Nigella’s Rocky Road

I happened to have recorded a repeat show of Nigella Express and since it was on hand, I decided to try what was in the episode. I blogged her coleslaw which was part of the same meal.
Now for the dessert. The next time I make this I will reduce or eliminate or maybe substitute (not [...]

Chocolate nougat semi-freddo

I bought last month’s edition of the Essentials magazine as they had a bunch of recipes for the new season. I decided to try this dessert.

What you need:

385g condensed milk
300ml cream
100g nougat, chopped
1t vanilla extract
dark chocolate

Grease a small loaf tin with butter. Pour a 385g tin condensed milk into a bowl. In a separate bowl, [...]

Falooda

This is my very first attempt at making Falooda. It’s been a while since I ate it too. My sister Shakira very kindly shared her recipe with me. I was very happy with the results.

Ingredients

500ml milk
1¼ t falooda powder
2T Nestle dessert cream
3T sugar
1½ T elarchie syrup
1t elarchie powder

Method

Mix falooda powder and cold milk together in [...]

Ice-cream + Espresso Sauce

I decided to try this from my Australian Women’s Weekly. No sugar goes into the coffee mixture, so I waited for the ice cream to melt slightly. Its delicious.
What you need:

2T ground espresso coffee beans
250ml boiling water
4 cups vanilla ice-cream

Combine coffee and the water in coffee plunger (or in a small heatproof jug). Stand for [...]

Mixed Berry Syllabub

Syllabub is a traditional English dessert, popular from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is usually made from rich milk or cream seasoned with sugar and wine – Wikipedia.
For the following recipe, I eliminated the wine. I’ve got this from, as you might have guessed, Australia Women’s Weekly. I’m really enjoying trying the [...]