Jackie Mansfield

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Category Archives: Gluten Free Desserts
Recipe – ‘Athol Brose’ (or, a taste of Scotland)
This classic Scottish dessert/pudding whatever you want to call it, also goes by the name ‘Cranachan’. If you’d normally run screaming for the hills at the thought of eating something that’s every bit as traditionally Scottish as haggis, please take … Continue reading
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Recipe: Glorious Figs!
My first fig was plucked from a tree in the conservatory that was attached to my cousin’s home in Wiltshire. I was 9 yrs old; it was warm from the sun and I’ve never forgotten it. Even the memorable 24 … Continue reading
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Recipe: Summer Berries with a Balsamic Caramel Syrup
I was going to wait until the July 4th weekend to post this unbelievably easy recipe (because of the red, white and blue) but it feels so summery today and I’ll be traveling in the UK on the Fourth of … Continue reading
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Recipe: Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake
Not so much a cake, more a massive chocolate truffle that you’d slice thinly and share – or not, depending on what a greedy little choco-piggy you are. If you don’t love chocolate, then you can join the ranks of … Continue reading
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Recipe: Dried Plums & Oranges in a Cardamom Tea Syrup
I thought winter was over; yesterday was 70F and sunny but today we have gale-force winds, horizontal blowing snow, thunder and lightning. That’s springtime in the Rockies for you. This fragrant, fruity-spicy dessert is easy to make, rich tasting and … Continue reading
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Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Parfait
I believe that chocolate and peanut butter were made for each other, a bit like champagne and strawberries, caviar and iced vodka, fish n’ chips, snails and garlic, my dog and I…etc. This recipe tastes so deliciously rich and creamy, … Continue reading
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Recipe: Light and Luscious Carrot & Almond Cake
…and this recipe is wheat and dairy free so those of you who love the idea of carrot cake but can’t eat it, take heart! This incredibly moist and light version is so much better for your heart than the … Continue reading
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Recipe – Tuscan Almond Cookies
These are very easy to make and wonderful. They look a bit funky and there’s really no way to make them beautiful-looking; hence in Italy they’re referred to as ‘Brutti ma buoni’ which translates to ‘ugly but pretty’. The almonds … Continue reading
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2 recipes: Pear & Garlic Aioli – and Marsala Poached Pears
Looking at the first picture, I imagine you’re thinking that I’ve finally lost it. Not Moi. This is my adaptation of a *Catalonian aioli sauce, that calls for quince. Where I live, quince(s) are hard to come by so I … Continue reading
Recipe: Chocolate Pecan Butter Toffee
This takes approx 20 minutes to make (excluding chilling time) and tastes like a secret recipe your Grandma wouldn’t part with even if you strapped her in a chair, plugged her into an I-Pod and forced her to listen to … Continue reading