by Sheridan | Nov 3, 2019 | Cakes, Desserts, Fruit, Recipes
Black Sapote Cake Have you ever tasted a black sapote (aka chocolate pudding fruit)? I first tasted one many years ago at Karnak, Diane Cilento’s tropical haven in far north Queensland. My mother now grows them at the family farm Bend of the River, and my...
by Sheridan | Jul 6, 2019 | Cakes, Desserts, Fruit
Upside Down Quince Cake Here’s a magnificent, moist, luscious cake from my book, The Cook’s Garden (New Holland 2012). I adore quinces (read my meditation on quinces here) and this is a marvellous way to use them. While there are a few steps involved, I...
by Sheridan | Aug 26, 2018 | Desserts, Dinner, Fruit, Recipes, Vegetarian
Rhubarb Strawberry Tart This versatile tart can be adapted all year round, using fruits in season. At this time of year, rhubarb and strawberries are in plentiful supply so I have used those. I like the combination of sour rhubarb with sweet fragrant strawberries, but...
by Sheridan | Apr 29, 2018 | Fruit, Recipes
Bananas flambé This is one of the delicious desserts served on the tropical island of Reunion, a French ‘departement’ east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and 200km south-west of Mauritius. It makes good use of a number of local ingredients: bananas,...
by Sheridan | Apr 8, 2018 | Breakfast, Brunch, Fruit, Recipes, Vegetarian
Cherry Guava Jelly I’ve never seen a tree laden with so many cherry guavas as I did on my recent visit to Bend of the River, the family farm in south-east Queensland. These colourful small round fruit are wonderful eaten straight from the tree, but there are...
by Sheridan | Apr 8, 2018 | Cakes, Desserts, Eggs, Fruit, Recipes
Pink Guava Flan It’s raining guavas at Bend of the River, the family farm in south-eastern Queensland. The trees are so laden with fruit that it’s hard to get to them before the birds do or before they fall to the ground and spoil. We have two varieties at...
