Fruit Tart with Pastry Cream for Pi Day

To make this Pi Day Fruit Tart I used Vinegar Pie Crust and Pastry Cream.  I wanted to make mini tarts because they are cute and because I can make just a few,… Read More →

Mixed Berry Slump

A continuation in my obsession with “food with a funny name” series. According to the Martha Stewart website: “Cousin to the cobbler, a slump has dumplings on top instead of biscuits, as used… Read More →

Trifle – again #3

As you might have noticed I am on a bit of a trifle kick, so here we go again.  There might be more to come. Who am I kidding?  Of course there are more… Read More →

Trifle – again 2

This is the closest to the trifle my Mom used to make and that I still make from time to time. This is just a slightly different version with no jam in the… Read More →

Trifle – again!

What were you doing at 11:37 last night? I bet you weren’t doing what I was doing. Going downstairs with Bob and Echo to make trifle. Posh trifle. Not the sherry trifle I… Read More →

Biscuit Berry Cobbler

Since discovering my favourite Buttermilk Biscuit recipe I have used it for everything from biscuits, to Apple Uglies, Vegetable Uglies and Onion Tart. This morning I decided to use it to make a… Read More →

Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad is such a simple dessert to prepare. The quality of the fruit determines the quality of the finished product. Any fruit can be used, just bearing in mind that banana will… Read More →

Marinated Berries

These marinated berries are one of the suggested toppings for Dutch Babies, German Pancakes. The zest and juice of the orange was great with the sweet simple syrup and vanilla and the tang… Read More →