What’s a girl to do when there are a couple of black bananas sitting in the fruit bowl and a bevy of fruit flies hovering overhead? Why, make banana bread of course!
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A culinary journey of a foodie from Down Under
I’m almost embarrassed to admit (but I’ll do it anyway) that this is a cheat’s dessert. I know… I generally pride myself on making stuff from scratch but, just once in a while, I truly can’t be faffed spending the necessary time in the kitchen. It’s for times like those that these Caramel Cheesecake Mousse desserts are a God-send.
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With strawberry season still going strong, I’ve had time to fit in another strawberry dessert – this time a French Strawberry Tart. With its crisp pâte sucrée pastry shell, dreamy creamy crème pâtissière and tart fresh strawberry slices doused in a strawberry jam and brandy glaze, it’s everything you want a dessert to be.
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Phew, this Gluten-free Fraisier Cake was quite an undertaking! And believe it or not, I made it two weeks in a row! The first time was for my big brother’s birthday; the second time was simply because I felt I could improve on it and needed to make it while it was still strawberry season. Perfectionist much?
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As you’ll figure out from my blog, I’m pretty attached to old-fashioned puddings and treats – particularly those I grew up with. Sago pudding, with its comforting sweet custardy texture and delicious gelatinous sago pearls was always a favourite in our family. We kids used to call sago ‘fish eyes’ – hardly an appealing description, but we loved it regardless.
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Oh, I’m such a sucker for lemon meringue pie! Yes, it would be right up there with my all-time favourite desserts – Chocolate Mousse, Tiramisu and Baked Alaska. There’s something just so undeniably delectable about the combination of mouth-puckering lemon and sweet meringue.
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