Soft melt-in-the-mouth, tangy, delicious, pretty and fun biscuits! I’m not vegan but love to play around with lighter plant-based and healthier ingredients. And love these cute cookies, as my friends did. Just their delighted ‘Oh wow!’ reactions were great when they saw then tasted them […]
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Scrumptious sourdough bread pudding recipe! Plus healthier and vegan versions… :)
This is where I ask you to look past appearances and trust me that this sourdough bread pudding is absolutely delicious. The proof of the pudding (ho ho) came when I gave a slice to a sadly unimpressed friend who took it home for teatime. […]
Naked or gingerbread village orange spiced layer cake recipe! Glutenfree or not … :)
Totally in love with this moist orange spiced layer cake and cute gingerbread village, which is optional but provides a lovely extra layer of flavour and crisp texture. There are printable templates for the houses and they’re pretty with rustic imperfect piping. Even without gingerbread […]
Healthier vegan macadamia vanilla cookies recipe! Glutenfree or not… and happy Chinese New Year of the Pig! :)
These vegan cookies are delicious, buttery, crumbly yet slightly moist and generally amazing. Friends have asked for the recipe so here it is. I’m not vegan but can say they’re some of my favourite biscuits! It’s also nice to know they’re animal fat-free with vegan butter while […]
Ruby chocolate mendiants recipe! And other Christmas treats… :)
Mendiants are a classic French Christmas treat and these are made with naturally pink, fruity and tangy Ruby chocolate – the fourth kind of chocolate newly discovered by Barry Callebaut! Perfect for children and adults too. I tested these out on work colleagues and they […]
Santa hat cherry and matcha dome cakes inspired by Pepe Rodriguez! Healthier entremets with sour cherries, matcha, ruby chocolate, greek yoghurt or skyr…! Glutenfree or not… :)
These were initially quite serious little mousse cakes until I realised that being red and domed they’d be perfect candidates for a Christmas makeover. They protested a bit (ooh la la we don’t want to dress up as hats) but then got into the seasonal […]
Slightly healthier apple pie layer cake recipe! Gluten free or not, adapted from Christina Tosi’s momofuku cake… :)
Try this delicious autumn apple cake with amazing layers magically combining flavours and textures with that genius Christina Tosi touch. Close your eyes and be transported to apple pie-stroke-cheesecake eating mode … with layers! You can go yummy full-sugar, butter or gluten as in the […]
Pumpkin and chocolate buns recipe! Sourdough or instant yeast versions… :)
These cute little buns are amazingly soft and tasty with the pumpkin purée, orange zest and chocolate combining to create a heavenly aroma and flavour. They’re slightly adapted from Sylvain Vernay’s panecillos de calabaza y chocolate at his Gourmétier website. I made the sourdough buns […]
Autumn pumpkin chia pudding recipe with maple skyr topping! Optional nut, fruit or vegan yoghurt toppings…
This is a surprisingly delicious autumn treat that happens to be healthy, nutrient-rich, refined sugarfree and glutenfree. It’s also dairyfree if you replace the skyr with vegan yoghurt. Make it in five minutes and leave overnight so the chia seeds absorb the liquid and become […]
Momofoku Birthday Layer Cake recipe! Glutenfree or not… :)
This is an amazingly delicious and fairly easy layer cake you can have all year around not just birthdays! It’s rather decadent and I won’t pretend it’s healthy but sometimes you need that kind of cake right? It’s adapted from the recipe by Christina Tosi of […]
Healthier apricot and kefir ice lollies recipe! Breakfast popsicles with variations and vegan options! And what’s kefir?!
Would you like a deliciously refreshing ice lolly? These will cool you down while delighting you with their vibrant colours and flavours. Plus they’re pretty healthy with superfood probiotic kefir reportedly aiding your digestion and fruit contributing to your five a day! The apricot purée […]
Healthier summer pudding recipe! Refined sugarfree and naturally vegan with sourdough or other bread! :)
This is a classic British dessert perfect for hot summer months. It’s a layer of bread soaked in fruit juice encasing loads of amazing summer fruit and it’s so easy to put together with minimum equipment or ingredients and no baking! This one’s made with […]
Blackcurrant Parisian custard tart recipe! Frédéric Cassel’s amazing flan cassis …
Cassel’s flan cassis is one of the most delicious custard tarts I’ve ever tasted and well worth making. Fast and easy to whip up, the trickiest thing may be finding the blackcurrants with their beautiful sharpness to balance the soft sweetness of the custard filling. […]
Healthier sourdough orange and lemon cake recipe! And how to start on sourdough adventures and plans! :)
If you feel you’d never make a sourdough cake please think again. They’re delicious with an unusual depth of flavour and made with simple ingredients: flour, butter, eggs and relatively little sugar. But the process creates a delicious healthier cake that’s easily digestible! I’m no […]
Snickers layer cake recipe! Small or mini version, gluten free or not… :)
This cake is like a snickers (marathon) chocolate bar but much better my climbing friend assured me. Another friend said it was perfect! Hurray! Everyone has loved this cake. There’s a lovely balance between the moist cocoa sponge that isn’t very sweet, the homemade peanut […]
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