Quince are inedible hard and fury when fresh and look like they just stepped right out of biblical times. When cooked however their flesh becomes soft, pink and…
These delicious vanilla-poached meringues – or îles flottantes as the French would call them – are like eating a sweet cloud. Covered in silky crème anglaise, this is…
Vanilla is my favourite spice. I love it so much I named my car after it and dedicated an entire chapter in my book ‘Sweet’ to its exotic…
When deciding what to call this recipe I realised people know these gorgeous melt-in-the-mouth chocolate covered malt balls by different names. In America they are Whoppers, in the…
Most fruit is perfect just the way that it is, but there are some that reach their full potential when cooked. The apricot is one of these.
There are few better ways to enjoy guava’s than when they are lightly poached in a sugar syrup. I love to add star anise and vanilla to the sauce to…
This is a dense vanilla sponge cake smothered in poached quince slices and perfect for a winter’s tea.
As the chilly temperatures arrive in Cape Town and the rain comes down, I start looking for the comfort of hot oats for breakfast. Low in GI and…