Chocolate and Pear Almond Tart with Chocolate Soil and Crème Fraîche

Autumn, Baking, Winter

I served this chocolate and pear almond tart with chocolate soil and crème fraîche at my recent autumn supper club  ‘The Seasonal Suppers’, and I’m sharing the recipe due to popular request of guests at the event, enjoy! In blogging, and in real life...

Plum Almond Honey Torte

Autumn, Baking

This plum almond honey torte is made from a rich combination of ground almonds, butter, egg yolks and sweet honey.  It’s topped with plums for an autumnal spin, and being made without flour is naturally gluten free. When you spend 4 days cooking a shed load of...

Salted Chocolate Tahini Cookies {Vegan & Gluten Free}

Baking, Sweet Treats

These delicious salted chocolate tahini cookies, can be made in minutes, and are both vegan and gluten free  My regular tahini cookies have almost reached legendary cookie status. I’ve cooked them more times than I can remember in classes and on retreats, and...

Leek Waffles with Parmesan

Baking, Breakfast, Spring

Waffling on  Leek waffles with Parmesan are perfect for a luxurious breakfast or brunch. Top with avocado smashed with lemon juice, flaked salt, chilli or fennel seeds. My camera is in the camera hospital this week, so in order not to miss out on this week’s...

Chokladbollar (Swedish Chocolate Balls)

Baking, Sweet Treats

The Art of Fika, with Swedish Chokladbollar An influence of Scandinavian culture has been evident for a while here in the UK.  Whether we realise it or not shops like IKEA and clothing staple H&M have poured Scandi design into our homes and wardrobes for quite...

Gluten Free Pandolce Genovese

Baking, Winter

Pandolce is a sweet bread from the Genoa region of Northern Italy eaten at Christmas time. Today’s version has been made with ‘Wholegrain gluten-free self raising flour’ by the Free From Fairy. Enjoy something a bit different this Christmas with this...