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This salted caramel macadamia chocolate tart is absolutely drool-worthy and is perfect for Halloween when served with white chocolate spiderwebs. This post is sponsored by BBC Lifestyle. All [...]

I have a very good friend who has worked in some of the best kitchens in SA as a pastry chef. Her resume is, needless to say, pretty impressive and when I had breakfast with her yesterday, I was [...]

Everyone needs an easy, impressive and drop-dead-delicious pastry recipe up their sleeve. Mine is the incredibly versatile frangipane tart which gets a different flavour added every time I make [...]

  There are few desserts/pastries that are sure to impress like a well-made Frangipane tart. I am beyond in love with the subtle almond flavour the Frangipane cream filling adds. Add some [...]

Is there anything more delicious than a fresh, ripe Nectarine? I just can’t get enough of them at the moment and try to eat them everyday (if my kids don’t finish them all before I [...]

This is the second week that I’ve started off with a dessert recipe, but during Winter, sometimes that’s all you need. And this being my birthday week, it’s even more justified. [...]

If you consider yourself a food purist / food snob or someone who only eats at fine dining restaurants, look away now. Because what I’m about to share with you, might shock you. Over the [...]

Proudly South African and absolutely delicious, this condensed milk tart is the ultimate sweet treat and the perfect dessert. Milktart is yet another one of those proudly South African [...]

It seems that in summer months, our weekly menu’s always have one meal with pastry in it. I love simple tarts that take almost no time to do, and when they taste this good, there’s [...]