A marriage made in heaven – Peach Melba Tart. Two heritage dishes come together in this peach melba tart with Courvoisier cream, a delicious and easy dessert that can be made almost entirely from store cupboard ingredients. The lynch-pin is Opies Peaches in Courvoisier – something I keep on hand in the larder because straight […]
Chocolate Chip and Almond Cookies
(Nearly) Healthy Gluten Free Chocolate Chip and Almond Cookies: When I was asked to write a post about cooking with Flora I hesitated for a moment. I don’t actually bake very often and although I do keep a tub of Flora Pro.Activ Buttery in the fridge, that has more to do with having raised cholesterol […]
Homemade Cantuccini – a Taste of Tuscany
Making my own Cantuccini: While we were in Tuscany many of our meals were rounded off rather nicely with coffee, vin santo and cantuccini. We liked the local biscotti so much that we bought some for breakfast…which went incredibly quickly. And, my friend even made a detour at the airport to buy some to take […]