Fruit
Favourite Christmas Fruit Cake
This recipe makes 1 large 24cm square cake. My mother shared this recipe for a rich, moist fruit cake that is perfect for Christmas. She has handed it on to me from her mother and I’d like to think it continues to be cooked in the future generations of our family. It will keep for several months in an air-tight container, as long as there is not too much humidity.
Fresh Sesame Bananas
Fried bananas are a common street food in Thailand and it's hard to resist getting some for breakfast and eating them straight from the bag. At home, I serve these delicate morsels drizzeled with yoghurt and honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Fresh Strawberry Trifle
When I proposed this trifle for a Christmas feature in Cuisine I had no idea just how popular it would prove to be. Despite the completely home-made components, many readers tell me it is now the annual fixture for their Christmas feast. A real ‘down under’ answer to traditional fare, it involves baking a classic genoise sponge, stewing strawberries for the strawberry jelly, making a rich silky crème anglaise, whipping the cream and selecting the perfect...
GALLETTE OF SPICE ROASTED PEARS
These little tarts make a beautifully elegant dessert, made from a thin disk of crisp pastry with glazed, caramelised fruits. They look sophisticated and hard to make, but are pretty easy and your guests will be very impressed.
Grapefruit Salad
Fresh and simple is always best for a salad. if you want an amazingly refreshign side dish, this one is hard to beat.
