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Tag: sweets
Shortbread & dulce de leche cookies
Last weekend I was in the fortunate position of having leftover dulce de leche and nothing to eat it with. As much as I like…
Quince Paste and Memories of Spain
Confession: I didn’t actually cook anything this weekend, as my right wrist has been acting up lately and it seemed wise to not push it…
Quince Tarts
Did you miss me last week? Feeling a bit time-poor, I decided to take a short break from cooking and blogging. There are times when…
Orange & Guava Jelly
Well, you can’t win ’em all. This weekend’s dessert was rushed and didn’t turn out quite as planned, so I considered just not posting one…
Melon & Coconut Parfait
I have a confession to make: whilst I’ve done a decent job of making myself a decadent dessert every weekend, I haven’t been so good…
Fig, honey & ricotta semifreddo + homemade ricotta
I’m sure you’re probably sick of me griping about the weather, but it’s been another hot weekend which limits the dishes I can make to…
Baklava
I asked The Boy for requests for this week’s dessert, and as I had a lot of pistachios left over from last week he suggested baklava.…
Watermelon, Rose & Sparkling Sorbet
The Boy and I actually don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day – we started dating a few days before it, so celebrate on the 10th and don’t…
Yoghurt Pannacotta
It has been another sweltering hot weekend in Perth, where turning on the oven or heating anything for long was unthinkable. For this weekend’s dessert…
Coconut Mango Popsicles
I’m trying a new thing for 2014 – no eating sweets during the week, and then make, style, shoot and blog something extra delicious on…
Sweet Tarts
I’ve always found pastry quite daunting – making sure everything is measured, chilled, combined, rested and most of all planned properly ahead of time is…