Individual brie and figs strudelsThese are lovely for brunch and can be served over a bed of lightly dressed peppery greens or sprinkled with a little coarse sugar before baking for a not-too-sweet dessert. The smell is wonderful as they bake!
Italian buttercreamThis is a classic. It provides silky buttery icing. It has nothing to do with the butter and icing sugar some people call butter cream. But it is a lot more work. This recipe provides a large amount, sufficient for three dozen cupcakes or three cakes, depending on their size. It takes food colouring well.Kiskadee fantasyThis is one of my staple summer desserts. It looks so decadent yet it is fresh and sweet! My mother got this recipe from a hotel in Bermuda, and it traditionally made with pineapple, but I have also made it with peaches and it is divine! I am certain other fruits could work just as well. The crust is the mystery, nobody can guess what it is made of...Knitter’s cake
This was a birthday cake TO me from my daughter. The yarn was made out of almond paste!
LasagnaThis is a framework of a recipe. You can change it and make it your own in a variety of ways. For example, you can easily replace the béchamel sauce (white cheese sauce) by mixing Ricotta with an egg.
And you can replace the lasagna noodles with thin crêpes. You canuse different kinds of cheese. You can modify the quantities depending on the size of your dish. And finally this dish can be frozen once cooked and cooled.Leek and mushroom bakeI was given this recipe a long time ago. I wonder why the sauce is not made with regular flour like a regular béchamel..But I guess both can work. This can be a side dish or a main...