Here is a cake made with almond flour and enhances it with cardamom to create a fragrant cake that tastes like an Eastern halwa.
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies with Chrysanthemum Petals
Think Mexican hot chocolate with cayenne pepper and cinnamon but in a cookie form.
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Fresh Figs & Lemongrass
Delicious fresh figs all plump, sweet, super soft and dripping with nectar. I picked a bunch of fresh figs from my friend Devi’s garden a few days ago. The temptation to eat these figs right off the tree was hard to resist,
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Sunset Ice Cream with Marigold Petals, Golden Raisins, & Saffron Honey
Saffron, honey, golden raisins and marigold petals, all give this creamy ice cream a golden hue and a spicy sweet flavor.
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Spiced Plum Upside Down Cake
I have been wanting to make a plum cake for a long time now, ever since I had a spiced plum cake at my friend Roli’s home when we stopped by for tea.
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An English Style High Tea. Cranberry Scones. A Menu Worth Replicating
Here is another scone recipe from my friend Rose for sweet Cranberry Scones. Serve these scones warm out of the oven with some jam, accompanied by hot tea and fresh cut fruit, and you will surely have a perfect Sunday afternoon English style High Tea! Continue reading An English Style High Tea. Cranberry Scones. A Menu Worth Replicating
Dark Chocolate with Sun-dried Cherries, Fuchsia Blossoms & Rose Petals
In this recipe I used sun-dried cherries in dark chocolate bark, and then added edible fuchsia blossoms and rose petals as decoration for gorgeous color.
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Apple Bread Loaf
I was gifted a delicious apple bread loaf for Mother’s Day from our neighbor and friend Karen, and I have to say this apple bread loaf was outstanding. I’ve never had an apple bread loaf before, so naturally I didn’t know what to expect. What I tried I liked very much 😋. Continue reading Apple Bread Loaf
Apple Ginger Cake
An apple cake that is not too sweet, not too dry, but just right? This recipe is the one. This apple cake is the perfect balance of sweet with a little kick of spices, all mixed together with grated fresh apples and fresh ginger.
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Zucchini Cake with Fresh Ginger & Allspice
This is a teacake recipe that I came up with inspired by the giant zucchini our friend Karen dropped off from her garden. I had already made a Zucchini Curry and a Zucchini Soup with this giant squash. The next dish had to be something sweet and a teacake seemed like the perfect treat for this super tender zucchini.
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