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…What I love about this is these Tangalicious Squares is the tangy, smooth curd which makes the back of your mouth water, saved by the glorious biscuit base.  Not a floury base- Oh no, no, noooo….but a sweetened buttery biscuit base that has just enough crunch and flake all in one.  It’s simple to make, no pastry [...]

 Spanish Breakfast a la Tapas   Annoyed with the dribs and drabs of left overs from a big ‘Tastes of Tapas !HOLA!’ dinner party? Why not make a breakfast out of it, fit for a Spanish King? All you have to do, is fry up some diced onion or shallots, add your left over Patatas [...]

Mushroom Medley Risotto with Truffle Oil, Parmesan I had a primal flashback last week when I was roaming around rather nomadically, at my favourite European Wholesaler’s store here in Perth, acting like a gatherer from 2000BC when I came across a 1 kilo bag of ‘Medley of Mushrooms’. Frozen mushrooms? Well that’s a concept I’d [...]

  Pineapple Flambe, Cinnamon Ice Cream, Chocolate Rum Sauce, Candied Hazelnuts Serves 6-8 INGREDIENTS For the Pineapple Flambe      1 fresh pineapple, cut into 6-8 slices and cored      2 tbs dark rum For the Chocolate Rum Sauce      200gr dark chocolate 80%, chopped into small pieces     2 tbs dark rum      100ml cream For the Cinnamon [...]

  Mushrooms were considered by the ancient Egyptians to be the plant of immortality and royalty went as far as declaring that only they could eat them. These days we might have botox to do the same job, but who can pass up a glossy roasted, then grilled mushroom with gorgonzola, caramelized walnuts and sweetened [...]

 Spanish Cinnamon Icecream I have used this dessert quite a few times, on its own, with baked apples but mostly, with flambe pineapple and chocolate, with or without caramelized hazelnuts.  It goes wonderfully at the end of a Spanish themed dinner party and its what I’ve chosen for dessert for June’s ‘A Taste of Tapas [...]