tasting life...one recipe at a time
Deliciously crisp and crunchy brandy snaps, spiced with ginger and filled with clementine cream. I love brandy snaps, it was something my Mum always had in the house at Christmas. She never made her own, but always bought a couple of boxes. Now to be honest I don’t even need them filled, nor do I…
Since they were small, my daughters have loved to bake and recently they decided they wanted to bake custard creams. Besides, who doesn’t love a custard cream, a sandwich biscuit with a distinctive yellow hue? Without a doubt, this is baking at it’s most simple, in short ideal for baking with children. First of all…
Lemon butter biscuits! These delicious biscuits are packed with the flavour of lemon. Simple and quick to bake, they melt in your mouth. A perfect afternoon treat or to serve alongside a dinner party dessert. Lemon is one of our favourite flavours and these lemon butter biscuits pack a punch of lemon flavour. Fruit bowls…
Wonderfully spicy ginger biscuits with a kick of chilli, a quick and easy bake. The idea for this recipe came about last week when I sadly reached the bottom of my tin of Fortnum & Mason’s “Lucifer’s Ginger & Chilli Biscuits”. I blame Michelle for this addiction, she got a tin from her husband for…
Everyone has some memories of childhood baking, the mere thought of those cakes, biscuits or cookies made by our mums and grannies remind us of childhood carefree days. Here is one of ours. If Tweed Squares remind Michelle of her childhood baking experiences, then Tiffin reminds me of mine. This probably explains why Michelle is…