by Sheridan | Feb 25, 2024 | Cakes, Desserts, Fruit, Recipes
Rustic Tart of Peaches, Plums and Nectarines It’s the season for juicy flavoursome plums and late summer peaches and nectarines. Make use of them in this lovely rustic American-style pie. It’s a favourite from my first book The Cook’s Garden. View Instructions...
by Sheridan | Feb 18, 2024 | Desserts, Fruit, MiniChefs, Recipes
Search for: Dragon Fruit Salad I’ve usually associated Chinese New Year with auspicious foods such as fish (because the Chinese root word for fish sounds like ‘surplus’ ) and noodles (which signify long life).But over the past few years, I’ve...
by Sheridan | Feb 11, 2024 | Desserts, Fruit, MiniChefs, Recipes
Watermelon Granita Here’s a refreshing icy treat for the kids when they come home from school on hot summer afternoons. All you need is a sweet seedless watermelon, lemon juice and sugar – and a little rosewater for an exotic flavour. View Instructions...
by Sheridan | Dec 23, 2023 | Christmas, Desserts, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes
Plum Pudding Ice Cream If you still haven’t made your Christmas plum pudding, this frozen ice cream version is the perfect solution. I actually prefer it to the heavy traditional English pudding, especially when it’s a steaming hot day Down Under. ...
by Sheridan | Dec 3, 2023 | Christmas, Desserts, Recipes
White Christmas This up-dated version of White Christmas is an easy one for kids to make (as long as you supervise the melting of the chocolate) and makes a terrific edible Christmas gift.Don’t forget to book the kids in to my Mini Chef Christmas cooking classes...
by Sheridan | Oct 11, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts, Picnics, Recipes
Coconut Lemon Syrup Cake I just love this cake as it is so moist and cuts well, an important factor if serving it for a morning or afternoon tea, or taking to a picnic. You can pour the syrup over whilst in the tin but it might be difficult to remove: the finish...
