Fruit
Mrs Cook's Fruit Loaf
Nothing reminds me more of a delightful morning tea than fruit loaf. In a previous decade, I would have smothered this delight in softened butter, but these days, I am more interested in the mix of spice and sultanas.
Mum's Christmas Plum Pudding
Yum, Yum, Pudd of Plum. This is a brilliant, fruity, traditional Christmas cake everyone will enjoy.
Note the ounces (oz) usage rather than kilograms. This is a traditional recipe handed down through generations!
FYI - 35 ounces="1" kg. So 8oz is approximately 300g. 4oz is 150g.
Oh, and with this recipe there is but one rule: 1 glass for the pudd, 1 for the cook....
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Pancakes with Honey and Creamy Yoghurt
A chef I admire for his stand on healthful, easy food is Raymond Blanc - one of Britain’s leading culinary lights – from Le Manoir aux Quat’Saissons near Oxford. I love the figs in his very good book Blanc Vite, and in this recipe I have served them on pancakes drizzled with yoghurt. The flavour of the figs is superb, and the dish makes a lovely healthy dessert.
Passionfruit Shortbread
Passionfruit are in abundance over winter and this easy shortbread recipe is a divine way to use them up! The icing is delectable and just so easy! It's simply the passionfruit pulp and icing sugar. The shortbread biscuits are simple and scrumptious.
Shortbread cookies originate from Scotland where they are served with tea especially at Christmas and New Year.
The buttery cookies made their way to New Zealand and Australia during the Scottish migration in the 1800s and still remain one of the most popular biscuit treats today.
There are different types...
