Tag Archives: caster sugar

Chocolate crème brûlée surprise

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

You’ll probably need cheering up this morning after the election results and, if you want to make a dinner party-worthy dessert that will make you friends for life, look no further than this chocolate crème brûlée surprise. It’s ridiculously simple … Continue reading →

Posted in Desserts, Recipes | Tagged caster sugar, Chocolate, chocolate dessert, crème brûlée, double cream | 1 Comment

Pistachio topped banana loaf cake

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Great way to use up leftover bananas! It’s essential to use very ripe bananas for this loaf cake to get the depth of flavour – the browner and spottier the skins the better. I started making it just to use … Continue reading →

Posted in Cakes & biscuits, Recipes | Tagged cake recipe, caster sugar, ground almonds, kaluha, leftover bananas, loaf cake, pistachio nuts, ripe bananas, sultanas | Leave a comment

Apricot and almond crumble

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

Seasonal English pudding treat I have a pretty big collection of cookery books, most of which have really beautiful pictures of finished dishes in them, often in settings that evoke the feelings of a season or a location that inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in Desserts, Recipes, Summer recipes | Tagged almonds, apricot, apricot dessert, apricot kernels, Bury St Edmunds, caster sugar, crumble, crumble recipe, English food, fresh apricots, Jane Grigson, Recipe, recipes | Leave a comment

Mmmmm macarons!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Janet Davies @pigeoncottage

I can’t think why I’ve never made macarons until recently. Perhaps it’s because, if you buy them from a shop, they are sooooo expensive that I thought they must be tricky to make at home. Well, I had a … Continue reading →