Elderflower and White Chocolate Shortbread
When you’ve gone to the effort of making elderflower sugar it is paramount that you make the most of it in ever varying and interesting ways. I thought I’d run out of sugar much sooner than I have;...
View ArticleRaspberries, Elderflower Cream and leftover Elderflower Shortbread
So you’re in the kitchen feeling a bit peckish and you spot the biscuit tin. My biscuit tin had previously been looking after some elderflower and white chocolate shortbread but was there any left?...
View ArticleRhubarb and Hazelnut Shortbread Crumble
There are times in life where a great slice of cake is just what you need. A bad day at work, it’s been raining and you’ve left the washing out or unexpected expenditure all seems insignificant,...
View ArticleZillionaire’s Shortbread
The New Year is always full of optimism, resolutions and excitement. What is your resolution this year? Some people choose dieting/getting healthy/losing weight as their resolution and to those of you...
View ArticleChocolate Shortbread with Rosemary and Hazelnuts
A while ago I was having some lunch in a restaurant. For pudding I had some soft, sugar covered dough sticks which were to be dipped in a well known hazelnut chocolate spread. At some point in the...
View ArticleCoffee and Chocolate Shortbread
I have been meaning to make some shortbread for a while but things just seem to get in the way and before I know it I’m tucked up in bed thinking, “Tomorrow. Tomorrow will be shortbread day”, it seemed...
View ArticleFairtrade Coffee Shortbread
It’s #befair fortnight until 12th October which is all about asking the question, “Are we really as fair as we think?”. The Fairtrade Foundation is working to make us aware of small acts of fairness...
View ArticleCoconut, Sesame and Chocolate Shortbread
When something just works it’s the best. It could be a combination of flavours you tried by accident or using something perfectly for a different purpose than it was designed for. I made this Coconut,...
View ArticleSpanish Fennel Biscuits with Cream Cheese and Honey
When I was in Spain I ordered a dessert on the assumption that there had been a translation error on the menu. They can’t mean cheese ice cream, surely, they must mean cheeseCAKE ice cream, that’ll be...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Orange and Pistachio Biscuits
I do love the expression ‘fart-arsing around’. When it came to making and decorating these dark chocolate orange and pistachio biscuits I wasn’t going to be fart-arsing around with any of it. An all in...
View ArticleRhubarb and Hazelnut Shortbread Crumble
There are times in life where a great slice of cake is just what you need. A bad day at work, it’s been raining and you’ve left the washing out or unexpected expenditure all seems insignificant,...
View ArticleZillionaire’s Shortbread
The New Year is always full of optimism, resolutions and excitement. What is your resolution this year? Some people choose dieting/getting healthy/losing weight as their resolution and to those of you...
View ArticleChocolate Shortbread with Rosemary and Hazelnuts
A while ago I was having some lunch in a restaurant. For pudding I had some soft, sugar covered dough sticks which were to be dipped in a well known hazelnut chocolate spread. At some point in the...
View ArticleCoffee and Chocolate Shortbread
I have been meaning to make some shortbread for a while but things just seem to get in the way and before I know it I’m tucked up in bed thinking, “Tomorrow. Tomorrow will be shortbread day”, it seemed...
View ArticleFairtrade Coffee Shortbread
It’s #befair fortnight until 12th October which is all about asking the question, “Are we really as fair as we think?”. The Fairtrade Foundation is working to make us aware of small acts of fairness...
View ArticleCoconut, Sesame and Chocolate Shortbread
When something just works it’s the best. It could be a combination of flavours you tried by accident or using something perfectly for a different purpose than it was designed for. I made this Coconut,...
View ArticleSpanish Fennel Biscuits with Cream Cheese and Honey
When I was in Spain I ordered a dessert on the assumption that there had been a translation error on the menu. They can’t mean cheese ice cream, surely, they must mean cheeseCAKE ice cream, that’ll be...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Orange and Pistachio Biscuits
I do love the expression ‘fart-arsing around’. When it came to making and decorating these dark chocolate orange and pistachio biscuits I wasn’t going to be fart-arsing around with any of it. An all in...
View ArticleChocolate, Thyme and Lemon Shortbread
Adding herbs to bakes and drinks is something I really like to do. I like the botanical flavour that herbs can bring to various dishes and I think woody herbs really suit being paired with chocolate....
View ArticleStrawberry, Basil and Shortbread Mess
When there’s strawberries in the house that’s how I know it’s summer. I never eat them out of season; I feel like it’s worth the wait to abstain from eating strawberries for nine or ten months of the...
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