I really love French pastries. They are on my list of treats that I don’t mind splurging on. I love buying a variety of beautiful pastries in a neat box, …
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Dessert
Pear and pecan tarte tatin
This was my very first attempt at a tarte Tatin! I’m actually quite embarrassed to say that this was also the first time that I had ever tasted a tarte …
Caramel banana pancake tart
With Winter weather comes the comfort of great winter food. In our house, it is most certainly time for pancakes. Whether you like your pancakes with cinnamon sugar, lemon, ice …
Real fudge
When I was in primary school in the late 1980’s, I created my first recipe book. It was a “reporters notebook”, ringbound, with a model posing as a cowgirl on …
Banana and vanilla cream eclairs with nutella
Sometimes you need to throw caution to the wind. In food terms, that would mean: ignore the kilojoules, and go for pure pleasure. These long eclairs (or choux buns, as …
Malva pudding with dates and pecan nuts
A respected and well-loved fellow blogger, Nina Timm from www.my-easy-cooking.com, invited me to a cook-along at her house on Tuesday. Myself and 2 other bloggers, Ishay Govender-Ypma from www.foodandthefabulous.com and …
“His and hers” flapjack stacks with caramel sauce
Do you ever make a special breakfast for your loved one on a Saturday morning? I must confess: I rarely do. I usually just relish the idea of not getting …
Poached summer fruit with spiced yoghurt
While the days are getting slightly shorter as we move towards the end of February in the Cape, the bountiful summer fruit harvests are almost beyond their peak. I love …
Crustless milk tart
It was only a matter of time before I would do a post on one of the most loved South African classic sweet treats: the dreamy milk tart. Being a …
Chocolate tart with fresh berries
I got married 8 years ago on the 14th of February 2004 – it was the first Saturday in February that suited everyone. Although we’d been dating for 4 years …