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I’ve made quite a few different flavoured macarons, but here are my first lemon ones - I’m now wondering why I didn’t make them before. Tangy with a creamy filling, they are based on that famous dessert Lemon Meringue Pie, and are far easier to make. Lemon zest is added to the macaron shells and after baking they are filled with lemon curd and cream.Using the 1 egg macaron quantity as in my

This month, the four Velveteers (Alessio, Asha, Pamela and I) set ourselves a task which I thought would be easier than the previous one. We had to come up with something sweet using 2 different types of nuts and a fruit (fresh, dry or both) of our choice.

However, I’ve been so busy this month that this slipped my mind till last week. Given that it’s been so hot here this summer, the last

One of the ingredients I use most in my baking is sugar, so I was delighted to be sent a box of various cane sugars from Tate & Lyle. Tate & Lyle is proud to be the first sugar company in the UK committed to making all their retail sugar bags Fair Trade certified. They have an informative website, ‘Taste & Smile’, which also includes a recipe section. Facebook pages for products, companies and

It’s Foodie Friday!When Pam on her blog The Gypsy Chef shared this dessert, I knew I wanted to make it.I needed a fast and easy dessert so I took some liberties by using instant pudding, instead of straight milk I used half milk and half cream (you can use half & half, I didn’t have it on hand.)You’ve probably noticed I usually don’t use instant or boxed mixes, but I was in a hurry and this fit