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Take 5: Apples, prune, muesli, butter, golden syrup. Baked apples are quintessential winter comfort food. A happy place to go in the cool of winter. Also, they take two seconds to put together – and can cook, quite contentedly, while you are eating dinner. I used Granny Smith apples for this recipe. Choose one for… [Read More]
Take 5: Bread, milk, eggs, self-rising flour, butter. I have called these hotcakes because I made them for breakfast and we ate them with syrup, banana and bacon – but I think they may have been even better later when eaten cold alongside morning coffee, with jam and cream like pikelets. This is a great… [Read More]
Take 5: Butter, golden syrup, brown sugar, flour, ginger. These biscuits are quick to make when you need a buttery sugar fix – though it’s probably not good form these days to speak of such a requirement. They are slightly chewy and sticky, so not really a crisp biscuit, but I still think they would… [Read More]
Take 5: Sponge finger, crystallised ginger, dried apricots, honey, cream. This is an easily assembled dessert. You can make it in the afternoon and eat it for dessert after the sponge fingers have had some time to soften. I made it in wine glasses (their second best use is for desserts), which adds a bit… [Read More]
Take 5: Sponge finger, sweet sherry, mascarpone, chocolate, toasted nuts. This ‘assembled’ dessert is a quick but effective one to put together. When sponge fingers come into view, my family immediately think of tiramisu – but tiramisu takes a good beater to whip everything, and I just have a bowl to work with while I… [Read More]
Take 5: Puff pastry, sugar, mascarpone, raspberries, cherry conserve. As I am in my present nomadic condition without an oven, there have been no cakes or baking forthcoming for last number of weeks. I must resort to the best I can find ready-made. I did find an utterly delicious orange and almond cake which was… [Read More]
Take 5: Arborio rice, milk, crystallised ginger, coconut cream, cream. Winter is a great time for rice pudding. This particular recipe I made in the microwave and I didn’t add any extra sugar. My tasters thought it was fine without, but you may want add some sugar or drizzle honey over if you have a… [Read More]
Take 5: Butter, sugar, eggs, milk, self-rising flour. I have called this a mousse cake because the mixture is so light and fluffy, and the cake is very delicate when it’s cooked – lovely to layer and serve for a party. It has an outrageous number of egg yolks in it – but sometimes if… [Read More]
Take 5: Egg, coconut cream, self-rising flour, butter, castor sugar. I do seem to have a bit of a love affair with pancakes. It’s either a “What shall we have for breakfast?” thing, or it’s an after-dinner desire for a crèpe. These gorgeous, light, delicate pancakes are a bit of a mix between the two… [Read More]
Take 5: Frozen berries, jam, cream, coconut cream (can substitute for yogurt), sponge fingers. You can make this dessert in a flash. The only fresh ingredient you need is cream – all the rest can be kept in your pantry and freezer. Semi-defrost 1 ½ cups frozen berries. I used a mixed bag and needed… [Read More]
