Meringue is my default go-to pud because on the zero-effort/maximum-impact scale, it measures a perfect 10. And there is none easier than French meringue. No, it’s not called French meringue to make it sound extra fancy, it’s called French meringue to distinguish it from two other types of meringue: Swiss meringue and Italian meringue. French meringue is by far the [...]
Many of you have asked, so here it is: my no-fail basic scone recipe, so easy my cat can make it. No tedious rubbing of butter, no tennis-elbow-inducing mixing. Nope, I just bang the lot in my food processor and in just 10 minutes I’m done and they’re on a tray ready for the oven. Baking takes a mere 10 [...]
I had something else entirely planned for this post. And then I stuffed up. Royally. Yup folks, the hot news of the week is my brand new recipes don’t always work out. Shock, horror. I’m comforted by the fact that I’m not alone. If it can happen to a contestant on the UK’s Masterchef: The Professionals (now showing on DSTV [...]
“Two nations separated by a common language…” Whether you credit George Bernard Shaw for this witticism about England and America or my all-time favourite, Oscar Wilde, what I can tell you is that my personal travel experiences in the US of A confirm this. Here in ‘Sefarika’ we tend to go with the Queen’s English, albeit with what some call [...]