Blue Cheese and Pine Nut Pumpkin Tart is a perfect balance of sweet pumpkin and salty blue cheese with pine nuts for some texture, perfumed with thyme. Throw a great flaky, crispy and buttery pastry into the mix and we’re on a roll for a perfect vegetable pie and trust us when we say even the meat eaters amongst us will be asking for more when you serve this delicious Blue Cheese and Pine Nut Pumpkin Tart!
Quick and Easy Flaky Pastry Recipe
Quick and easy flaky pastry is really a cheat’s version of puff pastry that doesn’t entail turning, rolling and turning and rolling. Believe it or not it doesn’t take a lot of skill, or time to get a pastry with a crisp, flaky texture and great flavour.
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 […]
Mille Feuille with Berries
Mille Feuille with berries looks super impressive and time consuming, but in fact is quick and easy. If you can thaw some pastry, make a custard, and slice some strawberries you’re on your way to putting this magnificent looking dessert together. The French term mille feuille (pronounced meel-foy) literally means a thousand leaves, referring to […]
Apple Tarte Tatin with Star Anise and Black Pepper
Apple Tarte Tatin (tah-TAN) has to be one of the greatest desserts ever. How flour, butter, sugar and apples can turn into one of the finest desserts in the world is simple, but it does have two distinct watchpoints. Absolutely delicious caramel apples infused with star anise and vanilla baked till golden with a flaky, […]