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Bakewell tart
Bakewell Tart is renowned for its delicate balance of textures and flavours. At its heart lies a crisp and buttery shortcrust pastry base, providing the perfect foundation for the layers to come. The tart is then generously filled with a layer of raspberry jam, adding a sweetness that contrasts beautifully with the richness of the […]
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 […]
Hot Cross Buns
This is a yearly staple in our house. Come Easter I make these regularly, my family love them with either sultanas, currants, raisins, plain or (this one was new last year) chocolate chips…..yum. This recipe is a compilation of various recipes either from the internet or old cooking books. I love playing around with recipes, mixing […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meatballs
There are numerous recipes for meatballs, and numerous ways in which to cook them. This particular one is my family’s favourite, the one handed over generation through generation from Grandmother to mother to daughter. This recipe produces a soft juicy meatball cooked in a light onion gravy. I usually make enough sauce to be able […]
Albondigon -Meat loaf
This is another typical Gibraltarian dish, and like every other recipe posted here, each household has it’s own version of how to make it. My grandmothers recipe’s meat loaf is more of a couple of giant meatballs, which are then boiled in soup and either served hot as it is, or reheated the next day on its […]