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Category Archives: Gluten Free Desserts
Recipe: ‘Croccante di Noccioli e Pistacchi’ (Tuscan Hazelnut & Pistachio Crunch)
Deliciously crunchy, glossy and utterly more-ish, the recipe for this classic Tuscan treat came from Antonio Carluccio and is usually served around Christmas and on festive occasions. With the first snows of the season recently, I was feeling decidedly festive … Continue reading
Recipe – Rosemary-Scented Blackberry Fool
When you find yourself in a field that’s almost completed fenced in by towering blackberry bushes loaded with fruit, you have to run and get a large container. I know I go on about British fruit but I can honestly … Continue reading
Recipe – Espresso & Rum Semi-Freddo
I didn’t set out to make a semifreddo, it just evolved into one. I was intrigued by the utter simplicity of a classic Italian dessert that should have taken no more than 5 seconds to make in a blender; ricotta, … Continue reading
Recipe – Chocolate, Prune & Walnut Mousse
Chocolate and prunes were made for each other. This luscious mousse is adapted from a Patricia Lousada recipe and combines prunes with dark chocolate – and a few toasted walnuts are added for some unexpected crunch. Another sublime confection that … Continue reading
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Recipe – Mincemeat with Brandy
Mincemeat is a wonderful traditional Christmassy confection and one that if you knew how easy it was to make from scratch, you’d never buy it ready-made again. It’s stuffed with lots of dried fruits, candied citrus peel, nuts and brandy … Continue reading
Recipe – Grilled Plums with Cinnamon, Brown Sugar & Amaretto
Stone fruits are so luscious at this time of year and I can’t get enough of them. Faced with a large bowl of ripe purple and yellow plums and lacking inspiration, I decided to simply grill them with a little … Continue reading
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Recipe – Frozen Berries with a Warm White Chocolate Sauce
Loosely adapted from a Patricia Lousada recipe that I combined with a happy error of mine, this is drop dead easy to make and turned out to be quite an elegant dessert when served on a pretty plate. Raspberries and … Continue reading
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Recipe – Candied Citrus Peel
Not exactly a dessert but these wonderful tangy little strips of crystallized citrus peel are simply divine served as a nibble with an espresso, or perhaps chopped and sprinkled onto cupcake frosting – or folded into cake and pancake batter … Continue reading
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Recipe – Fresh Oranges in a Cranberry Caramel with Candied Cranberries
This refreshing dessert would be perfect for Valentine’s day. The cranberry caramel syrup has a lovely deep garnet color and quite an intense burnt-sugar-cranberry flavor that goes beautifully with fresh oranges – and you don’t need to use very much. … Continue reading
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Recipe – Panforte di Siena
Panforte di Siena comes in a variety of shapes and sizes and the original recipe can be traced back to the early 13th century (probably in Siena, Italy), which explains the numerous subtle variations. One of the many things that … Continue reading
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