Have a jar or two of Candied Quinces in your larder, some whipped cream or ice cream and you’ll have a delicious dessert on the table in an instant. Or use them, as we’ve done, in our Quince and Almond Cream Cake, or our Candied Quince and Ricotta Cake. Try replacing the rhubarb with Candied Quinces in our Rhubarb, Orange and Almond Tart ….
I make a lovely honey mousse – yes, I know I shouldn’t be saying it myself – but it has a really luscious but melting texture..
n the lead-up to a wedding in the family, (catering for a completely gluten-free reception for 40 people, but more of that later) my husband came home with some shopping, beaming, because he’d managed to score 14 punnets of beautiful strawberries for $7.50...
I’m very lucky to live near the Sydney fish markets. I try to time my shopping to avoid the weekend rush and the madness of the carpark, but in the middle of Chinese New Year...
For a slice of Italy at home, go no further than our Ricotta, Cavolo Nero and Salami Torta. Filled with classic Italian flavours and encased in our Revenge Gluten-free Cream Cheese Pastry it’s perfect with a salad for lunch or dinner and could even wing it for brunch, perhaps replacing the salami for bacon or speck ….
Break out the cakes plates and forks, choose your best linen, dust off the fine china teacups, invite some of your favourite people for afternoon tea and serve our luscious Carrot Cake with Ginger Cream Icing. It’s easy to make, especially when prepared in stages over a day or two. It’s flavoured with ginger, cinnamon and Dutch cocoa and is moist and delicious ….
I love to cook when I have leisurely time to enjoy it – a quiet Sunday afternoon for instance, when it’s nothing but pleasure to potter in the kitchen, particularly if I’m making small, sweet things. Indulgences. I also love the way that pleasure is amplified when I go to the cupboard some time later and find…Yay! Bikkies in the Tin ….
As we all know, making good bread without gluten isn’t easy. Even the best of the commercial baker’s efforts, while we’re grateful these days that they’re so much better than they used to be, aren’t, I imagine, like real bread. I look at the amazing sourdough and artisan breads that are around these days, and yes, drool. But enough of that. How about giving this Gluten-Free Fruit Loaf a go? ….
Madeleines and Proust? Yes, yes, we know it’s a cliché to mention the famous French novelist when talking about madeleines. However, in this instance we’re fairly sure that Proust would be a bit nonplussed by our version of the classic petite cake. You see, ours are not for dunking in tea. They are savoury …
We’re signing off for the year and wishing you all a very happy Christmas and New Year. There’s no doubt 2020 has been a difficult year and this Christmas and New Year your celebrations may be different but we know you’ll make the most of it. Here’s to a safe, healthy and pandemic free 2021 and hope all will be ‘in the pink’ not only for Christmas but from here on in ….
