Winter, it’s cold, miserable & gloomy (for the most part anyway – I’m not a January person). Baking in winter leaves us pretty limited to the store cupboard, but that doesn’t mean that winter baking has to be dull, flavourless & boring… We may not have the colour & freshness that the other seasons can… Read More Nutmeg & Sultana Cheesecake
Quite possibly one of the most loved of all summer berries has to be strawberries. Us Brits love them! Last year we consumed over 83 thousand tonnes of these fragrant, juicy beauties alone. The British season for strawberries runs from late May right through until early September. I strongly believe in eating seasonally, this makes… Read More No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
Cheesecake… dense, creamy, light, crumbly & oh so satisfying. In our house it never lasts long, as I sneak inhumanly sized portions from out of the fridge & my cheesecake replicates ,an albeit slower, Pacman style death. You can imagine my rejoice when creating my usual (extensive) list of travel must-eats for my recent trip to New York, topped of… Read More New York Cheesecake
Covert Dessert Every Christmas (yes, I know we’re in late February) my very kind family always gift me a large box of After Eight Mints, due to my love of all things mint this has practically become a tradition (apart from the disappointing Christmas of 2014 which we shall not mention). Slowly word spread of just how easily pleased this… Read More No Bake After Eight Cheesecake
Tipple Desserts For some unknown reason I find myself making an obscene amount of cheesecakes over the festive period. Much as I love fruit & the natural sweetness it brings to the table, Christmas is all about overindulgence, something naughty, a little bit of luxury. So how do you up your dessert game & bring… Read More Baileys & White Chocolate Cheesecake
Deutsche Weihnachten Und Backen December is upon us, my tree is up, the CD player is fully loaded with Bing Crosby & there’s enough chocolate in the house to feed four families… with its glorious reds, greens & golds (I’m a traditionalist) Christmas is here! The Christmas period started off rather special this year, with… Read More Kasekuchen