If there is one dessert you will make for Christmas, let it be this one. A Gingerbread Tiramisu that can be dressed up as a spectacular slab cake or in a small army of individual glass dessert cups as a rustic after dinner treat that you won’t be able to resist. This is my favourite dessert, the one that shall pass my lips on my last day if there is time for it. It is so popular in our …
I am an Italophile (except when it comes to soccer!). Somewhere along the way I also became a Francophile but – Italy! Day dreaming ensues at the mere mention of that word. I have wanted to go to Tuscany forever and although I have never set foot in the country, I have my own impressions of what I can expect when I am there (thanks to the Internet!). Italy embodies good food, a simple rustic lifestyle, Jamie Oliver, giant …
No-Churn! I love that word. Not because I am lazy. I can churn like a machine, even by hand. But because it means the recipe is more accessible, might get done quickly and I might get away without bringing my ice cream maker out from the depths of the spare closet exploding with a million props and appliances. Okay, I might be a tad lazy. So, back to this fabulous no-churn ice cream. This is essentially a 4-ingredient no-brainer …
My mind is drawing a blank as I prep this post. All I can think of is the postman. Sigh! One would think I had developed irrational and out-of-character feelings for this human figure shrouded in a flappy fluorescent shirt and flappy navy pants with all of his face and head covered by a helmet and googly sunglasses. Riding a lightweight bike nonetheless, one equipped with a flag of sorts, weaving in and out of driveways expertly sliding in …
Everything in life has a purpose. There is a multi-gazillion dollar industry built on that very fact. A car is for driving and not scuba diving. A hat is to wear and not use as a fish bowl. A frying pan is to fry eggs and not play tennis. But there are loopholes to these rules and imagine finding a legitimate one which really works. How happy and proud will you feel? Like using a pantyhose (clean and brand …
This has been my kitchen for 6 years. This is my kitchen this morning and has been for the past two weeks as I write the book. This little bench is like my island in the vast ocean. Everything I have, everything I know and everything I aspire to do all comes down to this little bench. From the chaos that prevails on this stainless steel counter, rises creativity. And occasionally, a sense of …
I wrote about my first encounter with passion fruit a very long time ago on the blog. The first time I ever cooked with it, I made passion fruit ice cream. Talk about over achieving! But I quickly lost my ambition and reverted back to enjoying it the way I usually do – with a spoon. That is, if any passion fruit was left over. One slice of the fruit and a slight trickle of the juice is enough …
This planet is a very special place. For a number of reasons. One of them is chocolate. And the other is egg. They both make men weak and women swoon, especially if they are molten and runny. How many brown and yellow things can boast of that? We can’t always buy a hug, but we sure can buy a little bit of chocolate or fry an egg. I thought hard and long about what ingredient was …
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