Kelly’s creations are not only inspired by her Cretan heritage, they are inspired by her love of life…I think this Cretan Bougatsa is the epitome of that. Cretan cooking often plays with the mix of sweet and savoury elements in dishes. Sharp earthy cheeses are often paired with island honey…
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This Mixed Berries Gluten-Free Crumble is awesome I usually spend so much time planning and creating menus that I invariably forget about desserts, and I am huge dessert fan too. Don’t forget dessert tonight when you throw your dinner party. This Mixed Berries Gluten-Free Crumble is awesome. Desserts always end…
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Buttery crumble atop, and fruity preserves layers beneath, all layering this quick and easy batter makes the most delicious Jam-Crumble Coffee Cake. I love preserves. Every place I go, every farmers market I visit, bottles of preserves invariably end up in my shopping bag. Little glass jars of preserves hold…
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This basic pastry dough is so seriously very basic, fats, flour and iced water…and yumtastic Baking is a science they say, well it is and it isn’t. I love this simple basic pastry dough my mama taught me. My mama, Rachael Bacchus, would fill these flaky pastry shells with just about…
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This Chocolate Chip Orange Peel Cookie recipe is like a happy childhood and a gourmet snob colliding and high-fiving in these pandemic times. I have baked chocolate chip cookies many times, no two times have they ever been the same, but this one…I think I hit the sweet spot. Adding…
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Bakes (known as bannocks) is the only hangover from colonisation that I will accept. The Scots brought their bread from Scotland and left a version of bannock wherever they touched down. I guess, not unlike a Guyanese bringing their cookup recipes, or Americans finding innovative ways to make burgers wherever…
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Banana bread is a universal staple. This low FODMAP and GF Banana and Blueberries bread is healthy and leaves you with a happy tummy. FODMAP is an acronym, derived from “Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides And Polyols”. They are short chain carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine. Banana…
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No dinner is complete without that sweet finish. Guests usually expect it. Go ahead and impress with this dessert I call Smashed Apple Cake. For me, baking is not a science, I create based on flavours quite often, but not everyone can do that…and to be honest, not every creation…