What a better way to use up a couple of apples – turning them into a delicious and easy pud that you can douse in custard, cream or ice cream! You don’t have to make your own pastry as it does turn this quick and easy pudding into something a bit more time-consuming, but if you have the time and inclination, it does give you a sense of achievement (and tastes good too). Continue reading
I remember when I was little, my Mother used to give us either homemade baked rice pudding warm from the oven with that lovely golden skin on top, or we’d have Ambrosia Creamed Rice out of a tin as a quick and tasty pud. Now she makes a delicious Swedish version (with loads of chopped almonds) and for the last 5-10 years it’s become a tradition to have it on Christmas Eve with a red fruit/cherry compote. The creamy, deliciousness of rice pudding is something that I think people either love or loathe, and I definitely love it. Continue reading
Back to work this morning after the long Easter weekend. With the clocks going forward as well, getting up was a bit of a shock to the system. Continue reading
About 10 years ago, I spent a lovely two weeks in Croatia on holiday with my sister and another friend when all three of us were young, free and single! I still have so many happy memories of the place. Continue reading
My husband is a kiwi. He is also very sensitive about the origins of pavlova. When people say to him “but pavlova comes from Australia, doesn’t it?”, you can see him bristle with annoyance. The age old argument of where pavlova originates rages on Continue reading
I have always had a love of Limoncello (and of tiramisu for that matter) – particularly after a fantastic holiday in Sardinia with my now husband. I have great memories of getting a bit tipsy on the sweet, tangy, sticky loveliness that is limoncello Continue reading
