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Tag Archives: dessert
Fruit mince parcels
Christmas Eve is a busy day of food preparation in my house. We serve many, many different dishes for Christmas dinner and the dessert table is always bulging with tasty treats. It’s quite a workload to get ready but definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Recipes, Sweets
Tagged Christmas, dessert, filo pastry, fruit mince, recipe
Trifle
Trifle is one of those rather celebratory desserts (it certainly looks festive) with many different variations on a common theme—’usually made of sherry-soaked sponge cake with custard and often jam, decorated with cream and sometimes fruit’, according to Larousse Gastronomique. … Continue reading
Custard
Last month we spent a weekend with a group of friends in Dalby—a country town about 2.5 hours west of Brisbane. The occasion was Christmas in July, and Dalby is a perfect place for it…a large bonfire in the backyard, … Continue reading
Chocolate caramel slice
A few years ago we hosted a scotch night, the idea being that every couple brought along a bottle of scotch and we would sample each one during the evening. At some point in the lead up to that night, … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Sweets
Tagged caramel, chocolate, dessert, gluten free, millionaires slice, recipe, slice
Hard sauce (brandy butter)
It’s Christmas Eve and, because we’re hosting Christmas dinner tomorrow, there’s a mad panic in our household to prepare all the food. One of the lovely family traditions that we all look forward to is the Christmas pudding. After dinner … Continue reading
Rum Balls
‘Tis the season to be jolly…and with these adults-only rum balls, there will be plenty of Christmas cheer. A good rum ball is an absolute delight. It should be rich, smooth and chocolatey with a solid hit of rum, not … Continue reading
Chocolate mousse
We were out to dinner with friends last week and when the dessert options were presented, I couldn’t resist the chocolate mousse with fresh cream and berries. There’s something very enticing about chocolate mousse. It’s simple but elegant; rich and … Continue reading
Crème brûlée
photo credit: stuart spivack Corinne’s favourite dessert is crème brûlée and so I have attempted to make it for her many, many times. Sometimes with great success, but other times requiring a bit more finesse. So I have been on … Continue reading