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Zucchini, Tomato and Mozzarella Tart

Cooking Time: 57m

This Zucchini, Tomato and Mozzarella Tart is one of my personal favorite recipes and a tart that you will find at many of my dinner parties. Simple prep with ready made puff pastry sheets, thawed and filled with delicious cheese, roasted veg and herb filling. I use a combination of...

August 6, 2020

Mushroom, Broccoli & Cheddar Bundles

Cooking Time: 45m

My youngest daughter named these Mushroom, Broccoli and Cheddar Bundles and she says she chose the name because of the bundles of love she has for these pastry treats and they encourage her to eat her broccoli, so it works all around. Whatever gets my children to eat their vegetables...

August 5, 2020

Fresh Peach Crostata

Cooking Time: 50m

This Peach Crostata is one of my summer staples. It is a great recipe which combines slices of peach with brown sugar, cinnamon, and rum. These flavorful peaches are placed on dough and baked into a rustic looking crostata. It’s an easy and very tasty dessert! To make this recipe,...

August 5, 2020

Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Cooking Time: 1h

This Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake recipe is a moist and delicious cake which is studded with chocolate chips. I love to make this chocolate chip sour cream coffee cake for coffee morning or bake sales. It always goes down a treat! Start by making a cake batter and...

August 4, 2020

Funfetti Sugar Cookies

Cooking Time: 22m

This is such a great cookie recipe for a party – cute, colorful Funfetti Sugar Cookies! They are not crisp and crunchy, they are more like a chewy shortbread, speckled with rainbow sprinkles. They contain cream cheese and oil which help to keep the cookies soft for a few days....

August 4, 2020

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cooking Time: 18m

I’ve said it before, I’m not the world’s greatest baker and this Double Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe is the perfect recipe for a baking amateur, like myself. With the added bonus of producing 24 cookies, you can bet, I make these just a few times a year but each bake...

August 4, 2020

Zucchini Tart

Cooking Time: 1h 15m

I love to make this Zucchini Tart when I have guests around for lunch in the summertime. This tart is a great way to use up the zucchinis in my garden. Anyone who grows their own vegetables know that when the zucchini is ready, it’s ready all at once so...

August 4, 2020

Raspberry Crumb Bars

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

These Raspberry Crumb Bars are a sweet summer treat which I love to make with my kids when they are on school holidays. My kids love to get stuck in and help me bake and I love finding recipes to include them. These raspberry crumb bars are not only tasty,...

July 31, 2020

Tomato Basil Pastries

Cooking Time: 18m

I love these savory Italian inspired Tomato Basil Pastries. I eat them for breakfast if I’m on the run, as a mid-morning snack or paired with a salad at lunchtime. They are a great addition to any picnic basket or even to kids lunchboxes. They couldn’t be simpler to make...

July 31, 2020

Apricot-Thyme Galette

Cooking Time: 1h

Do you love baking different and delicious recipes? Well, this Apricot-Thyme Galette is very delicious and completely different to any usual pastry, pie or tart you will have yet tried. Made with a simple, flakey crust and filled with fresh apricots, apricot jam, cornstarch to thicken the mix, honey for...

July 30, 2020

Zucchini and Goat Cheese Galettes

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

If you’re a brunch lover, then it’s time to get on the bandwagon and add these Zucchini and Goat’s Cheese Galettes to your brunch menu options. These pastries are one of my all-time favorites and the best part is they’re quick and simple to make. The flaky, pastry dough takes...

July 27, 2020

Italian Veggie Cottage Pie

Cooking Time: 30m

Italian Veggie Cottage Pie is a delicious veggie recipe which will satisfy meat lovers too. Cottage pie is an old British classic, but this version gets an Italian twist with the addition of Mediterranean ingredients like sundried tomato, spinach and eggplant. To make this, prepare a vegetable cottage pie sauce...

July 26, 2020

GF Greek Yoghurt Berry Breakfast Cake

Cooking Time: 1h 5m

Who doesn’t love cake for breakfast? I often make this Gluten Free Greek Yoghurt Berry Breakfast Cake to bring on camping trips. It tastes amazing with a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the great outdoors. It’s so simple to make too. Start by making a crumble topping. I usually...

July 23, 2020

Easy Gooseberry Apple Crumble

Cooking Time: 55m

This Gooseberry Apple Crumble is hands down one of my favorite summer desserts. It brings back childhood memories of visiting my grandma who always had gooseberry bushes in her garden. To make this crumble, start by breaking down the apples and gooseberries with some of the caster sugar. When the...

July 20, 2020

Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry

Cooking Time: 40m

This Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry may sound unusual but I really love the combination. Along with the smooth cream cheese, I use vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar to soften the flavor and spread it on top of individually cut squares of butter puff pastry and finally I add apricot...

July 19, 2020

Fresh Apricot Cake

Cooking Time: 1h 15m

This season, I’m all about this Apricot Cake topped with piles of fresh apricot halves. A crumbly, soft cake base made with butter, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, the usual eggs, flour, baking powder and salt and a touch of cinnamon for something special. I love the idea of topping a...

July 19, 2020

Zucchini & Parmesan Savory Waffles

Cooking Time: 25m

I love zucchini season because it means I can make batches of these Zucchini & Parmesan Savory Waffles all the time! I think this recipe is one of my most versatile recipes. While I never deviate from the ingredients listed, I tend to serve these in different ways every time:...

July 16, 2020

Apricot and Almond Traybake

Cooking Time: 55m

This Apricot and Almond Traybake is a no fuss simple sweet treat which you can prepare in just 15 minutes. Apricot and ground almonds make a really nice combination – the sweetness of the apricot sets of the nuttiness of the almond. To make this traybake, start by creaming butter...

July 16, 2020

Apricot Tarte Tatin

Cooking Time: 35m

I love a good tart tatin recipe and this Apricot Tarte Tatin is one of my favorite desserts to make in summer. A tarte tatin is a French upside-down fruit tart. It is usually made with apples, but I love to try different fruits when I make tarte tatin. The...

July 16, 2020

Apricot and Lime Galette

Cooking Time: 2h 15m

I love making this Apricot and Lime Galette when guests come over in summer. It requires a bit of advance planning because it needs a lot of chilling time. I find it really helps to manage the dough in the summer if you chill it between each step. Start by...

July 16, 2020

Easy Puff Pastry Strawberry Tarts

Cooking Time: 30m

These Easy Puff Pastry Strawberry Tarts are so simple to make – you can prepare, cook and serve them in under 30 minutes which makes them a great addition to a midweek menu! Kids will adore the little hidden chunks of chocolate that they find underneath the strawberry filling. Start...

July 13, 2020

Wild Mushroom & Parmesan Vol-au-Vent Filling

Cooking Time: 30m

This Wild Mushroom & Parmesan Vol-au-Vent Filling is my numéro un filling for vol-au-vents. One of my favorite pastry dishes is vol-au-vents. Did you know that vol-au-vent is the French term for “windblown” (wind = vent) and it is used to describe the lightness of the pastry shell. It is...

July 12, 2020

Falafel Waffle

Cooking Time: 33m

This Falafel Waffle recipe is like my healthy fast food! I love falafel, but I always mess it up when I make traditional falafel at home. Not this falafel waffle recipe though – it is quick, easy and foolproof. You don’t need any hot oil too which means less mess...

July 8, 2020

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Cooking Time: 55m

This Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe is a rich and delicious chocolate bread (and when I say bread, I really mean cake!) I recommend that you serve this delicious moist chocolate cake bread with a sprinkling of sea salt. Salt enhances the flavor of chocolate and is a must to...

July 8, 2020

Russian Fruit Piroshki

Cooking Time: 1h 25m

I love making these Fruit Piroshki recipe. These pastries are super easy to make if you use Perfect Yeast Pastry Dough and they taste absolutely fantastic – little pastry pockets filled with jam. Start by cutting the dough into 24 equal pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into an...

July 7, 2020

The Perfect Yeast Pastry Dough

Cooking Time: 1h 25m

Sometimes you need a go-to recipe and The Perfect Yeast Pastry Dough recipe is just that. Can be used to make sweet or savory items from starters to mains and even desserts. Yeast dough is perfect for making sticky buns, dinner rolls and my Fruit Piroshki recipe. Soft, smooth and...

July 7, 2020

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