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.
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 […]
Black Truffle Ice Cream Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! One of the best ice creams I’ve ever tasted was made by Tim Pak Poy at Claude’s in Woollahra in the early 2000s when Australia’s first truffles were harvested. It was flavoured with violets and black truffle. Inspired […]
Poached Quinces Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Quinces are a wonderful old-fashioned winter fruit. Unlike their sweet cousins – apples and pears – they’re virtually inedible raw. They come into their own when they’re slow-cooked, turning a beautiful rosy colour. The longer they’re cooked, the deeper […]
Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard) Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes Crème Anglaise (a.k.a. vanilla custard) is a versatile pouring custard that’s typically served with fruit desserts, such as crumbles and pies, and often poured into sweet soufflés at the table. As the name suggests, French speakers consider […]
Date Ma’amoul Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Lebanese cooking class! I love these Ramadan date cookies, also called qrass bil-tamr. They’re similar to shortbread with a date filling and are an essential part of Ramadan feasts in Lebanon. And I love how easy they are to make. The dough can be filled with […]
Manx Fruit Bonnag Like Manx Bonnag? You’ll love my online British cooking class! If the Isle of Man can lay claim to a ‘best known dish’, it would be bonnag. The name probably comes from the same root as Scots bannock and I believe it would originally have been a simple soda bread or griddle […]
