A deeply caramelised and super delicious banana cake from Melissa Clark via NYT Cooking. Preheat your oven to 175ºC (350ºF) and grease and line a cake tin. In an frypan melt 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Add ⅓ of a cup of light brown brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice and ¼…… Continue reading banana upside-down cake
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walnut syrup cake
This Greek walnut syrup cake is not too sweet as the walnuts balance the sweetness of the syrup. The recipe is by Tamara Milstein from her book Bake your cake & eat it too! Preheat your oven to 190ºC (375ºF) and grease a 23cm (9″) springform cake tin. Beat 130g (4½ oz) of softened butter…… Continue reading walnut syrup cake
carrot ginger walnut cake
Mary made this deliciously moist carrot cake from a Nigella Lawson recipe. It was chock full of ginger and walnuts. Preheat your oven to 170°C (325°F) and grease and line a 20cm (8″) springform cake tin with baking paper. In a bowl mix 200g (7 oz) of plain flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, ½…… Continue reading carrot ginger walnut cake
greens and chorizo quiche
Here’s a quiche recipe to use up all those green leaves you might normally throw away. I used beet and radish leaves together with speck and chorizo for a super tasty filling in a walnut pastry shell. For the pastry shell combine 185g (6½ oz) of plain flour with 30g (1 oz) of toasted walnuts (toast them…… Continue reading greens and chorizo quiche
marinated mushrooms with tahini yoghurt
If you love mushrooms, this is for you. The recipe is from PLENTY by Yotam Ottolenghi. The original recipe uses shimeji and chestnut mushrooms but since I didn’t plan ahead, I used button mushrooms. Slice 450g (1 lb) of mushrooms and put them in a large bowl. For the marinade whisk together 75ml (2½ fl…… Continue reading marinated mushrooms with tahini yoghurt
maple ice cream with salted buttered walnuts
In Australia, most maple syrup is A grade. B grade is produced later in the season and is darker, with more minerals, a higher viscosity and a stronger maple flavour. Luc, our local Canadian importer and ambassador of maple syrup, assures me that the closest here is Coles Brand. My can of B grade, however,…… Continue reading maple ice cream with salted buttered walnuts
walnut lemon and cardamom cake
I spied this recipe in Moro The Cookbook by Sam and Sam Clark. The focus of the cookbook is Spanish and Muslim Mediterranean food, or food of the Moors. They describe this cake perfectly – moist and a little crumbly. The cake is also gluten free as long as you use gluten free baking powder.…… Continue reading walnut lemon and cardamom cake
meringue cake with strawberries
Cindy made this Mostachon (big moustache), a speciality of Monterey in Mexico. The cake has a deliciously chewy walnut meringue base and a rich cream cheese topping which droops around the edges – hence the name? It’s always served with fruit, in this case it was strawberries. Preheat oven to 170°C (340ºF). Grease and line…… Continue reading meringue cake with strawberries
flourless brownie
This is rich, delicious and my favourite brownie. Easy to make too. Melt together 200g (7 oz) of 70% dark chocolate, 650g (23 oz) of butter and 50g of cocoa powder until smooth and glossy. In another bowl whip 2 large or 3 small eggs with 150g (5½ oz) of caster sugar. Add this to…… Continue reading flourless brownie
honey walnut cheesecake with figs cooked in ouzo
Here’s a deconstructed cheesecake which celebrates Greek flavours. A simple and elegant way to serve cheesecake as a dessert for a dinner party. At least a few hours before or even the night before, strain 500g of Greek-style yoghurt. Place in a piece of cheesecloth or fine linen, tie together and hang over a bowl…… Continue reading honey walnut cheesecake with figs cooked in ouzo
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