I’m not a dessert cook, so when I make sweets they need to be relatively quick and easy. It is nice to end a meal with a simple dessert or to produce something delicious to serve with a cup of coffee when friends drop by. Sweet treats make great gifts too. Here are some of my favourite easy sweet recipes.
Marmalade Pudding Like Marmalade? Join my small-group ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour To Scotland – The Home of Marmalade. Steamed jam pudding is an old-fashioned British and Australian classic; a quick and inexpensive dessert made with pantry staples. I make marmalade puddings as I love the way the bitterness of the citrus rind contrasts with the […]
Grandma Marthi’s Rhubarb Compote Join my Swiss food & wine tour for more delicious traditional Swiss fare! This rhubarb compote recipe is inspired by Franz’s paternal grandmother, Grandma Marthi. Franz started helping to make it at her elbow from the age of about 7. Grandma Marthi and Franz’s grandfather ran a hotel on Griesalp in […]
French-style Hazelnut Praline Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients With My Online Cooking Classes What exactly ‘praline’ means depends on where you are in the world – for more details see the FAQ below. The praline I’m talking about is French praline in the traditional sense: caramelised sugar mixed with nuts and […]
Truffled Tiramisu Like Truffles? Join Me For A Hands-On Truffle Hunting Food & Wine Weekend! Truffles are popular in pasta, risotto and egg dishes, but less often seen in desserts. A few things accentuate the distinctive aroma of these delicious winter treats, fat and carbohydrate among them. So tiramisu, with its Savoiardi biscuits and creamy […]
Cherrymisu Like this recipe? Join my small-group food & wine tours to Italy and discover more regional Italian specialties! Tiramisu without coffee? How can that be? After all the coffee gives tiramisu its name, which means ‘pick-me-up. But some people (like my friend Diana) don’t like coffee yet still crave the creamy layered flavour of […]
Two Tone Dark & White Chocolate Mousse Like this recipe? You’ll love my online French cooking class Inspired by Damien Pignolet! Chocolate mousse has never gone out of fashion because it simply tastes so good (and is so easy to make). For something a bit different, I developed this two-tone version, but use this recipe […]
Raspberry Tiramisu Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Italian cooking class! While I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to most recipes, I can’t resist this raspberry tiramisu! A take on one of Italy’s favourite desserts, it combines creamy mascarpone with a double hit of ‘pick-me-up’ coffee and the wonderful vibrant tang […]
Mandarin Tiramisu Like Italian food? Join me on a small-group food & wine tour to Italy soon! I’m a traditionalist and – especially when it comes to Italian food – a purist. But I’m also pragmatic. So when I came across a bag of freeze-dried mandarins in the pantry I decided to create mandarin tiramisu, […]
Dessert Cocktails While cocktails are typically served before dinner, I find some are better at the end of the evening. Here’s my version of some classic sweet cocktails that are perfect after, or instead of, dessert. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Make your own simple sugar syrup by combining equal quantities […]
Philadelphia-Style Ice Cream Like this recipe? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! While classic French ice cream has a crème Anglaise egg custard base (see video below), quick and easy Philadelphia ice cream is egg-free. Sometimes called American ice cream or New York ice cream, Philly-style ice cream […]