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Cherry Pie

There is something very charming about a Cherry Pie, the mere mention of one has me conjuering up images of a pie cooling on a windowsill in some idyllic country setting with a couple of swallows or bluebirds flying around … Continue reading

Posted in Breakfast, Desserts, Fruit, Tarts/Flans/Quiches/Pies | 2 Comments

Baked Apricots with Limoncello

As you can see I am going through a little stone fruit frenzy but with the abundance of ripe peaches, apricots and nectarines weighing down the market shelves, it is very hard to avoid. Todays post is a rustic, Italian style … Continue reading

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Peach, Prosciutto and Mozzarella Salad

This is a salad I have lived on every Summer since I discovered it. The flavours are simple, fresh and beautiful, and with its milky orbs of buffalo mozzarella and segments of drippy golden peaches, it is quite possibly the … Continue reading

Posted in Fruit, Salads, Sides, Starters | 5 Comments

Brown Butter Peach Bars

Over the last couple of months I have gathered together a nice little pile of peach recipes. It’s not like I have been sitting around tapping my fingers on my kitchen counter, waiting for peaches to come into season but … Continue reading

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Lemon & Blueberry Ice Cream Sandwiches

Let’s fast forward into Summer with some ice cream sandwiches. I can’t really say I am an expert because I have never made them before and can count the number of times I have eaten them on one hand. However, … Continue reading

Posted in Desserts, Frozen Treats, Fruit, Lemons, Sandwiches | 1 Comment

Raspberry Crumble Breakfast Bars

I am wondering why these bars are called breakfast bars because aside from a handful of oats and fresh raspberries there is not much else that says ‘breakfast’ to me. But no matter because they are very good and there … Continue reading

Posted in Biscuits/Cookies/Slices/Bars, Breakfast, Fruit, Morning Teas/High Teas, Picnic Food | 3 Comments

Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

We have had a good week of gloom in NYC, dreary days and thunderous pelting rain – the kind that makes you want to cancel all your appointments and crawl back into bed with a book, let your children watch a … Continue reading

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Blueberry Vanilla Tart

This recipe comes from Serge Dansereau of Bathers Pavillion at Balmoral Beach in Sydney. I made Mr Man take me there one Mothers Day – I wasn’t yet a mother but I was over halfway there and in my mind … Continue reading

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Blood Orange & Campari Sorbet

I couldn’t resist purchasing a crate of blood oranges from my local markets. I stumbled upon them last weekend and seeing them packaged in such a quaint way bought back memories of my childhood – back in the days when … Continue reading

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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

The desire to make this cake came last Sunday night whilst I was watching one of my favourite TV shows – Desperate Housewives. For those of you that know the character Bree, she is a phenomonal cook and made a Pineapple Upside … Continue reading

Posted in Cakes, Fruit, Morning Teas/High Teas | 5 Comments