Homemade Praline

Homemade Praline

A good recipe for praline, that incredibly indulgent caramel-y mixture of nuts and sugar that gives such a luscious crunch to sweets and desserts.

Feeding my (Chocolate) Habit: Chocolate Orange Cake

Feeding my (Chocolate) Habit: Chocolate Orange Cake

A Thermomix adapted recipe for a gorgeously rich yet light Chocolate Orange Cake that’s gluten-free as well. So you can have your cake and eat it, too 😉

Having Your Way with Apples: Julia Child’s Apple Clafoutis

Having Your Way with Apples: Julia Child’s Apple Clafoutis

The perfect, crustless showcase for an autumn harvest of apples. Adapted from a recipe by Julia Child in my favourite “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”

A Burning Desire for Chocolate: Dark Chocolate Crème Brulée

A Burning Desire for Chocolate: Dark Chocolate Crème Brulée

No matter how you say it, Chocolate is and will always be one of life’s most luxurious, sensuous, satisfying and rewarding pleasures, and Jon Howe’s recipe for Dark Chocolate Crème Brûlée is a great way to enjoy it.

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It’s that time of year when the weather is changing and I either love it or hate it, depending on what the summer was like. Mornings are crisp and sunny with dew shimmering on the grass. Leaves start turning brown and the night draws in faster