Contents of the 'recipes: Sweet' Category

Poppy Seed Cake

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

To me the best cakes are the type you can enjoy sitting at home or in a café with a cup of coffee. There seems to be a tradition in England of serving cakes covered in cream or ice cream as a “pudding” - great for your palate, not so good for your waist line.

WHB #76: Stewed Rhubarb

Monday, March 26th, 2007

When you have something as delicious as Rhubarb for the first time in it’s season, the only worthy treatment is to stew it.

Banana On Toast

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Simple things for simple people. This recipe is the ultimate quick fix breakfast or midnight snack - at least in my eyes. And hey - it’s suitable for Vegans, too

Sernik (Polish Cheesecake)

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Sernik is a Polish cheesecake much unlike any cheesecake you’ve ever tried before. This one is much richer and denser, but none the worse for it, with a sweet and delicious taste.

You’ll need curd cheese (Quark?) for this, which might or might not be hard to find. We buy it in a local European shop, […]

Stollen

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Welcome back to blogging everyone, after the Christmas break! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays. I certainly did, with Santa bringing me everything from a pasta machine to some signed books from Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall.

Christmas may be just finishing but to me the season isn’t quite over until New Year has been and gone. […]