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An utterly delicious layering of flavours….love it! Adjust the sugar to your taste and the tartness of the rhubarb. Makes 4 Servings 3 cups chopped fresh rhubarb 1/3 cup granulated sugar + 2 Tbsp. 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter ¾ cup crushed gingersnaps (try to find all natural ones) ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup mascarpone […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. A terrific sauce for pannacotta or ice-cream or whatever else might come to mind! I think I’ll give it a try on waffles! You will need to use frozen pitted cherries, either your own or bought instead of fresh for making the sauce so as […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. An excellent, light dessert with pears poached in wine and spices. Love the juices! Makes 4 Servings 4 Bosc pears, peeled & cored, seeds removed (a melon baller is a good tool for this) Juice of ½ a lemon or more to taste 2 Tbsp. […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. A favourite old fashioned dessert but just as good as it always was! Anne gave me this recipe ages ago, who knows where it comes from. I got to use our own apples to make it! Great with ice-cream! Makes 4 – 6 Servings Fruit […]
The only reason I decided to make this a few years ago is that we have both raspberries and lavender in our garden and I thought it sounded intriguing. Well…needless to say, the combination of the two is a marriage made in heaven! Utterly delightful, it has become a standard in our house in the […]
At one time there was a bakery called “Ecco il Pane” here in Vancouver. The baker made fabulous apple & rhubarb turnovers. The filling was sensational and so is this Crisp! I like to make up a batch of the topping and store in the freezer so that when a windfall of fruit comes along, I […]