The Christmas season is incomplete without a Sticky Toffee Pudding. Full of nutty toffee and date flavours, this warm and cozy pudding makes December nights magical. If you already have a recipe for Sticky Pudding, this is the easier one you didn’t know you needed. What makes a great sticky toffee pudding? There are two […]
What is a Kransekake Over the Christmas season, this was my best discovery and successful bake: a beautiful Kransekake. A Kransekake is a traditional Scandinavian confection, eaten on special occasions. Translated to English, it means a “Wreath Cake” and you can easily see why. I first read about a Kransekake in a beautiful Scandinavian Christmas […]
This is the best and easiest lemon loaf you can make. With regular ingredients and just a little bit of a toss and mix, you can make this delicious lemon loaf with just about 10 ingredients. It’s not sweet or tangy or sour and balances flavours with the right amount of lemon coming through. I […]
A hummingbird cake is an upgraded Banana Cake, to be honest, but upgraded to a level of “perfect” that is impossible to ignore. A hummingbird needs almost regular ingredients, if you can forgive the cream cheese, tinned pineapple and walnuts (all very easy to get your hands on) and dishes out a comforting, all delicious, […]
This is the simplest yet most versatile recipe. Biscuit bars made with just 6 ingredients and 10 minutes of cooking time. Versatile, because you can switch them up, by changing the biscuits you’re using or the dry fruits you’re adding to them. Use them as a snack, dessert, and yes, in my ideal world, I’d […]
These Chocolate Buns are pillowy soft and an indulgent chocolate filling makes them moreish. A match made in the oven as I like to say. Baking with yeast is my latest obsession and even then, I like to keep it simple and easy. This recipe is both. With a fail-proof dough recipe, giving you options […]
If you want to make fail-proof homemade crackers with easily available ingredients, I’ve got you. These are easy to roll out and shape, take very little time and pair very well with cheese and jam. These days I’m slowly warming up to the idea of making every food, at home. From crackers to bread, to […]
‘Tis the season for fruit cakes and if you’re looking for an extra rich and fruity Christmas Cake, this Jamaican Fruit Cake is the answer. Steeped in rich fruit, texture and colour, this fruit cake can be made without soaking the fruit for weeks in advance. Ingredients in the Jamaican Fruit Cake Jamaican fruit cake […]
In my continuing quest to try Christmas recipes from around the world, I made these Kiffles, which are Hungarian Christmas Cookies. These biscuits are made from a buttery cream cheese dough and a fruity filling of apricot jam. You can use other fruity or nutty fillings are well, like walnuts, cherry, almonds etc. Making the […]
Om Ali or Umali as some call it is a traditional Egyptian dessert, made with crunchy bits of pastry, dry fruits and a milk mixture. I think of it as a sophisticated bread pudding. It’s rich, festive and a sure crowd-pleaser. I’ve tasted Om Ali only once before and it was years ago. But I […]
