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Poached pears in syrup
This was a staple dessert growing up. Soft poached pears stewed in syrup, served with cream or ice cream. If you know me by now you know that I have lots of memories of food by the beach, and we loved this dessert at any time of the day, especially as a treat for afternoon […]
Chicken in beer and orange sauce
This is one of my favourite chicken recipes. Easy to make and so so tasty. Unless you really like the taste of beer, use a blonde or light beer so that there is no bitter aftertaste. The orange juice will sweeten the sauce and balance the flavours perfectly. This dish can be served with mashed potatoes, […]
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate mousse has very few ingredients so it’s important to use the best quality chocolate; I like semi-sweet chocolate for this recipe, but if you prefer your mousse with a stronger chocolate flavour, use bittersweet, likewise milk chocolate will give you a very soft chocolate flavour. Remember, the higher the cacao percentage in the chocolate , […]
Hazelnut bonbons like Ferrero Rocher
This recipe was based on an internet recipe I found a couple of years ago, apologies but I can’t remember the original author, as I have tried and tested this one until I found the right ingredients and proportions to suit my own palate. Since Valentines day is just round the corner, I thought I’d […]
Chicken Pepitoria
This recipe is one of the first dishes in my grandmother’s notebook. I remember eating this very often as it was one of my grandfather’s favourites. The nice thing about this dish, is that you get to soak up the remaining sauce with your bread after all the food has been consumed, which in my […]
Beer Bread
This is one of the easiest bread recipes that I have ever made, and I have to admit was very surprised to see this in my Grandmother’s recipe book. I have no idea where she could have picked this one up from, as it simply states Beer bread, and has no mention of whomsoever gave […]
Pancakes
Who doesn’t love a pancake breakfast? I find its one of the most versatile recipes you can have in your collection.
Orange flavoured mini doughnuts – Rosquillas de Naranjas
These delightful little morsels graced our afternoon tea table on numerous occasions. They are the perfect size to be eaten in two bites (sometimes even one), can be packed and carried rather easily as they are quite hardy, and taste great. These doughnuts – as opposed to a lot of other recipes – are baked and therefore produce […]
Baked Rice Pudding
Gibraltarian rice pudding is a truly delightful dish. It’s a soft pudding rice served in a creamy sweet sauce, with a sprinkled cinnamon topping. I have a recipe for the traditional version, but this version is a baked twist on the traditional stove top dessert. I find that when you have lots of things to […]
Pizza
I’ve been using this Pizza recipe for quite some years now, although I honestly can’t remember where I got it from. It might have even been from my school days! Who knows? Its a super simple bread dough recipe which you can top however you like. The one rule here is to keep your toppings simple […]