Strawberry & Raspberry Tart Hearts

For me, berries make such a fantastic dessert. They’re lovely and sweet but their light fruitiness means their not too heavy to follow up a big meal. You may use whatever berries you wish to make these little tarts, I had planned on just using strawberries but I thought adding some raspberries into the mix…

Mary Berry’s Boozy Orange Pannacotta

Pannacotta is one of those dishes you always see the contestants on Masterchef attempting to make and then failing miserably because it never sets on time and they end up producing something that’s either half melting or dished up in a bowl. For this reason I’ve never bothered to attempt making it at home. However,…

Summer Berry Ripple Ice Cream Loaf

Summer has arrived! This obviously means trips to the seaside, barbecues and ice creams in abundance! This dish was inspired by Lorraine Pascale’s Raspberry Ripple Parfait, but you could really use any fruit to ripple through it. Frozen works best and I had a few bags of strawberries and blueberries in the freezer so that’s…

Chocolate & Strawberry Gateau

Everybody loves chocolate gateau, it’s a simple fact of life. Often it’s made with black cherries or fruits of the forest making it quite a wintery dessert. The use of fresh strawberries in my version gives it a bit of a lift and transforms it for summer time. Chocolate gateau is a great crowd pleaser,…

Lemon & Rosemary Posset with Green Peppercorn Shortbread

Being more of a savoury person than a sweet person, desserts are not often something I make the effort to spend lots of time on. As much as I love dessert, I think I’m just not a natural pastry chef. Plus, The Boyfriend is brilliant at them, so sweet is usually his area. However, I…

Snowflake, Soho

Yes I’ve been skipping the dessert menu in order to go and find more exciting puddings again! Snowflake is yet another great gelato shop in Soho. I actually wasn’t aware of Snowflake until I was making my way to a dinner reservation the other week when I noticed it and decided to come back later…

Amorino, Soho

I’ve been known to say this before, so I risk repeating myself, but I am generally of the opinion that most restaurants have really similar and generally fairly boring dessert menus. There’s usually a chocolate cake, a crème brûlée, a cheesecake and a limited selection of ice cream. Therefore now I quite regularly pay up after…

Apple Crumble

Having a nice cosy weekend in, the boyfriend and I were cooking dinner for my parents and we wanted to make a nice yummy pud. What better dessert to make for a family dinner than a nice apple crumble? It’s really simple and easy. It’s one of those things that tastes amazing but you forget…

Lemon Tarts

I’ve only very recently started making these lemon tarts and they have already become a staple in my repertoire having tried them out on my parents as a dessert for Sunday dinner, my boyfriend for a romantic meal and having made a large one for a big family barbecue. They’ve been a hit every single…

Lorraine Pascale’s White Chocolate & Crème Fraîche Mousse with Stem Ginger

I really struggle when it comes to choosing things to make for dessert. I’m a savoury person and I just don’t find it as interesting as putting together a delicious main course or a tasty starter. This weekend I was put in charge of doing the pud for my Mum’s birthday meal and I was…