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Last week we were gifted a kilo of blackberries from a friend’s garden, so I made some jam specifically to finish off developing this recipe for a “shortbread pastry” which can be used for so many sweet pies and tarts. I have always loved using my shortbread recipe (see here) for my fruit mince tarts….
I usually make my pizza dough using sourdough starter, but I don’t always have starter ready to use, yet still wish to get a light and fluffy “pizza” style bread onto the table to go with what I am serving for dinner. In my family I regard my dear brother Mario as the “pizza king”,…
For those that follow me, you know that I posted this recipe late last week, but choose to remove it from the website Sunday after I had experienced problems with this recipe over the weekend when using my new batch of brown rice flour … hence this “Version 2” as the problem has now been…
Kale is a polarising ingredient … so many people hesitate using it because they feel it is tough or bitter, but I have come to realise it is mainly because they do not know how to prepare it. I posted a recipe for a kale salad a little while ago where I explained how to…
Pavlovas are such an easy dessert to offer guests … and with summer and the festive season fast approaching, this is the perfect time to play with pavlova recipes. For a long time I have wanted to convert my Pavlova recipe (see here) to one using rosewater, but have never quite felt confident about the…
Lemon Curd Tart has to be amongst the most favourite desserts of all time! I have a Lemon Baked Tart recipe on this website (see here), but I also love making a lemon curd tart using a shortbread base (see here) topped with a basic lemon curd (see here). Whilst this works perfectly, I always…
Whilst I do love chocolate bites, I would never choose to eat it during the day as I keep that as a special weekend “night time” treat. So when thinking of what to offer others as a little chocolatey nibble during the day, this is the sort of “bite” I make. Although there is dark…
One of the hardest challenges for me when I am trying to watch my food intake is being hungry. Coming from a large Maltese family we all love food, love to cook, and love to eat … and for anyone that knows me, they know just how much I can eat! So while I am…
My family love coriander so we are the lucky ones, but there are some people who find it difficult to tolerate coriander without experiencing a “soapy” sensation in their mouth (see here). So if you are from the latter tribe then this recipe is perhaps not for you as it relies heavily on coriander for…
