I’ve begun the month long confectionery and baking extravaganza that is December. I had an excellent partner in crime, I do love a friend who is always game for melting chocolate and putting the candy thermometer through it’s paces. (Super duper thanks to my great friend Heather.) It was a chocolate and peanut butter kind of…
Category Archives: Dessert
Wilderness Gourmet: S’Mores.
The camping experience is not complete until you have roasted marshmallows. If your face doesn’t stick to your sleeping bag with melted sugar you are doing it wrong. Once upon a time I thought that everyone knew how to roast a marshmallow on an open fire. Sadly, I was wrong. There are people out there, some of…
Each Peach Pear Plum Flan. Also Apricots.
My birthday is coming up pretty soon. No, the date doesn’t matter. OK, fine. I’ll tell you. It’s July 31st, same day as Harry Potter. I know that doesn’t give you much time to shop but to help you out I am happy to accept gifts through to the end of August. I’m joking, good wishes…
Campground Deliciousness: Bannock Bread.
I don’t like to toot my own horn. Much. But in the case of bannock bread, I am a rockstar. I make some super awesome bannock bread. I am going to share my bannock secrets with you so you can be Wilderness Gourmet rockstars too. You are welcome. Bannock is a Scottish word meaning…
Rhubarb Will Rock You.
Technically rhubarb is a vegetable. In the 1940′s a New York court decided to call it a fruit because it was eaten like a fruit. True story, wikipedia told me. I am willing to concede that rhubarb is a confusing fruit/vegetable, it doesn’t taste particularly nice, kinda odd shaped and what to do with it?…
Best Cookies Ever.
It’s cookie baking season. I bake cookies in the off season too but for Christmas I like to push my baking limits. Step it up. To be clear- I never step so high that I bake cookies that need to be rolled and cut. The most effort I will put into Christmas baking is a slice and…
I Say Coulis, You Say Compote. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Sauce.
Technically this is coulis, I think. But I am not certain about the definition of compote. I am going with sauce. In my climate locally grown fruit is quickly coming to an end. I am cramming in as much as I can before it’s gone. Here’s a very versatile recipe that uses up all the bits…
Ice Cream: The Ultimate Labour Of Love
I am not going to lie to you folks. Making ice cream is a big job. Takes 2 days. But it is absolutely and totally worth it! If you or your loved ones are ice cream fans. The homemade variety will be a huge treat. The Yarn Harlot talks about knitting socks as the ultimate…
Stressed? Have Dessert!
I have no scientific proof about this but it sounds good. Either way every now and then we all feel the need for dessert. Now, I am by no means suggesting that you should eat for emotional reasons but, we do like to indulge in something that is a little sweet. So I feel it…
