back over 4000…
Rainbow Tarts – Perfect for a picnic or packed lunch!
It was one of those days! How I ever managed to get these Rainbow Tarts together is a small miracle, but I did it! However, it is not that they are hard to make, they are just time consuming adding all the veggie strips to make them look pretty! I had seen the idea in…
Turkish Delight – A subtle rose flavoured treat
Having made my own rose water a couple of weeks ago, I have haven’t stopped thinking about Turkish Delight. Turkish Delight is my favourite sweet. I loved it as a child and often buy a box to use on the Christmas buffet table. Following research a couple of years ago, I never got round to…
Caged Apples – A perfect Autumn Dessert
Apples are one of my favourite fruits to bake with. As well as apple pie, apple sauce, and baked apples, caged apples are a definite favourite.
Cherry Pie – The sweet taste of summer has arrived and is definitely one not to be missed
Cherry Pie – A Taste Of Summer