Tag: almonds
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Peach and apricot filo pie with frangipane
Ages ago, Rick Stein made a fresh peach pie with filo pastry in one of his Long Weekend programmes but the recipe wasn’t published in the accompanying book and I’ve always wanted to make it. Anyway, this is my version of the pie but with the addition of a frangipane base and I used tinned…
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Jubilee chocolate trifle
In the run up to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee there was a competition to find the best pudding to celebrate at a Jubilee party. A lemon trifle won and I’m sure it was lovely but my chocolate and coffee version with chopped pears and stem ginger was a real winner at our party. Definitely should…
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Almond and pistachio cantuccini
Fortunately, I have plenty of time for baking these days so I’m making these delicious cantuccini biscuits to wrap in pretty cellophane bags and give away as presents. You can buy these from Italian deli shops but these are soooooo much nicer – delicious dipped in a strong cup of coffee or some Vin Santo…
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