Since my trip to Australia 2 years ago where banana bread is part of Ausie culture and can be bought anywhere! I have tried many banana bread recipes and am happy to say that this recipe is the easiest and tastiest of the lot. I have been making it regularly, cutting...
Cherry pie recipe (tinned cherries)
As a child I remember having the most delicious Sarah Lee cherry pies (not sure if you can still get them in SA) as a treat and as I have moved recently was keen to try out the new oven and decided to give a cherry pie recipe a try for some friends. Everyone really...
Warm banana chocolate dessert
There seems to be a glut of bananas on the market at the moment. PicknPay were all but giving them away last week and here is a really delicious warm dessert for those bananas that are getting over ripe. Also remember that if you peel and slice bananas you can freeze...
Bread and butter pudding
Buttermilk pancakes
These buttermilk pancakes are beautifully light and puff up so nicely. I love to put a nice size piece of soft butter on top of a stack, smother them in maple syrup and have a few pieces of crisp streaky bacon on the side but serve them with strawberries warmed in a...
Simple apple cake
This easy apple cake recipe is ideal as a hot dessert with cream or as a tea time cake served cold. It's a really simple recipe and while the apples are sweet and delicious in the shops right now, you are going to want to try this one. Use nice large golden delicious...
Cinnamon rice pudding
Winter time is warm homely dessert time and this classic Tuscan rice pudding is as good as it gets when you feel you need a comfort pudding. It's really important to use Arborio rice, it's a creamy full rice that absorbs the cinnamon flavour perfectly. It's a rich...
New Orleans bananas
The year is almost over and this dessert screams good times. It has rum, bananas, rasins and cinnamon. It’s a really great way to end a dinner party and takes little effort to prepare. (4-6 people with ice cream.) What you need 4 large ripe bananas Handful of raisins...
Traditional steamed Christmas pudding
This Christmas pudding recipe really needs a scale, I have tried to get it to cups but depending on the size of some of the ingredients, whether they are chopped or not etc... just does not do it justice. Head on over to the appliances section and get one, they are...
Apple passion crumble
This is a really great recipe. Hot Apple crumble with whipped cream or ice cream is one of my real favorites but the passion fruit and pear flavour added to the apple is just fantastic. Don't be shy with the whipped cream on this one, forget any diet your are on and...
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