Whole Orange Polenta Cake
I love making cakes with polenta because it gives cakes such a wonderful texture. Citrus flavours go great with polenta and this orange cake is a real winner, perfect for dessert or a teatime treat. I [Read More]
Mumu Date and Pistachio Clafoutis
Serves 4 I love Clafoutis (pronounced claf-oo-tee) The almond meal adds a wonderful texture to this baked custard. This Mumu version has a real Middle Eastern twist, but, if you prefer, just use [Read More]
Mumu Bread Pudding
Serves 4 A terrific twist on an old classic! Ingredients 2 loaves stale bread (we used two big turkish breads) 400ml cream 2 eggs ¼ cup caster sugar 14 dark chocolate [Read More]
Slow Cooker Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding
Serves 6-8 If you thought your slow cooker was just for savoury dishes, then think again. This is Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding super easy and delicious! When I was young, [Read More]
Nana’s Best Ever Bread Pudding
Cuts into 16 generous squares Me and my nana went together like cookies and cream. I said goodbye to her in 2004 but I still think of her and miss her every single day. I realised recently that it [Read More]
Flourless Coconut and Almond Cake
Serves 8 This is my go-to gluten free cake because it's easy and delicious. I've updated this post with some new pics and a Thermomix conversion, but truth be told, this cake is such a doddle, [Read More]
Slow Cooker Apple Flapjack Crumble
Serves 6-8 (but easily halved) There's so much to love about this crumble, not least that you can make it in the slow cooker, well, the apple part anyway. It's really hard to find cooking [Read More]
Apricot and Amaretti Cake
Serves 8 generously Now that I'm a wannabe minimalist, I might be less about the gift giving but I'm all about the fuss making, and more to the point, cake making because as Julia Childs once said [Read More]
Slow Cooker Vanilla and Red Wine Poached Pears
Serves 6 (low iodine) This dessert is both sophisticated and scrumptious. It's simple to make, delicious to eat and looks peary nice! Ingredients 6 medium firm pears (1.4kg) 2 cups [Read More]
Microwave Sponge Pudding
Serves 4 very generously (easily halved) This comforting sponge pudding is so quick and easy, you can make it in minutes. I think there's a lot to love about winter and that it unfairly gets a [Read More]
