Category Archives: Dessert

>Polish Icebox Cake (Miodowiec)

When I finished high school, I worked hard for 6 months, did a quick English teaching course, packed my bags, sold my car and set off to live in Europe for a year. I had no idea what I was … Continue reading

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>Strawberries Baked in Kogel Mogel (Zabaglione)

For those of you who are regular readers, you will know that my mum’s side of the family are Polish and that we went to visit them at the end of last year. The food there was absolutely amazing. The … Continue reading

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>Nutella Croissant Puddings

What do you do when you have bought too many French pastries? Or when you have leftover homemade croissants? You make croissant puddings, of course. And then if you’re anything like me, you eat them for breakfast. This is one … Continue reading

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>Healthy Maple Walnut Apple Crumble

I used to love breakfast. Every morning I would have two slices of white bread, toasted and slathered in butter and Vegemite. Every morning. For about 10 years. Until I realised that white bread and copious amounts of butter are … Continue reading

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>Tiramisu

I don’t like tiramisu. But that’s because I don’t really like anything cream-filled or anything that has the texture of cream. Everyone (except me) loves my mum’s tiramisu though, so it must be pretty good. It is my dad’s absolute … Continue reading

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>Chocolate Mousse

Today I made chocolate mousse. Because my dad asked me to. I may have mentioned before that my dad doesn’t really eat anything I bake. Instead he has blocks of Cadbury milk chocolate or gross packet biscuits, the plain ones … Continue reading

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