Tag: vanilla

Homemade always wins and once you have a bottle of Homemade Vanilla Extract on the go, chances are you will never want to buy it from the shops again. And since the beans are so expensive you have to treat…

Peppermint Crisp Ice Cream Cake

Summer is ice cream cake time, Peppermint Crisp Ice Cream Cake time to be precise. Layers of smashed cookies, a layer of vanilla ice cream flavoured with peppermint extract, another layer of vanilla ice cream mixed with rich caramel, topped…

Spiced Pear Cake

  This Spiced Pear Cake has been on my to do list for the last two years and I just needed to bake it before we are full on in Spring and there are no more pears to cook and bake…

Chai Panna Cotta with Vanilla Poached Pears

This Chai Panna Cotta with Vanilla Poached Pears is such a delicious dessert. It reminded me a bit of a crème caramel when I poured the syrup over it for serving. I love using tea to infuse panna cotta and…

Spiced Dulce de Leche

No matter how convenient convenience might be, few things can beat homemade. This Spiced Dulce de Leche is just one of those little work, high reward homemade dishes. But be warned. It is utterly delicious and addictive. Made from a…

Chocolate Chestnut Brownie

What can be better than chocolate brownies? Chocolate Chestnut Brownies. We South Africans don’t seem to “do” chesnuts and the only time they do cross my path will be on a Xmas cooking show from the northern hemisphere. I’m not…

I love rooibos. Not only does the flavour remind me of childhood holidays in Stellenbosch with my grandparents but I drink the tea often. It is uniquely South African and very popular the world over but it seems hardly used…

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