Tag Archives: cake
Polenta, fig, rosemary and Pine Nut – The Cake I nearly didn’t make. AKA the frying pan cake.
Oh, and this is my entry for this months ‘Waiter, there’s something in my…’ fruit and nuts. I can’t for the life of me tell you why I wanted to make this cake. The ingredients appeal to me mostly, separately, but combined? Why? In fact, I almost didn’t make it, see its true, I admit [...]
A quince disappointment, turned around or the lucky quince mistake
Quinces hold a mysterious allure. Hard unconventional fruit requiring delicate coaxing to emerge, like beautiful butterflies from dreary cocoons. Their scent is perfume, a complex fragrance that translates to an indescribable flavour after gentle and extended cooking. I love quinces, but this time the specimens I bought this time were lacklustre, I got tricked and [...]
