The easiest recipe for a simple, delicious baked cheesecake. Not too sweet, you can serve it with berries, coulis or a caramel sauce. If you want a creamier texture, use the water bath cooking method, added below.
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Continue ReadingPear and peanut butter, with cinnamon and toasted seeds. This is a state of mind rather than a recipe. It is simple, autumnal and and comforting.
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Continue ReadingPart 5- Last recipe in my shortcrust saga with these brilliant mini onion tarts. I had some oregano short crust dough, but make them with any short crust dough you like. Super easy, super delicious and perfect for entertaining. Watch out for the baking as they can burn easily- instructions below.
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Continue ReadingGuilt free chocolate fudge cake, a dream! The recipe is super simple and results in a light, fluffy, moist and completely guilt free cake. The perfect way to use up leftover pumpkin purée- otherwise use 2 extra eggs.Adapted from the recipe by @frozen_bananas_
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Continue ReadingPart 3- The flakiest, yummiest savory short crust pastry. Make this dough and keep it tightly wrapped in your freezer. Use it for delicious, super quick, last minute galettes or mini savory tarts.
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Continue ReadingPart 2- How to tart | This technique works for any type of sweet or savory short crust pastry dough (or pate brisée). Start with a dough that has been chilling in the fridge for at least 1hr.
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Continue ReadingPart 1- Easy flakey sweet short crust pastry. I used to be scared of making pie doughs but this method is truly foolproof. Ideally use a food processor otherwise a pastry knife will do the trick. Cube your butter then keep it in the freezer for at least an hour before using it. Always pulse in short bursts.
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Continue ReadingI was clearing the freezer when I found this log of cookie dough from last year! It was during lockdown and I had organized virtual baking workshops for my son’s classmates- and I was left with a lot of cookie dough. I double wrapped them in cling, then wrapped in aluminum and I have to say- they we’re still 100% AMAZING!!! The recipe is sooo easy,
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Continue ReadingHalloumi and fresh zaatar bake. This looks like a salad, and you can have it as one, but when you bake it, it gets transformed into so much more! The caramelized tomatoes, the warm halloumi, the earthy zaatar and the juices make it the ideal warm salad to have with arabic (flat) bread. Yum!
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Continue ReadingAs promised, here is the easiest recipe to make with your kids. Rice Krispies treats. These treats are sooo easy to make, they’re so crispy and chewy and remind me of childhood flavors. Pick good marshmallows as they will affect the final flavor.