INGREDIENTS PASTRY 140 g cake flour 1 ml salt 80 g cold butter (I used Stork Bake), cut into small cubes 8 ml castor sugar 1 large egg yolk 10 ml iced water 2.5 ml lemon juice FILLING 3 eggs 60 g butter, melted 225 ml brown sugar 80 ml golden syrup 5 ml vanilla […]
Cheesy garlic and herb palmiers
I love desserts but sometimes you just need to tuck into something savoury stuffed with cheese, LOTS OF CHEESE! 😁. I swopped the traditional cinnamon sugar filling for mature cheddar, fresh garlic and origanum. The end result was a delicious, savoury brunch side, that my kids and myself were totally impressed with fact they’re already […]
Hot Fudge Sauce
How good does this look? Smores cookies drizzled in this rich, velvety and oh so decadent chocolate fudge sauce. This lasts forever in the fridge if it lasts that long! I have some delicious ideas using this amazing sauce so keep a look out for that. Once refrigerated the sauce will harden all you have […]
Cream of fresh tomato soup
How adorable is this idea? A fresh panini, hollowed out and stuffed with cheese, pop the panini into the oven till the cheese gets all gooey and top up with cream of fresh tomato soup….heaven on a plate I tell ya.Here’s how you make itRecipe: Ina GartenIngredients3 tablespoons good olive oil1 1/2 cups chopped red […]
Kheema Paratha
As you can see carbs are in but only to ward it the winter blues. Kheema paratha is an authentic Indian bread stuffed with a curried mince. I added a layer of cheese over the mince because I’m extra like that and also because it takes this delicious meal to the next level. This royal […]
Bakery style cookies
Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. For me that describes the perfect cookie. These are chocolate cookies with chunks of almonds and orange zest. So chocolate, orange and almond cookies? 🤔. I added 350g of chocolate to the dough making sure you get a nice chunk of ooey gooey chocolate with […]
Cajun prawns in alfredo sauce
A delicious one pot wonder. Ingredients 350g dry pasta such as fettuccine 400g large shrimp uncooked, shells removed 1 tbsp cajun seasoning 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter 1 small onion chopped 2 cloves garlic minced 1 can diced tomatoes 3/4 cup heavy cream 50g Parmesan cheese grated 1/4 tsp salt or to taste […]
Homemade Crunchie Icecream – No Churn
My husband and I have an obsession with the cadbury crunchie ice cream. The kind of obsession that has us spending a lot of money 😅. So he gave me the idea of making a crunchie cake and of course that gave me the idea to make my very own crunchie ice cream – from […]
Maple Honeycomb
Ever fancied making your own “crunchie” bars? Well now you can with this simple and mesmerizing method of making your very own honeycomb. This legit takes less than 15 minutes to prepare adding another 30 minutes to cool down completely. Smothered in chocolate or broken into shards would look stunning placed on any dessert. For […]
Choux Pastry
I am a huge fan of French pastry, croissants, palmiers and ECLAIRS! My love for eclairs however is something I just can’t explain, I love them so much I’d choose them over creme brulee anyday.This morning I got up, turned to page 48 of @freshliving_pnp and decided to whip up a batch of chocolate eclairs. […]
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