Strawberry Chocolate Puff Bars The first time I heard the term “Puff Bar” I had no idea what it was. Ann, a friend who grew up in the center of St. John’s in the 50’s and 60’s referred to them as being quite a commonly produced item in bakeries around town, usually containing whipped cream, …
Partridgeberry Apple Cheesecake. Cranberries can easily be substituted for Newfoundland favourite partridgeberries (lingonberries) in this easy cheesecake. Credit for this Partridgeberry Apple Cheesecake goes to Spouse, who has been in the kitchen for the past day or so making desserts for a school function this evening. Actually, I have been quite remiss in giving her …
This upside down Five Spice Apple Tarte Tatin recipe is a real collision of food cultures, with a distinctly delicious flavour. Chinese Five Spice is a mixture of cinnamon, anise, cloves, cassia and ginger used in many Chinese dishes. However, here it adds a distinctive flavor to a classic French dessert. The truth is I …
In a small saucepan gently boil for about 20 minutes 1 cup fresh or frozen partridgeberries ½ cup sugar Drain through a sieve, and allow to cool completely in the refrigerator. If you don’t want to sieve out the nutrients in the skins of the berries simply process the jam in a blender for a …
Blueberry Peach Phyllo Galette. A low effort, easy dessert that’s perfect for last minute entertaining. Great with vanilla ice cream. This Blueberry Peach Phyllo Galette is another impressive but low effort dessert. Frozen phyllo pastry from your supermarket freezer and some fresh peaches and blueberries are practically all that are needed to quickly throw together …
Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake. An old fashioned recipe for a cinnamon swirl coffee cake topped with a pecan crumble topping and drizzled in a sweet vanilla glaze.
This was a bit of a delicious experiment that started when making chocolate ice cream with the kids yesterday. We did make a little old fashioned fudge sauce as a topping for the kids but I also swirled it through the ice cream along with some chopped homemade rum truffles for the adults. The result …
A French Chocolate Tart or Tarte au Chocolat is not nearly as fussy a dessert to prepare as many people think. Even the pastry in this simple recipe is pretty forgiving.
This Limoncello Pound Cake with Blueberry Port Sauce is proof positive that lemon and blueberry are such a perfect flavour combination.
Raspberry White Chocolate Truffle Tuxedo Cake. A multilayered celebration cake that is sure to be the hit of any worthy occasion. This Raspberry White Chocolate Truffle Tuxedo Cake is a pretty impressive looking dessert and probably looks pretty intimidating to beginner bakers but if you break it down into its individual components, it isn’t difficult at …