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Warm Chocolate and Banana Tart

Leah — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:38:50 +0000

This recipe is from a blog I recently discovered called “Citrus and Candy”. If this recipe is anything to go by, the author is some kind of diabolical pastry-chef genius. Also, I would love to be able to take photo lessons from her!

Imagine rich chocolate ganache. Add in a homemade pie shell. Then consider the [...]

Guest post – Lucy’s Jaffa souffle

Leah — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:00:38 +0000

My (soon to be) sister-in-law made this fantastic souffle for dessert the other night. It’s really easy, really rich and just delicious. The recipe below makes 1 large souffle, so just multiply by the number of people you’re serving (obviously!).

Thanks for sharing Lucy!

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Rich chocolate and pear brownies

Leah — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:04:20 +0000

This recipe comes from a new (to me) cookbook, Maggie’s Kitchen, by celebrated Australian cook Maggie Beer. This is a truly beautiful book, every picture had me gasping and bookmarking it to make later.

I made this for dessert at friend’s place – generally if you invite me over for dinner you can count on me [...]

Decadent Toblerone Cheesecake

Leah — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:47:46 +0000

This recipe is a cracker! It’s incredibly rich though, so cut small slices!

I based my recipe on this. The only differences were:

I used milk arrowroot biscuits instead of Nice biscuits; I omitted the lemon rind (but used the lemon juice); And of course, I added Toblerone. I used a large block – I whizzed it in the [...]