Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
Sweeten your day….
So I have a recipe for Coconut Macaroons, which I make for a friend who can’t have dairy and gluten. While they are moist and delicious, dairy and gluten free, they lack the buttery taste that I sometimes crave. I was in the Philippines just recently, and over there I […]
Of course you need a Pear and Almond Tart recipe. This is the simplest version that will give you a spectacular tart with buttery melt in your mouth crust filled with lightly spiced poached pears and almond frangipane. This is the tart my whole family loves- yes, even my son […]
What makes a great Pecan Tart ? This classic deep South Pecan Tart should be loaded with the flavour and texture of Pecans. Toasted pecans on the top of the tart, and softer chewy pecans in the middle. It should have the rich and creamy taste which is a characteristic […]
Pine nuts have a distinctive sweet nutty taste and they are used in many savoury and sweet preparations such as pesto and here as a the crunchy topping for the Italian sweets called Pignoli Pine Nut and Almond Cookies. As they are prepared with almond flour, these treats are gluten […]
This French Apple Tart is also known by it’s fancy sounding name as Apple Galette. It’s one of those things that look complicated but is actually easy enough to do. So if you are a budding baker or you are a seasoned but lazy baker like me, then this is […]
A tea cake, doesn’t necessarily have to contain tea – they can be any small cake, cookies or sweets served with tea. However, this Earl Grey Tea Cake certainly does! It is moist from yoghurt and full of zesty citrus flavours from the Bergamot in the tea leaves and the […]