No churn chocolate chunk ice cream is super quick to make, delicious, economical and amazingly flavourful. It’s incredibly luscious, ultra creamy and deeply chocolatey using just cocoa powder and good quality chocolate mixed through in the last moment ready to surprise the palate with little chunks of chocolate. Our niece Kylie, who is a superb […]
14 Warm and Cosy Desserts
We’ve put this compilation of warm and cosy desserts together for our northern hemisphere friends who may not have seen these recipes yet as the season changes from warm, to cooler weather. These recipes are some of our most popular recipes and are the recipes we go to time, after time simply because they’re delicious, […]
Strawberry Sour Cream Cake
Strawberry sour cream cake is easy to make, perfect for entertaining and completely delicious using simple and inexpensive pantry staples. It’s loaded with strawberries, both in the centre and on top, plus it’s moist, and not too sweet. What’s not to like? Strawberries at our local supermarket are selling for just $1.30 a punnet so […]
The Definitive Guide to Making Choux Pastry
The definitive guide to making choux pastry comes from failing to get a perfect choux pastry even though we researched recipes thoroughly, or so we thought. Recipe fails are not what we, or you want. Apart from being disappointing, it’s just damned annoying entrusting a recipe to follow, only to fail. So after many frustrating […]
Creme Patissiere
Creme patissiere, creme pat, or pastry cream is a rich and creamy king of custards. It’s thicker than creme Anglaise, which is a pouring consistency custard. It’s simple to make and has many uses. We love to whip up a batch and fill choux pastry for eclairs, or profiteroles. Creme patissiere is one of those recipes […]