Sweets and Desserts – Page 2

Ginger Snap Biscuits

Ginger Snap Biscuits Spicy, crisp, crunchy biscuits, great on their own, or with a morning coffee. Also perfect for the base of that lemon cheesecake you were thinking of making. Ingredients Method Notes Great for Easter, Christmas, Halloween or just a Thursday afternoon cuppa, the smell and taste of the spices will linger in yourContinue reading “Ginger Snap Biscuits”

Strawberry no-churn Ice-Cream

Homegrown Strawberries added to fresh cream, to make a no-churn, ice cream. Perfect on its own or in a sundae.

Halloween Pumpkin Cookies

The pumpkin adds a special flavour to the cookie, and as there are no eggs in this recipe, it could easily be your newest vegan favourite.

Rhubarb crumble

Now my tummy is beginning to grumble, I’d love to have some rhubarb crumble.

Lemon Curd

Jump to Recipe or to Gallery This particular recipe is another amended from the classic Mrs Beeton’s, one of my favourite classic cookbooks. I have adjusted the quantities, as once made, this stuff goes quickly. When we moved to our home in 2003, we planted a lemon tree in the backyard. we were hopeful forContinue reading “Lemon Curd”

Waffling Waffles

I can pretend to be healthy with fruit appearing on the plate, along with the cinnamon sugar, organic maple syrup, vanilla bean ice cream and sprinkling of dark choc chips.

Chewy Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies

It’s absolutely irresistible! A delicious chocolate chip cookie, with the perfect combination of crunch and silky smoothness. This mouthwatering creation was inspired by a recipe in a magazine that my wife altered to suit our preferences. She’s swapped sultanas for cranberries and omitted milk chocolate chips in preference for dark chocolate. We’re sure you’ll loveContinue reading “Chewy Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies”

Kathy’s No-Added-Nuts Florentines

Florentines are classically made with flaked almonds, and for years Kathy had made them that way. Then our youngest was diagnosed as nut-allergic about 5 years ago, and so all the nut based recipes were stopped.