Summer wouldn’t be summer without heat waves, and road trips. Many a summer during university was spent at beach missions, which were a brilliant way to spend a week or so of January, but the drive there was excruciating. I made many good, lasting friendships along the way, one friend in particular whose car was…
Call me a soft touch. But when I see a young boy’s face crumple with disappointment because he can’t eat the cakes all the other kids are eating, it calls for an intervention. These mini chocolate chip and coconut cakes are the intervention. They are super-easy, super-quick, and devoid of all those nasties that seem…
Bounty ripening on the tree. Fruit theif! He likes his fruit fresh. I like mine baked into a dessert. Flour, butter, sugar makes a crust. Peaches are arranged on pastry. Messy but good! Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon and sugar! Bake until bubbling and gooey. Yoghurt and egg make a custard to cover the fruit. Bake till…
She was the matriarch. Small in stature, but respected. Strong but always gracious. Brought up five children and took her wayward husband back years after being abandoned for a younger woman. Like her own mother before her, she lived well into her 10th decade, only really succumbing to the inevitable frailty of old age in…
If you’ve ever wanted a brownie hit without melting chocolate or lighting the oven, then these are for you! Great for an after-dinner treat… you will feel like you’re indulging, but you’re really not! Especially great for those folks with allergies, as these ‘brownies’ have no added sugar, eggs, dairy or gluten. The first time…
Wow! These are seriously good. With only 6 ingredients, and a super-simple method, these gluten-free cookies are going on high rotation around here! There’s no secret that peanut butter and chocolate are made to be together. But whoever came up with this recipe deserves a medal. When I think of how I used to make…