Isn’t the weather here in England lovely? Well nah I hate the heat BUT I am loving all the sunshine – so here’s some sunshine for your plate! This is a tropical twist on lemon meringue pie; crisp pastry filled with mango curd and topped with chewy meringue. I put lime juice in the curd for that beautiful tang to contrast with the sweetness of the meringue. So whether you’re having a big old BBQ or an al fresco dinner party be sure to put these on the menu! Click here for the recipe
Where will you be March 31st? Hopefully with me at the West Norwood Slow Food Festival! This will be a celebration of the very best food traditions, from our very own corner of South London to the great British countryside. Check out the website for more details and I hope to see you all there – I’ll be baking some goodies too for the Big Breakfast so there’s no reason not to book your ticket or just come along! =D
Event site: http://www.westnorwoodslowfoodfestival.co.uk/
Any chocolate fans out there? It’s funny because although I admit I like chocolate I didn’t expect to have so many chocolate recipes on my blog. So yes sticking to the pattern here’s another! =] I recently used this recipe for a demo (at EHWLC once again!) but it wasn’t the one I originally had in mind. The original tarts I made had a lemon pastry cream and raspberries on top (very tasty) but that’s a flavour combination I’ve used way too much in the past – and I also wanted to use chocolate pastry =] The one difficulty with chocolate pastry is that it’s harder to gauge when it’s cooked simply by eye, but I believe if you’ve mastered standard shortcrust then it’s be a piece of cake. Use the same timings as you would with shortcrust and feel for the same textures and there shouldn’t be a problem =] Click here for the recipe
Anybody like figs? Well if you like figs and you like fig rolls then you’ll like these! The same components are there – biscuit and a figgy filling – just in a different way. What I love about this recipe is that all the ingredients could already be sitting in your cupboard and it doesn’t take very long to whip up a batch! I’ve spiced up the filling with some ground cinnamon and stem ginger, and I don’t see why you couldn’t substitute the dried figs for dried apricots or any other favourites! Click here for the recipe
I love chocolate, not sure I’m a chocoholic but I sure do love it. So the #chocolatelove bloghop came along I was pretty happy. I first came up with this recipe a couple months ago and fell in love with it from the first bite. Crisp shortcrust pastry, sweet cherry compote and rich chocolate ganache. I’m not usually a fan of dark chocolate but paired with something sweet I think it works beautifully. Click here for the recipe
